Be, Incorporated Appoints Dan Johnston As Vice President and General Counsel

Be, Incorporated Appoints Dan Johnston As Vice President and General Counsel

RELEASED April 26, 1999

For more information contact:

Be, Inc.
Sylvie Pelaprat sylvie@be.com
+1 (650) 462-4113

CHEN PR
Shelly Eckenroth or Mary Leddy
+1 (650) 357-8749

In Europe:
Jean Calmon, jcalmon@beeurope.com
+33-1-55-91-7731

Be, Incorporated Appoints Dan Johnston As Vice President and General Counsel

MENLO PARK, Calif., April 26, 1999 - Be, Incorporated, the developer of the digital media operating system (BeOS ®), today announced the appointment of Dan Johnston as vice president and general counsel. In this post, Johnston will be responsible for the company's legal affairs. Johnston will report to Be, Incorporated CFO Wes Saia.

Johnston comes to Be, Incorporated from Cooley Godward LLP, where he spent four years as an associate in the firm's Information Technology Licensing Group. In that capacity, Johnston served as Be, Incorporated's outside counsel advising the company on its commercial transactions and technology partner relationships.

"We are thrilled to have Dan Johnston join the executive team," said Wes Saia, CFO of Be, Incorporated. "Dan's counsel has been instrumental for the company over the years and we are very fortunate to have his expertise in-house moving forward. His knowledge of the industry and Be's technology is invaluable."

Prior to Cooley Godward, Johnston was a software programmer with Lockheed Missiles and Space Company. He designed applications software systems and also served as a computer systems manager in charge of the inventory control systems for the U.S.Navy's fleet ballistic missile program.

Johnston earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Santa Clara University School of Law and has a bachelor of science degree in computer information systems from Humboldt State University. He is also a member of the California State Bar of California and the American Bar Association.

# # #

About Be®

Be, Incorporated., founded in 1990 by Jean-Louis Gassée, 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 on both personal computers and Internet appliances. In 1997, Be published the first public release of the Be Operating System (BeOS®), 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.