Apple Includes Retrospect Client on Rhapsody CD; Pre-Release Program Allows Rhapsody Developers to Protect Work.

ORINDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 1997--Developers for Apple Computer's next-generation operating system, code-named Rhapsody, will have an easy way to back up their development files with the new Retrospect Client for Rhapsody.

Dantz Development today announced that Apple is including a beta version of Retrospect Client for Rhapsody on the Rhapsody Developer Release CD-ROM. Developers may sign up for a pre-release program with Dantz that supports up to four Rhapsody development computers.

Developers who join the program by paying the $99 license fee will also receive bug fixes or enhancements that become available during the course of Apple's development of Rhapsody. More information is available by sending an e-mail to [e-mail] .

The Retrospect Client for Rhapsody is a newly written client, native for Rhapsody, not an emulated Mac OS client. Retrospect Client for Rhapsody requires the award-winning Retrospect running on a Mac OS computer.

The Retrospect Client for Rhapsody is ideal for:

-- Backing up and restoring user data files and privileges -- Moving files between Mac OS, Windows and Rhapsody computers -- Protecting against possible problems when upgrading to new

versions of Rhapsody

Dantz Development Corp.

Dantz believes safeguarding and managing the vast quantity of data stored on personal computers is critical to maintaining a productive working environment. Dantz publishes backup solutions that meet the needs of millions of computer users worldwide by making data protection automatic, fast and efficient.

Dantz's award-winning Retrospect backup software makes it easy for anyone to back up an entire workgroup of computers to a single storage device. Major Retrospect customers include Amgen, Apple, BBDO, BMW, Booz Allen Hamilton, British Telecom, Eastman Kodak, Genentech, GTE, L.L. Bean, Liberty Mutual, Lockheed Martin, Mattel Toys, Merck, Mercury Communications, Motorola, NASA, Nortel, Optus, Philip Morris, Pixar, Swiss National Bank, TransCanada PipeLine, U.S. Peace Corps and Walt Disney. -0-

Retrospect is a registered trademark of Dantz Development Corp. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. All products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Kerry MacInnes, 510/253-3035 (press contact)

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Craig Isaacs, 510/253-3084 (product contact)

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