ATTACHMATE ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO DELIVER PROFS AND OFFICEVISION
CONNECTIVITY WITH MICROSOFT

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- January 16, 1995 -- Attachmate Corporation announced
today that they have signed a joint licensing and development agreement
with Microsoft Corporation to provide customers with a series of products
designed to deliver messaging and scheduling connectivity between
LAN-based Microsoft Mail and Schedule+, and IBM mainframe-based office
systems including PROFS, OfficeVision and Verimation Memo.

Under the agreement, Attachmate will immediately offer marketing, sales and
support for the Microsoft Mail Gateway to IBM PROFS and OfficeVision and
the Microsoft Mail Driver to IBM PROFS and OfficeVision. In addition,
Attachmate is developing a PROFS/OV gateway for Microsoft Exchange Server.
Attachmate will also be licensing technology from IMI Computing to provide
a SNADS gateway for Microsoft Exchange.

"Attachmate's IBM host connectivity and mail/scheduling connectivity
expertise complements our leadership in LAN messaging and group
scheduling" said Rob Shurtleff, General Manager of Microsofts Workgroup
Solutions Product Unit. "Downsizing from a mainframe messaging system to a
LAN-based system is an important trend for MIS. Attachmate and Microsoft
are making the downsizing process easier by providing products now and in
the future to ensure smooth migration from the mainframe. By providing
sales and support for PC-based host connectivity products today,
Attachmate will ease current customer transition to Windows NT-based
Microsoft Exchange connectivity products."

The Microsoft Mail Driver to IBM PROFS and OfficeVision, to be renamed and
marketed by Attachmate as the Office Client Connection for MS Mail to
PROFS, allows IBM PROFS or OfficeVision/VM users access their files via
the same Windows-based client as users of Microsoft Mail, rather than a
3270 terminal emulation session. PROFS or OfficeVision users can thus take
advantage of Microsoft Mails graphical interface with its richer feature
set and excellent integration with other desktop applications.

The Microsoft Mail Gateway to IBM PROFS and OfficeVision, to be renamed and
marketed by Attachmate as the ZIP! Office Gateway for MS Mail to PROFS, is
a DOS-based gateway that allows Microsoft Mail and Schedule+ users the
ability to exchange information and schedule meetings with PROFS and
OfficeVision/VM users. The Gateway includes four separate components:
Gateway, LAN Access, Host Access and Distribution Manager. With the
optional Distribution Manager, the Gateway provides the capability of
using the host infrastructure as a messaging backbone.

INTEGRATED MESSAGING AND SCHEDULING CAPABILITIES FOR MICROSOFT EXCHANGE

Originally announced June 1994 at Microsofts Information Exchange
Conference, the ZIP! Office Gateway for MS Exchange to PROFS will provide
full integration between Microsoft Exchange and PROFS or OfficeVision/VM.
The Gateway, developed using the advanced real-time scheduling technology
found in Attachmate's ZIP! Office Server, will allow Microsoft Exchange
users connected to Microsoft Exchange Server to transparently exchange
information, schedule meetings in real-time with PROFS and OfficeVision/VM
users. The Gateway will be developed by Attachmate, to comply with an
Attachmate and Microsoft jointly designed specification, and will be
marketed and sold exclusively by Attachmate.

The SNADS gateway for Microsoft Exchange, called the ZIP! Office Gateway
for MS Exchange to SNADS, will allow Microsoft Exchange users connected to
Microsoft Exchange Server to transparently exchange information with
systems supporting SNADS including OfficeVision/MVS via DISOSS or
OfficePath, OfficeVision/400, IBM Mail Exchange and Verimation Memo. The
Gateway, based on technology licensed from IMI Computing and co-designed
by Microsoft, will be sold by Attachmate on a world-wide basis.

The target market for all of these ZIP! Office products are organizations
currently using PROFS or OfficeVision but with a desire to migrate to the
more cost effective, intuitive, flexible and feature rich functionality of
Microsoft Mail and/or Schedule+ on the LAN or desktop.

"This agreement provides our customers with the messaging and connectivity
expertise from two leaders in their respective fields - Microsoft, a
leader in messaging and Attachmate, a leader in connectivity." commented
Gregory Sokoloff, Vice President, Product Management, Host Servers at
Attachmate. "Connectivity between Microsoft and IBM platforms will be
extremely beneficial to our many large corporate customers who wish to
integrate their Microsoft Mail and Schedule+ users with their PROFS or
OfficeVision users."

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

The ZIP! Office Client Connection for MS Mail to PROFS and the ZIP! Office
Gateway for MS Mail to PROFS are available immediately and will be sold
exclusively by Attachmate. Suggested list price for the ZIP! Office Client
Connection is $149.00 per connection. Prices for the ZIP! Office Gateway
start at $4,995.00 for the Gateway component, $995.00 for the LAN Access
component, $14,995.00 for the Host Access component and $9,995.00 for the
Distribution Manager component. Volume and corporate discounts are
available and international pricing will vary.

ABOUT MICROSOFT

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MFST") is the worldwide leader in
software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of
products and services for business and personal use, each designed with
the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take
advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

ABOUT ATTACHMATE

Attachmate is a leading provider of enterprise connectivity products that
enable users of individual and networked desktop computers to access,
exchange and manipulate information and applications residing on host
computers, including IBM and IBM-compatible mainframes, IBM AS/400
midrange computers, Digital VAX, Alpha AX computers and UNIX host systems.
The company's leading product lines include EXTRA!, RALLY!, KEA! and the
Attachmate Enterprise family of client connectivity software products and
the ZIP! family of host server software products, which operate in the
Windows, Windows NT, OS/2, DOS and Macintosh environments. The Attachmate
SELECT! family of products provide direct database access, analysis and
management capabilities. Headquartered in Bellevue, WA, Attachmate
maintains direct sales and support offices in North America, Europe, Asia,
Latin America, and Australia. Attachmate Corporation, 3617 131st Avenue
SE, Bellevue, WA 98006. (206) 644-4010.

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