Be Provides a "First Look" at
BeOS Applications at Macworld

RELEASED JANUARY 7, 1997

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BE® PROVIDES A "FIRST LOOK" AT
BeOS APPLICATIONS AT MACWORLD
New applications run the gamut in demonstrations at the expo

MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif (January 7, 1997) -- At Macworld Expo, taking place this week in San Francisco, Be, Inc. is providing a first look at some of the applications being developed for the Be Operating System (BeOS(tm)) These demonstrations include a wide range of applications, from word processors to development tools, and from multimedia and 3D to applications that control sound effects for theaters and even entire theme parks.

"Macworld provides an excellent venue at which our developers can provide customers with an early look at their products," said Jean-Louis Gassée, president and CEO of Be, Inc. "We're happy to help provide them with this opportunity because, after all, they are the real stars of the BeOS show."

The company expects more applications to be announced between now and the time when the BeOS public release ships in the first quarter. Most developers are awaiting the public release, which will be the first to ensure forward compatibility, before shipping new software.

"These early products fall within the categories in which we expect the BeOS to excel -- applications used by the 'bit-flingers' and the digital designers of the content the rest of us use." said Mark Gonzales, director of marketing at Be, Inc. "Even Lorienne's word processor goes beyond what most of us would consider as 'standard' today." [Note: Lorienne has since changed its name to BeatWare. Information below has been altered to reflect this change. --Webmaster]

In a related announcement this week, Be is demonstrating for the first time a "virtual Macintosh" running within the native BeOS environment. This technology will allow users to continue using many of the System 7.x MacOS applications they use of their PowerPC systems today, and will provide software developers with a bridge for their customers as they bring BeOS native applications to market.

Some of the software that is being demonstrated at Macworld Expo include;

Reggae, BeatWare, Inc.
Reggae is new word processor with a frames-based approach. Supporting a wide range of features, Reggae includes the ability drop objects into text and have the entire document reflow around the object interactively, even while dragging the object around on the page. Screen-to-paper consistency is maintained during all operations.

LRDraw, BeatWare, Inc.
Taking an approach similar to Reggae, LRDraw is a new vector-based drawing program for the BeOS. BeatWare plans to combine its word processor, LRDraw, and a pixel-based drawing program also under development into a suite of tools for everyday productivity use.

Charlotte Web Server, Purity Software
Charlotte is the first full-featured web server for the BeOS. The server is easy to set up and maintain, and offers features such as multiple server support, logging and monitoring, local and remote administration, and CGI support.

Studio A, Adamation
Studio A is a presentation development tool that simplifies the creation and scripting of true multimedia presentations. Through an easy to use interface, designers can build powerful interactive presentations utilizing sounds, music, still images, graphics, text, motion video and more.

dynaVu, dynaVu, Inc./Adamation
Taking user interfaces into the next decade, dynaVu's 3-D and context sensitive technology combines capabilities of a system browser and a web browser to provide an entirely new way to view the information stored on your disk, on CD or DVD, or on the Web. dynaVu may represent the future of graphical interfaces for personal computers.

CueMaster & CueStation, Level Control Systems
CueMaster is the heart of an audio design system of unparalleled versatility and power. Able to handle scores of inputs and control as many as 128 separate speakers covering theaters, retail spaces or even entire parks, CueMaster allows audio designers to create unique sound effects that are difficult or impossible with analog systems. BeBoxes running CueMaster are already in use in Las Vegas, New York and Hollywood.

BeatBox, Locomotiv Allied Technologies
BeatBox is a new audio editing and effects package that allows for the production of real-time effects on digital streams of music. Designed for anyone creating soundtracks for events, CDs or presentations -- from music events organizers to disc jockeys to CD designers. Locomotiv has plans to add video effects editing in future versions of BeatBox.

Lois, MIPSYS
A new approach for browsing the web, Lois allows for automatic indexing, bookmarks, and a tab-based interface allowing for visualization of multiple pages and sites. Lois also permits the downloading of an entire site to disk, to any numbers of levels the user selects.

AppSketcher, BeatWare, Inc.
Called by one observer, "the modern Interface Builder for the BeOS", AppSketcher is a software development tool that allows the graphical creation of application user interfaces. AppSketcher automatically generates the C and C++ code needed, based on objects within the BeOS and upon developer created objects. The beta version of AppSketcher is available to download now, from Be's web site at http://www.be.com.

Package Builder, StarCode Software
Package Builder is a development tool that creates graphical installers for distributing BeOS compatible software. The product supports type and icon preservation, patching support, file destination definitions, logging, and a wealth of other features. StarCode is also working on software servers for distributing software via the Internet and for user registration management. The beta version of Package Builder is available for download from http://www.starcode.com.

CodeWarrior for BeOS, Metrowerks
The leader in PowerPC software development systems, Metrowerks will be showing the latest CodeWarrior for BeOS features, and will be available to discuss their Java implementation for BeOS.

Perforce for BeOS, Perforce Software
Perforce is a development tool providing a full featured, high-performance software configuration management system. Built on a true client/server architecture that doesn't rely on network file access, Perforce works quickly from initial deployment through to active use and administration.

VirtualMac, fredlabs, inc.
Providing a key bridge for users and developers migrating from MacOS System 7.x systems, VirtualMac provides the ability to run System 7.x applications within the BeOS. Demonstrated for the first time at Macworld, VirtualMac will allow users to jump into the future with new BeOS applications, while maintaining access their older applications.

In addition to these applications, Be representatives will be demonstrating other applications under development during demonstrations of the BeOS itself. Attendees of the Macworld Expo can see these new applications in action at Be's booth in the south hall, as well as at the Power Computing booth in north hall. Information is also available at Be's web site at http://www.be.com.

Adamation, Inc.
130 Webster Street, Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94607

Tel: (510) 452 5252
E-mail: info@adamation.com
Internet: http://www.adamation.com
Media contact: Stephan Adams

dynaVu, Inc. (at Adamation, Inc.)
130 Webster Street, Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94607

Tel: (510) 452 5252
E-mail: info@dynavu.com
Internet: http://www.dynavu.com
Media contact: David Rogers

fredlabs, inc.
Tel: (415) 788 8512
E-mail: info@fredlabs.com
Internet: http://www.fredlabs.com
Media contact: Fred Huxham

Level Control Systems, Inc.
10061 Riverside Drive #742
Toluca Lake, CA 91602

Tel: (818) 506 0051
Fax: (818) 506 3070
E-mail: info@lcsaudio.com
Internet: http://www.lcsaudio.com
Media contact: Steve Ellison

Locomotiv Allied Technologies
25 Rue Duhesme
75018 Paris, France
Tel: (33) 1 42 62 14 40
Fax: (33) 1 42 51 73 43

BeatWare Inc.
1150 Chestnut St., Suite B
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tel: (415) 322 7290
E-mail: karen@beatware.com
Internet: http://www.beatware.com
Media contact: Marc Verstaen

Metrowerks, Inc.
2201 Donley Drive, Suite 310
Austin, TX 78758

Tel: (800) 377 5416
Fax: (512) 873 4900
E-mail: sales@metrowerks.com
Internet: http://www.metrowerks.com
Media contact: Cynthia Fray

Mipsys
1 place Dame Suzanne
91190 Saint Aubin, France
Tel: (33) 1 69 35 13 00
Fax: (33) 1 69 35 13 09
E-Mail: info@mipsys.com
Internet: http://worldserver.oleane.com/mipsys
Media contact: Michel Safars

Perforce Software, Inc.
915 Delmar Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501

Tel: (510) 655 3021
E-mail: info@perforce.com
Internet: http://www.perforce.com
Media contact: Peter Kreps

Purity Software, Inc.
1016 Mopac Circle, Suite 101
Austin, TX 78746
Tel: (512) 328 2288
Fax: (512) 328 2688
E-mail: info@purity.com
Internet: http://www.purity.com
Media contact: Nathan Nunn

StarCode Software, Inc.
854 Fremont Street, Suite B
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tel: (415) 462 0722
E-mail: info@starcode.com
Internet: http://www.starcode.com
Media contact: Carlin Wiegner

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