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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: Marie-Françoise Lelong-Weinberg mflelong@beeurope.com +33-1-55-91-7736 Be Incorporated Announces Several Achievements in the Digital Media Market with New Products and Partnerships NEW YORK, NY, JUNE 22, 1999 - Be Incorporated, developer of BeOS®, an operating system designed for digital media applications on desktop computers and Internet appliances, today announced a new release of BeOS, its digital media operating system; new strategic partnerships with OEMs; and a range of digital media applications from several software application companies. "With the emergence of digital media - from digital video cameras, and DVD players to MP3 - the need for desktops and Internet appliances to handle multiple, simultaneous streams of digital media is increasing. The new release of BeOS, announced and shipping today, increases Be’s technology leadership in providing these platforms with enhanced support for multi-stream audio and video," said Roy Graham, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Be. "Leading personal computer companies have recognized the need for a "media PC" and Be is pleased to announce new OEM relationships with AST and iDOT. These follow previously announced relationships with Hitachi in Japan and Fujitsu in Europe." Be is also focused on extending its BeOS to the emerging Internet Appliance market. Be today announced a strategic OEM relationship with Microworkz, a provider of low cost, easy-to-use home information devices. In conjunction with the new release of BeOS, a number of key application vendors are also announcing their commitment to BeOS. These include BeatWare, EventLoop, Human Touch, Lost Marble, Nichimen and Virtual DSP, covering audio, video, games and graphics applications. Be is also launching a new company logo and icon that effects the enhanced market position. In particular, the Be icon recognizes the major impact that BeOS will have on your aural and visual senses.   # # # About Be® Be Incorporated, founded in 1990 by Jean-Louis Gassée, is a software company focused on delivering an operating system designed for digital media applications and Internet appliances. 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 for digital media applications on both personal computers and Internet appliances. Additional information on Be and BeOS is available online at http://www.be.com/. Be is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Be and BeOS are registered trademarks of Be Incorporated. Other brand product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. All rights reserved.

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