Luckman Interactive Announces Inclusion of Xing StreamWorks Server, Player and Encoder in Planned Update of WEB COMMANDER; First Multi-Media Web Server Software.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1996--Luckman Interactive, Inc., a leading provider of client/server software, Web directories and information content for the Internet, announced today at the Spring Internet World trade show that an agreement has been reached with Xing Technology Corporation to include their powerful StreamWorks technology in an update of Luckman's WEB COMMANDER, an all-in-one 32 bit World Wide Web server software solution for Windows NT and Windows 95 users who want to publish on the Internet and corporate Intranets. The inclusion of StreamWorks in WEB COMMANDER is expected within ninety days and is available free-of-charge as an update for anyone who purchases WEB COMMANDER prior to the release and registers with Luckman Interactive.

"We believe the inclusion of StreamWorks technologies from Xing in WEB COMMANDER marks an important breakthrough," said Brent Luckman, CEO of Luckman Interactive. "For the first time, there is one product which can do it all. WEB COMMANDER contains all tools to create and administer a Web site, conduct fully-secured business, and create, deliver and play streaming audio and video. Multimedia has always been the promise of the Internet. WEB COMMANDER with StreamWorks makes that a reality."

Luckman Interactive has licensed from Xing Technology a 128 kbps StreamWorks server for inclusion in the Windows 95 and Windows NT versions of WEB COMMANDER. Xing's server has a suggested list price of $495.00. In addition, the Windows 95 version of WEB COMMANDER will include a Low-Bit-Rate Audio Encoder from Xing and a StreamWorks Player (2.0). The Windows NT version of WEB COMMANDER will include a Player and a Xing MPEG Audio and Video Encoder (2.0) which is based on the MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group) international compression standard for digital audio and video. Designed and optimized for the Internet by the pioneers of Internet streaming, the StreamWorks solution combines universally recognized standards and protocols for real time network transmission across any Intranet, WAN, LAN or the Internet. With StreamWorks, experiencing audio and video on the Web is just a click away.

"We are pleased to be an integral part of the Web Commander Web server software suite," said Howard Gordon, CEO of Xing Technology. "We believe that audio and video streaming is a `must-have' technology for the full experience of the Web. The inclusion of StreamWorks in Web Commander will be the first time StreamWorks is available in retail distribution."

Luckman's WEB COMMANDER is well-suited to the needs of anyone who wants to publish information on the Internet from individuals and small or medium-sized businesses to corporate network desktop users.

Luckman's WEB COMMANDER supports the S-HTTP (Secure HyperText Transport Protocol) standard for transaction security and supports SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), a security protocol that provides privacy over the Internet through the use of advanced encryption technologies. Using the widely used Certificate Issuing System developed by VeriSign, transactions requiring Digital IDs for security and authentication can be comfortably performed with Luckman's WEB COMMANDER.

In addition to transaction security, Luckman's WEB COMMANDER is completely wizard driven and provides site authoring tools such as WebStudio; an HTML editor, WebPage, an HTML page creator; and WebMap, a creator of image maps; ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) support; two powerful search engines; automated credit card clearing and verification, real time monitoring of Web site activity; Web Tree to view the structure of your Web site; JAVA Developer's Kit from Sun Microsystems; PERL (Practical Extraction and Report Language) CGI (Common Gateway Interface) to make your site truly interactive; a POP3/SMTP (Post Office Protocol 3/Simple Mail Transport Protocol) mail server; online help and a 550-page hard copy manual.

The product combines the power and flexibility of a UNIX server with the ease of use of a Windows application.

Distributed by Ingram Micro Inc. and other distributors, Luckman's WEB COMMANDER will be available for purchase at leading retailers nationwide. The Windows NT version carries a Suggested Retail Price (SRP) of $249.00 while the Windows 95 version has an SRP of $129.00. Included in the product packaging is a CD-ROM, the printed manual and a bounce-back piece on other Luckman products. The introduction of Luckman's WEB COMMANDER is supported by an extensive multi-million dollar national campaign of advertisements in popular magazines, on radio and television, direct mail and trade shows with strong co-op support for resellers. In addition, the product is expected to be bundled with OEMs.

Other products offered by Luckman Interactive include: Luckman's NET COMMANDER Your All-In-One Internet Package, ISP CONNECT, and Luckman's Official Interactive WORLD WIDE WEB YELLOW PAGES.

A pioneer in digital compression software, Xing Technology Corporation is the leader in standards-based solutions for creating, delivering and playing digital audio and video. Xing is located in Arroyo Grande, California.

Luckman Interactive, Inc. is a privately held client/server software and content development company with principal offices at 1055 West 7th Street, Suite 2580, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Luckman Interactive's Web address is http://www.luckman.com.

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