Be Announces Keynote Speakers For Be Developer Conference

Be Announces Keynote Speakers For
Be Developer Conference

RELEASED MAY 8, 1997

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BE ANNOUNCES KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FOR
BE DEVELOPER CONFERENCE
Jean-Louis Gassée, Marc Andreesen, and Greg Galanos to
headline the two-day technical conference.

MENLO PARK, Calif. (May 9, 1997) - Be, Inc announced today the keynote speakers for the Be Developer Conference, taking place this weekend in Santa Clara, California. The conference is the premier event covering software development on the media-oriented Be Operating System (BeOS(tm)) and features two days of technical sessions, talks by industry leaders, and development labs. Developers atttending the conference will also be receiving an advance version next BeOS release.

The keynote speakers will be;

Saturday, May 10
General Session #1

Jean-Louis Gassée
President, CEO
Be, Inc.

Marc Andreesen
Senior Vice President, Technology
Netscape Communications

Sunday, May 11
General Session #2

Greg Galanos
Chief Technology Officer
Metrowerks, Inc.

General sessions begin at 10am on both days. It is being held at the Westin Hotel at the Santa Clara Convention Center (5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara).

Developers can register for the conference via the Be web site. Members of the press wishing to attend should e-mail valerie@be.com to preregister. Onsite registration is available each day. Should space become limited, preregistered attendees will be given preference. Complete information about the Be Developer Conference can be found online at http://www.be.com/developers/may_dev_conf/.

About Be
Be, Inc., founded in 1990 by Jean-Louis Gassee, is a software company focusing on building new foundations for the next generation of digital content and media design tools. With a team of industry-leading engineers and business executives in the United States and Europe, the company is dedicated to removing the limitations of existing computer architectures and delivering a new level of price performance. In 1997, Be is publishing the first public releases of the Be Operating System (BeOS(tm)), the core product of this strategy. Additional information on Be and the BeOS is available online at http://www.be.com. Be, Inc. is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.