UB NETWORKS DEMOS NETWORK SUPPORT FOR FIRST EVER VISUAL PRESENTATION OF
STARBRIGHT WORLD

UB NETWORKS, INTEL CORPORATION, SPRINT, AND WORLDS, INC. JOIN STARBRIGHT
CHAIRMAN, STEVEN SPIELBERG TO DEMO 3D INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL PLAYGROUND

Los Angeles, California -- June 5, 1995 -- UB Networks today unvieled the
ATM infrastructure behind STARBRIGHT Foundation's broadband network during
a demonstration of the interactive 3D environment dubbed STARBRIGHT World.
The audience toured the fully navigable STARBRIGHT World with STARBRIGHT
Foundation Chairman, Steven Spielberg as an on-screen icon of his own
beloved character ET. UB Networks, the exclusive supplier of networking
equipment and system integration services for STARBRIGHT World's five
pilot hospitals, is designing and installing a specialized infrastructure
for this unique application in cooperation with three leading technology
companies: Sprint, Intel Corporation, and Worlds Inc.

"UB Networks is proud to have led the development of a network technology
rooted in an effort of compassion. STARBRIGHT World and the broadband
network that supports it will, on one hand, help children work through
chronic illnesses, and on the other will pave the way for exciting new
networking capabilities and applications that will make interactive
commerce a real possibility," said Roel Pieper, UB Networks President and
CEO.

UB Networks is designing and building the ATM network using GeoSwitch, the
affordable ATM switch for the workgroup and GeoRim/E, a high-performance
ATM-ready Ethernet workgroup switch.The network will initially be
installed in five hospitals in the US, with plans underway to expand
internationally in the near future.

Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, the first hospital up and
running on the STARBRIGHT network, will be joined by Children's Hospital
of Boston, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Mount Sinai Medical Center
in New York City, and Egleston Children's Hospital in Atlanta when the
network is fully launched this fall.

"So many of the children who enter our hospital battle not just their
diseases but the ancillary effects of disease -- the boredom, isolation,
and loneliness that their physical limitations impose on them. This
technology empowers these children to break free of their restrictions. We
applaud the innovative collaboration that has made this humanitarian
application a reality," said Stu Turgel, senior vice president of
marketing and external affairs for Lucile Salter Packard Children's
Hospital.

"UB Networks equipment already runs mission critical business and medical
applications for hosptials around the world", said Tim Wild, vice
president of UB Interactive. "But, STARBRIGHT World takes networking
technology to the next level. This interface proves that networking can be
so simple that even children can use the power of it. With enough
bandwidth to support a friendly, interactive interface, technology that
was only practical in a business to business environment can now benefit
just about anyone,"

STARBRIGHT World is a fluid interactive playspace composed of three very
different environments to suit a child's different moods: Tropical World,
infused with the riotous sounds and colors of the jungle; Cave World, a
soothing, nurturing comfort zone; and Sky World, an ethereal place that
evokes dreamy contemplative feelings.

Children access the space from specially configured and very user friendly
workstations called PC Pals which include high-speed Pentium processors
and Intel's ProShare video conferencing software to support real-time
voice and video communication. A PC Pal includes a color monitor, video
eye, microphone, speakers and will accomodate a range of input devices,
such as keyboard, joystick, mouse, or more specialized disability input
devices.

UB Networks, a pioneer in high-bandwidth networking solutions, is a leading
global supplier of hardware, software, service and integration products
for customers in healthcare, finance, government, finance and
manufacturing. The company offers a comprehensive line of enterprise-wide
networking solutions and has been particularly active in developing
network configurations and products for the newly emerging field of
interactive networking. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, UB
Networks is a $360 million, wholly owned and independently operated
subsidiary of Tandem Computers (NYSE: TDM).

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