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For more information, contact: A&R Partners for Be, Incorporated Elizabeth Conrady, 650/762-2815 econrady@arpartners.com In Europe: Be Incorporated Marie-Francoise Lelong-Weinberg, +33 (0)1 55 91 77 36 mflelong@beeurope.com Be Opens Source Code to Desktop Interface of BeOS 5 Developers Now Have Free Access to User Interface Code for Leading Multimedia Operating System MENLO PARK, Calif. - March 28, 2000- In association with the availability of the latest release of its flagship product, BeOS 5, Be Incorporated (Nasdaq: BEOS) today announced that it will offer free access to its source code. The advanced BeOS user interface known as Tracker (the desktop) and Deskbar (the taskbar) form the user's experience with the operating system. Be is placing source code for these applications on the Internet for programmers who want to increase the integration between their applications and the award-winning architecture of the multimedia-rich Be system. The source code for Tracker is available at http://opentracker.org/ and the source code for the Deskbar is available at http://opendeskbar.org/. Both websites are operational and available immediately. "We are offering an extremely open and lenient license for our open source code to provide the freedom for anyone to take this C++ code and use it to better benefit their development efforts, however they see fit," stated Tim Self, vice president of product marketing at Be. "The licensing agreement is based on the updated freeBSD guidelines, to make it easy for developers to ship their own proprietary products with the time-to-market advantage of our code. We encourage programmers to further develop the Tracker and the Deskbar in new, exciting and unforeseen ways. We are excited to see these incarnations in the near future. Because the Tracker and Deskbar are complete, shipping, robust applications already, software engineers will find they have a leg up on developing their own versions." About Be Incorporated Founded in 1990, Be Incorporated creates software platforms that enable rich media and web experiences on personal computers and Internet appliances. Be's headquarters are in Menlo Park, California, with offices in Paris and Tokyo. It is publicly traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol BEOS. Be can be found on the Web at http://www.be.com. ### Be Incorporated Forward-Looking Statements The statements contained in this Press Release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" including without limitation statements regarding plans for product and reference platform development and release, the market for Internet appliances, future availability and performance of BeOS and third party devices and applications, including Internet appliances, market penetration and market acceptance of BeOS, especially in the Internet appliance market, and the benefit of BeOS to OEM and Internet appliance manufacturers. Actual events or results may differ materially as a result of risks facing Be Incorporated or actual results differing from the assumptions underlying such statements. Such risks and assumptions include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to product development, the competition and market acceptance of BeOS, especially for the Internet appliances market, and our ability to meet OEM requirements and establish strategic relationships with OEMs. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the "Risk Factors" and other cautionary statements included in Be Incorporated's prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 on July 20, 1999 (Commission File No. 333-77855), and other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Be and BeOS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Be Incorporated in the United States and other countries. Other brand product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. All rights reserved.

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