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Nichimen Graphics Forms Strategic Partnership With Be Incorporated
Agreement Will Make Award-Winning Nendo Software Available
NEW YORK, NY, June 22, 1999 - Nichimen Graphics, a leading provider of cutting-edge technology to the 3D content creation market, today announced a strategic partnership with Be Incorporated that will make Nichimen's Nendo software available to users of BeOS®, an operating system designed for digital media applications on desktop computers and Internet appliances., BeOS®.

Nendo, which means "clay" in Japanese, is an award winning 3D modeling and 3D paint software program popular with both professional 3D artists as well as beginners for its ease-of-use and versatility. Its availability for users of BeOS helps address the need for affordable, yet powerful 3D graphics capabilities on the new operating system.

"Nendo was designed to be an intuitive and powerful modeling tool for both professionals and those just breaking into the 3D content creation arena. Since Be is committed to providing a desktop environment tailored to the various needs of the creative user, porting Nendo to BeOS is a natural and obvious progression," said Chris Cederwall, manager of Nendo development at Nichimen. "It is an exciting opportunity to be involved with Be during its expansion to involve 3D graphics; we hope that Nendo's availability on BeOS will further its role as the operating system for media creation-oriented users."

"The inherent power and user-friendly nature of Nendo, combined with the solid foundation of BeOS, provides users with a resource which features new price and performance advantages for 3D content creation," said Tim Self, vice president of developer relations at Be. "Together with Nichimen, Be is offering an excellent solution to graphics enthusiasts and professionals."

The initial public viewing of the beta version of Nendo on BeOS will be at Siggraph this August in the Be booth at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Nichimen plans to release Nendo for BeOS to the public in the fourth quarter of this year.

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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.

About Nichimen:
Nichimen Graphics, Inc. is a leading supplier of 3D graphics software for game development and interactive entertainment. Its software has been used to produce such hit games as Super Mario 64 by Nintendo, Final Fantasy VIII by Square Co., Ltd., and MediEvil by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe-Cambridge Studios.

Nichimen Graphics focuses its efforts on supporting the interactive content market, providing developers with the industry's most open system and leading-edge modeling and animation technology coupled with unparalleled customer support. The company's suite of packages is truly integrated, dramatically simplifying game content generation. Nichimen Graphics is owned by Nichimen Corporation of Japan, a $40 billion trading company.

For additional information, please visit Nichimen's web site, at www.nichimen.com.

Nendo is a trademark of Nintendo and licensed to Nichimen Graphics by Nintendo. 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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