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For more information, contact: A&R Partners for Be, Incorporated Elena Frigeri, 650/762-2837 lauslen@arpartners.com In Europe: Be Incorporated Marie-Francoise Lelong-Weinberg, +33 (0)1 55 91 77 36 efrigeri@arpartners.com Be Inc. and Music Browser Inc. Team to Offer Retailers Unique Broadband Music Listening Stations Pilot program launched at Tower Records, New York CES, LAS VEGAS -- Jan. 8, 2001 -- Be Incorporated (Nasdaq: BEOS) and Music Browser Inc. today announced Music Republic(TM), an innovative broadband digital music delivery system for retail environments, powered by BeIA, Be's complete solution for Internet appliances and dedicated devices. A pilot installation of 14 Music Republic stations was launched in September 2000 at Tower Records, Lincoln Center in New York City. Music Republic allows consumers to quickly browse through, select and listen to thousands of complete music tracks. The device uses a proprietary, patent-pending, music-relation system to recommend albums that are related to user-selected titles. Additionally, Music Republic delivers targeted advertising to music buyers -- artists, albums, concerts and merchandise are all directly linked and promoted to the consumer. Stores will be networked with between 25 and 75 strategically located stations. Each station operates independently and tracks user selections, allowing retailers to gather valuable usage statistics. "This is the only product of its kind currently on the market," said Lamar Potts, vice president of sales and marketing at Be. "Music Republic is a maintenance-free system and can be operated by customers with virtually no instructions. It offers consumers a wealth of information and music tracks from their favorite artists, and provides retailers with an effective cross-selling promotional tool." "Using BeIA as the core technology solution for Music Republic, we were able to develop a music-delivery system for retail environments that has a user-friendly interface, lightening-fast response, and is extremely stable," said Yaz Shehab, chief executive officer of Music Browser Inc. "The Music Republic station takes up less store space and provides thousands more CD selections than traditional listening stations." Availability and Pricing A national rollout of Music Republic is planned for Q1 2001. Pricing is based upon a monthly subscription service and is determined by the number of stations per store. About BeIA: The Complete IA Solution BeIA is comprised of the Client Platform, Integration Services and MAP. This integrated package - small-footprint client-side software; development, customization and device management tools and services; and key third party services and technology - delivers a complete Internet appliance solution to device and service providers, including consumer electronics companies. About Be Founded in 1990, Be Incorporated creates software solutions that enable rich media and Web experiences on personal computers and Internet appliances. Be is headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., and has a European office is in Paris, France. 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/. About Music Browser Founded in 1998, Music Browser Inc. combines music content with information technology to create interactive music experiences for music consumers via networked delivery. Music Browser Inc. is headquartered in New York, NY, and development facilities in Urbana, Illinois. More information can be found at www.musicrepublic.com 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, future availability and performance of BeIA, and third party devices and applications utilizing BeIA, including information and entertainment appliances, the market penetration and market acceptance of BeIA in the information and entertainment appliances markets, and the benefit of such products to customers, appliance manufacturers and developers. 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 BeIA especially for the entertainment appliances market, and our ability to meet customer and developer demands. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the "Risk Factors" and other cautionary statements included in Be Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, and other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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