Attachmate Ships EXTRA! Personal Client 5.0
Exciting Prelude to Windows 95

EXTRA! PERSONAL CLIENT GAINS RAPID MARKET ACCEPTANCE

BELLEVUE, Wash.(July 5, 1995) -- Attachmate Corporation, the world's sixth
largest personal computer software company and the number one provider of
enterprise-wide connectivity software, today announced the shipment of its
16-bit version of EXTRA! Personal Client 5.0. EXTRA! Personal Client
represents a significant value proposition, containing over 40 different
programs on one CD, and a fail-safe transition for customers from Windows
3x to Windows 95/NT.

We have seen a rapid and unprecedented acceptance of EXTRA! Personal Client
by corporate America. In the first two weeks, unit shipments have far
exceeded all previous flagship product launches, said Barry Horn,
executive vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. Large
enterprises are validating the concept and confirming the value of EXTRA!
Personal Client.

EXTRA! Personal Client 5.0 raises the competitive bar and distances
Attachmate from its competition, said Carl Peede, vice president of the
Windows product group from Attachmate. No other company can offer
customers the wide range of access to private host systems and the public
Internet in a single package -- one that includes the industry-leading
NetScape browser and Attachmate's award-winning NetWizard software
management and distribution technology.

EXTRA! PERSONAL CLIENTINTERNET-READY!

EXTRA! Personal Client sets the new standard for corporate information
access via TCP/IP and is Internet-readyout of the box. NetScape, the
leading Internet browser, is incorporated into the product allowing easy
and seamless access to public information on the World Wide Web. Security
is enabled with the SSL protocol and includes encryption and
authentication.

Few other companies in the communications software industry have pulled
together such a comprehensive set of enabling technologies, said Elisabeth
Rainge, industry analyst at International Data Corporation. EXTRA!
Personal Client offers a real step forward for enterprise communications
software.

PERSONALIZED TO MEET INDIVIDUAL NEEDS

Through the use of Personalized Views, EXTRA! personal Client meets the
individual needs of users by letting them choose how they work with
information whether interacting with host data from within Windows
applications, custom client/server applications, or directly, using Host
Application Centric user interfaces. Working directly with host
applications is remarkably easy thanks to EXTRA! Personal Client's ability
to present a unique Windows interface for each host application including
customized SmartPads, Hotspots and colors. EXTRA! Personal Client --
rapidly becoming a user's Personal Agent. Users can also completely design
a custom interface for each host application.

EXTRA! Personal Client's Host-Aware Technology and a collection of advanced
functionality dissolve complexity by easily integrating host data into
Windows applications. This breakthrough client software allows users to
easily create time-saving routines such as drop-down list boxes and
automated procedures to transparently navigate through complex host
applications without writing a single line of code or even invoking a
macro.

MANAGEMENT CONTROL, INTEGRATED INSTALLATION AND SECURITY

Attachmate's complete award-winning NetWizard is included on the CD-ROM
with EXTRA! Personal Client. NetWizard provides easy software
configuration, trouble shooting, installation and distribution of any
software program. NetWizard gives you inventory and metering services and
keeps a record of everything that happens.

BLENDING HOST INFORMATION DYNAMICALLY

EXTRA! Personal Client lets you link information dynamically to any desktop
application. This can be as simple as adding a toolbar to a spreadsheet
for automatic copying of host data. Or, it may involve linking desktop
E-mail applications with host E-mail systems. Ready-to-go solutions
simplify and allow these interactions with included tools for Microsoft
Office and Lotus Smart Suite.

APPLICATION TOOLSET SERIES

With support for Attachmate's optional developer tools, EXTRA! Personal
Client is a solid foundation on which to develop new client/server
solutions. Working with the Attachmate Application ToolSet Series,
developers can take full advantage of EXTRA! Personal Client's APIs
including APPC, ODBC and others to rapidly create graphical
transaction-based processing applications.

CONNECTING REMOTE AND MOBILE USERS

EXTRA! Personal Client includes Attachmate's RLN (Remote LAN Node) agent
allowing a PC to become a LAN node at any remote location, even via
cellular transmission with Attachmate's support of CDPD (Cellular Digital
Packet Data) technology.

ABOUT ATTACHMATE

Attachmate, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, is the worldwide leading
market provider of enterprise connectivity software products that enable
businesses to access, manipulate and exchange information and applications
residing on host computers. The company's leading product lines allow
users to connect to virtually any host, across any network, from any
desktop, regardless of operating system. Attachmate offers award-winning
host access products, application development tools, collaborative
groupware, remote access products, software management tools and software
for the information superhighway. You can reach Attachmate at (206)
644-4010 or toll free (800) 426-6283.

All Attachmate software includes SUPPORTWARE!, a complimentary 60-day
support service which helps you get up and running.
 
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