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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 BeOS now available through Gigabuys.com, Dell Computer Corporation's Online Superstore MENLO PARK, Calif., September 14, 1999 - Be Incorporated (Nasdaq: BEOS), developer of BeOS®, the operating system designed for digital media applications and Internet appliances, today announced the availability of BeOS through Gigabuys.com, Dell Computer Corporation's online superstore. "We are delighted that Dell has made BeOS available through Gigabuys.com," said Bob Smith, vice president of sales for the Americas and Asia of Be, Inc. "BeOS expands the market appeal of Dell desktop computers by delivering a low cost real-time digital media creation environment. This relationship represents a key step in our electronic retailing strategy." Launched by Dell Computer Corporation in March 1999, gigabuys.com is an easy-to-navigate online superstore that provides online shoppers with a convenient one-stop shopping destination for a huge selection of computer-related products at competitive prices. Be, Inc. recently began shipping BeOS Release 4.5 bringing developers and users new features and improvements that make BeOS ideal for digital media. Key new features include Media Kit additions that manage and synchronize multiple streams of audio, video and other real-time data. BeOS also ships with an array of services including a Web-Browser, an e-mail client, media player, TV viewer, 3D audio mixer, utilities, translators, and an integrated development environment. In addition, there are more than 800 applications currently available for BeOS including audio, video, graphics, office productivity, Internet and networking, development tools, utilities and games. # # #   About Be, Inc. Be Incorporated delivers BeOS® an operating system designed for digital media applications and Internet appliances. BeOS provides faster response times, greater stability and significantly higher throughput for digital media applications than traditional desktop operating systems. BeOS runs on a wide range of devices including Internet appliances, desktop PCs and high-performance multiprocessor workstations. BeOS is promoted through relationships with OEMs, retailers, applications developers, consumer electronic manufacturers and Internet service and content providers. Be, Inc. was founded in 1990, is headquartered in Menlo Park, California and has offices in Asia and in Europe. Be, Inc. is publicly traded on Nasdaq under the symbol BEOS and can be reached at (650) 462-4100 or http://www.be.com. Be and BeOS are registered trademarks of Be Incorporated. Gigabuys and Gigabuys.com are service marks of Dell Computer Corporation. Other brand product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. All rights reserved.

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