Boca Research Establishes Inprimis Technologies Subsidiary Focused on Internet-Based Appliances.

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BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2000

Larry Light Named Chief Operating Officer of Inprimis

Boca Research, Inc.(R) (Nasdaq:BOCI) today announced changes to the Company's structure to support its transition to a software and systems solutions-based enterprise, including the establishment of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Inprimis(TM) Technologies, Inc.

Inprimis will focus on worldwide technology design services for Internet-based infotainment and entertainment appliances. This new subsidiary will provide its product design, systems engineering, and software development services to consumer electronics, computer, communications, and specialized vertical companies who are responding to consumer needs for Internet-related products and services. Platforms will be developed that can be quickly adapted to meet specific customer product requirements. These platforms will include integrated computer designs that can be adapted for a variety of high-speed communications, including DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), cable, and satellite networks.

Inprimis' software development services will initially be focused around the Liberate Technologies' Custom Connect Server and the Oracle(R) Video Server, but will include other environments, such as Linux, Solaris, and Microsoft(R) Internet Server systems. Revenues for Inprimis Technologies will be generated both from providing customized design and development services, as well as the licensing of designs on a unit royalty basis.

Inprimis Technologies is well-positioned in this fast-growing market due to existing strategic relationships with companies such as Conexant(TM) Systems (Nasdaq:CNXT), iGS Technologies (IGST), Infomatec, Liberate Technologies (Nasdaq:LBRT), National Semiconductor(R) Corporation (NYSE:NSM), NetWolves Corporation (OTC BB:WOLV.OB), Oracle(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:ORCL) , Sigma Designs(R) (Nasdaq:SIGM) and Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN), and existing customers such as Philips (NYSE:PHG) and America Online (NYSE:AOL). In addition, Inprimis also has an extensive list of premium prospects. The team responsible for the success of the AOL TVSM/Philips project will form the core personnel to be immediately transferred from Boca Research to Inprimis. The team's initial efforts have proven successful as they are already generating revenue for the Company.

The decision to focus on Internet-based appliances is based on the expected strong industry growth and management expertise being developed internally at Boca Research. Inprimis Technologies is poised to capture a share of the technology and services portion of the Internet appliance market, which Forrester Research expects to reach $16 billion by 2002. Inprimis Technologies will help larger companies achieve their time-to-market objectives while providing smaller companies with simple and cost effective solutions.

Inprimis has initiated staffing of a team of software engineers in both its Boca Raton and Silicon Valley locations. The engineering staff is expected to double by the end of the year, and will continue to grow as needed to support the business.

Larry L. Light, chief technology officer for Boca Research, has been named chief operating officer for Inprimis Technologies, to provide strong leadership for this newly formed subsidiary. Light will report to Robert W. Ferguson, Boca Research's chairman of the Board of Directors, while a new chief executive officer is being recruited for the Company. Light's background includes 18 years of high-tech engineering experience, and 14 years with IBM Corporation. Reporting to Light is Alex S. Oprescu, senior vice president of Worldwide Business Development. Oprescu's background includes extensive experience in the computer and high-tech industries, with an emphasis on the international arena and strategic alliances. Oprescu's career included positions with Philips B.V., as well as Seagate, and Control Data Corporation. His industry knowledge will be of great benefit as the business evolves and grows. For more information on Inprimis Technologies, see the new Web site at http://www.inprimis.com.

Portions of this news release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Therefore, the loss of one or more customers could adversely impact operating results. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those related to the formation of a new subsidiary, competition, and a rapid change in the technologies. These and other risks are detailed in Boca Research's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, as well as in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Such risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements included in this release.

Boca Research Corporate Information

Founded in 1985, Boca Research is in the process of transitioning to become a leading software and systems solutions-based enterprise enabling communications, as well as access to applications and information via the Internet or client/server networking. Boca Research is a U.S. corporation headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida with international operations and ventures worldwide.

Inprimis Technologies, Inc. is a newly formed subsidiary focusing on worldwide technology design services for Internet-based infotainment and entertainment appliances services business. The Boca Global, Inc. subsidiary is a leading supplier of computing enhancement products, including modems, I/O cards, and graphics. Boca Global's strong brands -- Boca Research and Global Village(R) -- address the growing demand for software, peripherals, and accessories for PCs and Mac(R) computers, as well as thin client and Internet appliance devices, for both home and business use. Boca Global's products are sold worldwide through original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), distributors, value-added resellers (VARs), and retailers. The AppsCom, Inc. subsidiary was created to focus on the applications rental market via a client/server-based network.

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Quote Sheet

Inprimis(TM) Technologies, Inc. Subsidiary Announcement

&uot;Conexant's broad portfolio of broadband, networking, and media processing semiconductor products will complement Imprimis's Internet-focused initiatives. We look forward to extending our many years as a technology partner to Larry Light and his team.&uot;

- Mark Duvall, vice president of marketing, Personal Computing Division, Conexant Systems Inc.

&uot;We are pleased that Inprimis Technologies has selected iGST's streaming media processor as a component in their set-top box platform solutions. The powerful combination of Liberate's TV Navigator(TM) software, iGST's CyberPro5050 multimedia processor, the Oracle Video Server, and Sigma Designs' REALMagic(TM) MPEG-2 decoder, together with an information appliance design by Inprimis, offers consumers a new and enhanced TV experience.&uot;

- Mike Raghavan, vice president of marketing and strategic alliances, IGS Technologies, Inc.

&uot;Infomatec gladly sees the formation of Inprimis Technologies, both from an investor point of view and as a customer of Inprimis. At Imprimis, we see a highly qualified team that will support us in developing programs and drivers for our JNT system. Our first joint project is the porting of ADSL drivers to our Linux JNT platform.&uot;

- Gerhard Harlos, chief executive officer, Infomatec AG

&uot;Liberate Technologies has had a strategic relationship with Boca Research for several years, and our work with Boca has resulted in Liberate-enabled solutions that greatly benefit our mutual customers. We look forward to a strong working relationship with Inprimis to meet the needs of the fast-growing Internet appliance market.&uot;

- Charlie Tritschler, vice president of marketing, Liberate

Technologies

&uot;National Semiconductor's relationship with Boca Research has grown from being a supplier, to a strategic alliance, and as of late 1999, an investor. We were interested in Boca Research as an investment because of the companies' shared visions for the information appliance market. Boca Research has invited National Semiconductor to take a more active role in providing strategic direction for Inprimis and we are looking forward to this opportunity.&uot;

- Mike Polacek, vice president of Information Appliance division, National Semiconductor(R) Corp.

&uot;NetWolves Corporation has worked with Boca Research over the past year on several projects with positive results. We are looking forward to continued work with Inprimis on a thin client system design for our FoxBox ESCN distance learning system.&uot;

- Walter M. Groteke, chief executive officer, NetWolves

Corporation

&uot;The Oracle Video Server, together with Liberate's software, and Inprimis Technologies' expertise in set-top technology, provides a superior consumer interactive television solution. Never before has this amount of information been available reliably, securely, and economically to consumers. We are pleased to be working with Inprimis Technologies in making this new concept a reality.&uot;

- Mark Porter, vice president, Interactive Television

Division, Oracle(R)Corp.

&uot;Boca Research has established a proven track record of delivering advanced set-top box designs that meet the demanding quality requirements of both high-volume manufacturers as well as the telco and ISP customers that deploy them. We are strongly committed to our partnership with Boca Research. It plays a significant industry role, which is to integrate the software and semiconductor products of Sigma Designs and several other companies into solid, ready-to-build set-top products that are ready for high-volume manufacturing and consumer deployment. Boca's Inprimis Technologies subsidiary clearly has the engineering expertise and relationships in place that will enable the company to take a leading position in this exploding market.&uot;

- Marshall Goldberg, director of marketing for Sigma

Designs(R), Inc.

&uot;Texas Instruments has been working closely with Boca Research and the management team now leading Inprimis Technologies to provide an ADSL solution. The expertise of the Inprimis team makes them a proven leader in set-top box technology. As a leader in providing programmable DSP-based ADSL chipset technology, TI is committed to allowing its customers to come to a single supplier for complete, field-proven solutions that answer the market's demand for increased bandwidth.&uot;

- Charlie Gonsalves, ADSL strategic marketing manager, Texas

Instruments Inc.

Notes to Editors: For copies of recent press releases from Boca Research via fax, call 800/331-1323. For product or company information via the Internet, visit our Web sites at http://www.bocaresearch.com, http://www.globalvillage.com, http://www.bocavision.com, and http://www.inprimis.com.

Boca Research Inc., Boca, and Global Village are registered trademarks, and Inprimis and AppsCom are trademarks of Boca Research, Inc. All other products and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners.