Elron Software to Address Y2K Challenges, Offer Desktop Solutions at the Computer Museum's Corporate Breakfast Forum.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 1999--Elron Software, Inc. has teamed up with The Computer Museum to organize an installment in the museum's Corporate Breakfast Seminar Series. Justin Fry, Elron Software's Year 2000 product marketing manager, is among the panel of experts scheduled to lead the discussion on Y2K's affect on local business. The forum will take place on Thursday, January 21, 1999 from 7:30-9:00 a.m.

The discussion, moderated by Bruce Schwoegler, WBZ-TV Channel 4 Meteorologist, science reporter and educator, focuses on strategies for handling potentially disruptive computer failures triggered by the Year 2000 computer bug. Each panelist brings a different perspective and expertise to the forum as they share steps taken to address Y2K risk and impact, estimate costs, and create solutions.

Fry, who will discuss the five-layer Y2K problem for the PC-LAN, joins Val Asbedian, director of the Strategic Planning Group for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Information Technology Division; Steven McManus, communications manager for the Millennium Project, BankBoston; Maribeth Marcello, Year 2000/Euro Marketing and Communications, COMPAQ Computer Corporation; and Abbie Lundberg, editor in chief, CIO Magazine. "We are proud to be a part of such a distinguished panel," said Fry, "This forum is an excellent way to reach out to area businesses and professionals and give them the tools and information they need to prepare for Y2K."

The Computer Museum's Breakfast Seminar Series is an exclusive forum for technology leaders to discuss emerging trends of key importance to business and industry decision-makers. The 1998-1999 Seminar Series, sponsored by The Boston Globe's Boston.com, is held monthly and is a benefit of the Museum's Corporate Members and friends. All others may attend at a cost of $25, as space allows. Reservations are required. For more information call, [phone], ext. 377 or email [e-mail].

About Elron Software, Inc.

Elron Software Inc., Internet Products Division (Cambridge, MA), is part of Elron Electronic Industries LTD.,- a multi-national company with combined group sales of $1.2 billion in 1997. Elron Software's CommandView Product Family provides best-of-breed Internet productivity management solutions for networks using the Microsoft Windows NT platform. The CommandView product family includes: the award-winning Elron Internet Manager, Elron Firewall, and new Elron Bandwidth Optimizer. Elron Software's family of compliance tools includes Elron Year 2000 Scan & Fix, Elron Year 2000 Knowledgebase, and Elron SofTrack Software Metering, which includes Year 2000 functionality. For additional information about Elron Software, call 1-800-406-5833 or visit the company web site at (www.elronsoftware.com).