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RELEASED AUGUST 5, 1996 For more information contact Alex Osadzinski, alex@be.com Cynthia Fray,
cynthia@metrowerks.com
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BE AND METROWERKS ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT MENLO PARK, CA and AUSTIN, TX (August 5, 1996) - Be, Inc. and Metrowerks, Inc. announced today that they will work together to integrate support for Java(tm), the emerging platform-independent language and environment, into the Be Operating System (BeOS(tm)). "With this agreement, we further cement the close working relationship that we have had with Metrowerks," said Jean-Louis Gassée, president and chief executive officer of Be, Inc. "We have been delighted with the response to CodeWarrior(r) for BeBox. With the incorporation of Java support, the BeOS will become an even stronger development and application delivery platform." The BeOS is the heart of the BeBox(tm) computer system, introduced late last year. The BeOS is a multithreaded, true multitasking, symmetric multiprocessing system geared for digital design applications and the Internet. It offers an exciting alternative to the current evolutionary approach to personal computing platforms. The BeOS provides a very high-performance design, free from the baggage that older operating systems must carry, and provides a robust, fast, lightweight environment in which to run Java applications and tools. "We're excited to be working with Be on this implementation," said Greg Galanos, President and CEO of Metrowerks, Inc. "Our Java virtual machine, just-in-time compiler, and development tools will be ported to the BeOS and available in the CodeWarrior for BeBox products. We expect the BeOS to provide excellent Java performance." Metrowerks and Be plan to provide support for Java development and execution on the BeOS in the next few months. Be and Metrowerks will collaborate on providing value-added Java interoperability in the BeOS web browser. Through the porting of the Java tools to the BeOS, Be developers will gain access to both Java development tools and VM technology for their own applications development through the CodeWarrior for BeBox Software Development Kit.
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Be, Inc. was founded by Jean-Louis Gassée in 1990 to overcome the limitations of existing computer architectures. With a team of industry-leading engineers and business executives in the United States and Europe, the company has positioned itself to become a key player in fast-growing application markets. Be, Inc. is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Corporate Offices: European Offices:
About Metrowerks, Inc. Founded in 1985, Metrowerks develops, markets and supports a complete line of Macintosh-hosted computer language products for building Mac OS, Windows 95, Windows NT, Magic Cap, Be OS and Palm OS applications. Metrowerks CodeWarrior products have become the industry standard for professional Mac-hosted software development with more than 50,000 registered users in 70 countries. Additional information on Metrowerks and its products can be obtained by sending Email to info@metrowerks.com, by calling (512) 873-4700 or via the Internet at http://www.metrowerks.com. Metrowerks, Inc.
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