Brad Kingsbury moves to CyberMedia from Symantec.

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 1996--CyberMedia Inc. Tuesday announced that Brad Kingsbury, former chief technologist with Symantec, has joined CyberMedia as chief technologist.

During his 10-year career at Symantec, Kingsbury was a key executive with Symantec's Peter Norton Computing Group and was largely responsible for the development of many well-known Peter Norton utility software products, including Norton Desktop for Windows, Norton Utilities and Norton AntiVirus.

CyberMedia is widely recognized for its best-selling First Aid family of software products which automatically fix a wide range of Windows 3.1 and 95 software problems. The company recently announced Oil Change, a new software technology which enables PC users to automatically download and install updates and patches to the software on their PC over the Internet.

As chief technologist, Kingsbury will be responsible for the development and direction of CyberMedia's product lines. He is well known in the industry as a leading software designer and innovator -- particularly in the "utility" software category.

"We are delighted that Brad Kingsbury has decided to join our team," said Unni Warrier, president and CEO of CyberMedia. "Brad is one of the best software experts in the industry. He was pursued by several top companies, but decided to join CyberMedia because we offer a significant potential to innovate and push the boundaries of what `utility' software can do.

"Typically, utilities are software programs designed to diagnose computer problems and improve the performance or reliability of the operating system. Until now, they were designed for power users and experts. CyberMedia has pushed the limits of what a utility can do -- we use the PC to automatically find problems and then fix them, so our products can be used by everyone.

"Brad's enthusiasm to join the company is an endorsement of our market leadership and future potential. I am confident that he will make an immediate and long lasting contribution to the company," concluded Warrier.

"Having been a part of the Norton Computing Group since day one, it was difficult for me to consider leaving Symantec, but I am really excited by the opportunity that CyberMedia represents. It is a creative, rapidly growing company that is carving out a significant niche in the industry," said Kingsbury. "I am impressed with the engineering talent and product vision at CyberMedia. I see the potential to create innovative products that can make PCs easier for people to use."

Kingsbury was the sole designer, author, architect and programmer of the Norton Utilities from Version 3.1 to Version 5.0. He developed such programs as Speed Disk, UnFormat, Quick UnErase, Calibrate, Disk Editor and Disk Doctor.

It was the concept and development of Disk Doctor, which led to his nomination for the prestigious 1989 Software Publishers Association's Andrew Fluegalman Award for best technical achievement. Kingsbury holds a B.S. in Computer Science from California State University, Northridge.

CyberMedia develops and markets self-help products and services that automatically prevent and fix the most common software and hardware problems.

Founded in 1991, CyberMedia is privately held with company headquarters at: 3000 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 2001, Santa Monica, Calif. Phone: [phone]. To order, call 800-PC1ST-AID (800/721-7824) or visit the CyberMedia web site and select "Try and Buy."

For additional information on CyberMedia products, readers can visit the new, redesigned CyberMedia Web Site at http://www.cybermedia.com, a new America Online forum (keyword: CYBERMEDIA) or CompuServe forum (GO CYBERMEDIA).

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