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For more information, contact: Be, Inc. Sylvie Pelaprat sylvie@be.com +1 (650) 462-4113 CHEN PR Stacy Breines +1 (650) 357-8749 In Europe: Marie-Françoise Lelong-Weinberg mflelong@beeurope.com +33-1-55-91-7736 Be Incorporated Highlights BeOS-based Internet Appliance BeOS Internet Appliance Displayed at Intel Developer Forum MENLO PARK, Calif., August 31, 1999 - Be Incorporated (Nasdaq: BEOS), developer of BeOS®, the operating system designed for digital media applications and Internet appliances, today announced that it has expanded development of BeOS to meet the market requirements for a wider range of Internet appliances and embedded products. Be, Inc. will demonstrate an Internet appliance powered by BeOS at the Intel Developer Forum August 31 - September 2, 1999 in Palm Springs, Calif. BeOS provides a unique bridge between fully featured desktop implementations for creating digital content and playing back digital content over Internet appliances and other embedded products. Be, Inc. will demonstrate a kitchen environment Internet appliance running on BeOS. BeOS is well suited for Internet appliance which are consumer devices requiring instant on, immediate response, and real time audio and video streaming. "We are very excited about presenting our concept design for an Internet appliance that brings useful functionality into a kitchen environment," said Lamar Potts, vice president, Internet appliances and embedded products at Be, Inc. "Our Internet appliance will really show off a customized user interface and the digital media capabilities of the BeOS architecture. BeOS' modular design is ideally suited for the Internet appliances market. The coming months promise to be exciting for both Be and consumers as this new class of devices come to market." Currently, BeOS is pre-installed on Microworkz' iToaster, a new line of Information Access Devices that enable Microworkz to take full advantage of the digital media-handling features of BeOS to create non-PC devices that are marketed primarily for access to the Internet. Other functions include email, e-commerce, word processing or playing games. BeOS on iToaster provides simple consumer Web access through a customizable interface. BeOS is capable of providing audio and video streaming, allows low cost development and deployment, and will be e-commerce and broadband-enabled. BeOS' extensive capabilities are designed to interface with an NTSC or PAL television, and a range of VGA and flat panel monitors. Provisions have been made for optional broadband access via ISDN, cable modem or xDSL. Furthermore, a high-speed, fully wireless option allows total flexibility for wireless applications. The Internet appliance and embedded products operating system will allow the convergence of telephony and data networks where voice, video and data unite in a single, multi-service network. # # # About Be® Be Incorporated offers the BeOS® operating system, an operating system designed for digital media applications and Internet appliances. BeOS is capable of providing faster and more predictable processing times for digital media applications than traditional desktop operating systems. BeOS can run on a wide range of devices including Internet appliances, desktop PCs and high-performance multiprocessor workstations. BeOS is promoted through relationships with OEMs, applications developers, consumer electronic manufacturers and Internet service and content providers. Be Incorporated was founded in 1990, is headquartered in Menlo Park, California and has offices in Asia and in Europe. Be is publicly traded on Nasdaq under the symbol BEOS and can be reached at (650) 462-4100 or http://www.be.com. Forward Looking Statements The statements contained in this Press Release may contain "forward-looking statements." 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 related to competition and market acceptance of BeOS, ability to establish and maintain strategic relationships, availability of third party applications that operate on BeOS, and ability to increase sales and market awareness for BeOS. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the "Risk Factors" and other cautionary statements included in the Company's prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 20, 1999 (Commission File No. 333- 77855).

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