ADVISORY/VERITAS Software to Acquire Seagate Software Network and Storage Management Group.

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--   One of the 10 largest software companies in the U.S.
--   The world's largest independent storage software company.
--   A company with the industry's most comprehensive range of
     market-leading storage management products supporting three key
     industry platforms: Windows NT, UNIX and NetWare.
--   A company with integrated online and offline storage management
     solutions that address the needs of a broad range of customers,
     from home personal computer users to corporations with large
     distributed enterprises.
--   A company with a strong service and technical support
     organization, able to accommodate the needs of this broad range
     of customers.
--   A company with a well balanced, established channel for
     delivering its products.
--   A company with strong partnerships with the most industry-leading
     systems and storage hardware providers.

6 To learn more about the acquisition, you are invited to participate in a teleconference briefing that will take place today, October 5, 1998, at 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The call-in number is 800/553-0272. If you are located outside the U.S. you may call-in on 612/332-0335. 6 For questions following the briefing, you may call 877/548-3804 from within or outside the U.S. This number will be activated beginning at 4:00 pm Pacific Time. 6 To hear a playback of the teleconference briefing at your convenience, please call 800/475-6701 or 320/365-3844 if you are located outside of the U.S.