ALADDIN SYSTEMS SHIPS NEW UTILITY

Watsonville, CA (March 20, 1995) -- Aladdin Systems, Inc. today began
shipping Aladdin Desktop Tools 1.0, a new set of seven System 7 utilities
that give users a better way to organize and manage their everyday desktop
functions and chores. Aladdin Desktop Tools accelerates and streamlines
basic file management and Finder activities such as trashing, printing,
copying, opening, and saving.

The Aladdin Desktop Tools package is comprised of the following
time-saving, Desktop-enhancement tools:

Desktop SpeedBoost eliminates the long wait during the three most basic
chores: copying, duplicating, and trashing items. Desktop SpeedBoost
accelerates all of these operations while giving users more flexibility.
Users can copy multiple files, folders, or disks simultaneously, empty the
trash while duplicating a file or folder, and copy files in the background
while working in the Finder or any application. Desktop SpeedBoost is
based on the popular SpeedyFinder7 shareware utility.

Desktop Shortcut gives users the ability to find, open, and view the
contents of files instantly. Desktop Shortcut gives users a direct route
to priority files and folders by placing them together in one menu in each
application's Open and Save dialog. Users can also search for lost files
by name or revision date, even if they are located in StuffIt archives.
Desktop Shortcut makes working with StuffIt archives even easier, by
allowing users in an Open dialog to "walk" into a StuffIt archive as if it
were a regular folder. Users can double-click a file in an archive to
immediately UnStuff and open it. Desktop Shortcut is a newly-revised
version of Aladdin's award-winning Shortcut utility.

Desktop Viewer allows users to view the contents of files without having to
open (or even own) the application that created them. Desktop Viewer is
able to view files in JPEG, PICT, Sound, and Text formats. StuffIt
archives can also be viewed, and individual files can be

UnStuffed from within the viewer. A Programmer's Viewer is included to
allow viewing of resource and data forks. Finally, Desktop Viewer can
utilize XTND translators if they happen to be installed on the end user's
system. For example, if a Microsoft Word XTND is installed, then Desktop
Viewer will be able to view Microsoft Word documents. Users can print and
copy information from within a viewer, and perform a Find to search for
text.

Desktop Printer creates printer icons and allows users to switch printers
instantly. This feature allows users to print to any output device in one
step by dragging the document onto one or more printer icons. Users can
also set the current printer by simply double clicking on the icon without
ever going to the Chooser. Desktop Printer also supports fax modems,
allowing users to fax documents by dragging and dropping them on a fax
modem icon. Unlike System 7.5's Desktop Printer feature, Aladdin's Desktop
Printer does not require the RAM-intensive QuickDraw GX to be installed.

Desktop Makeover makes the desktop more useful by adding a number of handy
conveniences to the Finder. This utility eliminates the "application can't
be found" alert and replaces it with "how do you want to open this
document?". Users can also add Command-key equivalents to Finder menu
items. In addition, diskette icons display the disk size and whether the
disk is locked or not. Desktop Makeover also offers Balloon Help and alias
management enhancements. Desktop Makeover is derived from the popular
SpeedyFinder7 shareware utility.

Desktop Magic Tools adds a menu full of useful tools to the Finder. This
utility provides users with the capability to copy or move a selection of
files or folders into any destination folder without opening windows, get
more information than the Finder's "Get Info" provides, and have new
aliases automatically placed into specific locations. In addition, users
can view the contents of files without opening the application that
created them. Desktop Magic Tools is an extension to Magic Menu which is
included in this package.

Desktop Secure Delete securely erases sensitive files. Since file recovery
programs are very good at recovering trashed files, Desktop Secure Delete
not only trashes them, but renders them unrecoverable from file recovery
utilities.

"What's nice about Aladdin Desktop Tools, is that there's something in
there for everybody," says Product Manager JoAnn K. Butts. "Creative
professionals will enjoy the power of Desktop Viewer; networked users will
love Desktop Printer because they never have to deal with the Chooser
again; and everybody will love Desktop SpeedBoost's background copying and
Desktop Shortcut's convenience. Users will agree that after Aladdin
Desktop Tools has been on their machine, they'll wonder how they ever got
by without it."

Additional Information

Aladdin Desktop Tools enhances the functionality of other Aladdin products
on the end user's system. For example, the viewers which come with Aladdin
Desktop Tools will be available from within StuffIt Deluxe and SITcomm.
Owners of these products can simply choose "View" from a menu and see the
contents of their files.

One aspect of Aladdin Desktop Tools that sets it apart from existing
utilities, is that it is designed to complement other system enhancement
packages which might be installed on the end-user's computer. This way,
the user can take advantage of indispensable features in Aladdin Desktop
Tools, without giving up features they may use in other packages.

Aladdin Desktop Tools runs on any Macintosh series computer with 2MB of RAM
and System 7 or later. Aladdin Desktop Tools is a commercial software
product available directly from Aladdin and major mail order houses and
carries a suggested list price of $89.95. Look for the upcoming Japanese
localization of Aladdin Desktop Tools shipping April, 1995.

Special Pricing

Aladdin is extending a limited-time special introductory offer of $39.88 to
registered owners of any Aladdin commercial or shareware product or Victor
Tan's SpeedyFinder7 shareware utility. New users can order Aladdin Desktop
Tools for a limited-time special introductory price of $49.95. All special
pricing expires May 31, 1995.

Founded in 1988, Aladdin Systems, Inc. is credited with creating the
compression standard for applications and communications for the Macintosh
platform. The company's product line includes the StuffIt Family of
products including StuffIt Deluxe and StuffIt SpaceSaver, award-winning
products which offer comprehensive solutions for compression, translation,
and archiving. Aladdin has branched out into the telecommunications arena
with the introduction of SITcomm, which was a finalist for the 1993
MacUser Editors' Choice Award for Best Communications Product only three
weeks after its debut. Aladdin's developer tool, StuffIt InstallerMaker,
is the installer of choice for leading software developers, network
administrators, and MIS directors.

The StuffIt Family of products received Macworld's prestigious World Class
Award for Best Compression Utility the past two years in a row. StuffIt
Deluxe was also awarded Mac Home Journal's 1994 Readers' Choice Award, the
1994 MicroTimes Editor's Soapbox Award, the 1992 MacUser Editors' Choice
Award, and many others.

Aladdin is one of the few remaining pioneers committed to the shareware and
freeware philosophy of software distribution and marketing. Their
commitment has helped garner millions of users worldwide. In addition,
over 2,000 software developers, including Microsoft, Claris, and Apple,
have licensed Aladdin's data compression and installation technology.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aladdin Systems 408/761-6200

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