NCD Delivers Managed Upgrade to New Citrix ICA Client; Thin Client Leader First in Industry to Support MetaFrame Feature Release 1 Enhancements.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2000

Network Computing Devices, Inc., (Nasdaq: NCDI) today announced availability of the new Citrix ICA Client for Feature Release 1 (FR1) of Citrix MetaFrame.

With NCD's unique modular software architecture, customers will now also be able to add the enhancements of FR1 with a simple upgrade to their NCD ThinSTAR Windows-based Terminals using NCD ThinPATH Manager, the class-leading enterprise thin client management software.

"FR1 provides a number of enhancements to the ICA architecture that will be important to our enterprise customers," said David Perry, director, worldwide marketing for NCD. "With key features, such as deep color, high resolution and improved network efficiency, as well as enhanced security, we expect this to further expand the opportunities for thin clients as alternatives to PCs in the enterprise."

"We are pleased to see NCD's early support of MetaFrame FR1 and the important enhancements it provides," said Dave Weiss, vice president of marketing at Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS). "This clearly demonstrates the value of the close relationships we enjoy with our industry partners."

The new ICA client is available immediately to NCD ThinSTAR customers as a free download from http://www.ncd.com.

About NCD Thin Clients

NCD thin client devices enhance Citrix MetaFrameTM and provide customers with easy-to-administer access to centrally-controlled applications:

The NCD ThinSTAR family is made up of Windows-based Terminals (WBTs) that provide cost-effective access to Windows applications residing on multi-user network-based Windows NT and Windows 2000 application servers. The NCD ThinSTAR family provides the enterprise user with the easiest to install, administer and use desktop devices available.

The Network Terminals family offers two lines of non-Microsoft-based devices. The NCD Explora is the industry's leading X-Windows Terminal and is targeted at UNIX customers. The NCD Explora Family provides easy, reliable and secure access to Windows, UNIX and Legacy applications over enterprise networks.

The NCD NC (network computer) offers the low total cost of ownership associated with thin clients as well as the benefit of an industry-leading local browser, the Netscape Navigator Web browser, and support for high performance streaming video.

With over 1 million thin clients installed worldwide, NCD is the leader in thin client design and provides an ideal counterpart to Citrix product offerings.

About NCD ThinPATH Manager Software

NCD ThinPATH Manager is a comprehensive set of tools that enables the remote configuration and administration of NCD ThinSTAR Windows-based Terminals from a central location. NCD ThinPATH Manager is designed to offer customers a variety of methods to manage their terminals: with SNMP, through a web browser or through a file on an NT server.

NCD ThinPATH Manager enables the configuration and administration of one to thousands of terminals from a central location. To achieve total cost of ownership savings associated with thin clients and the server-based computing model, centralized remote management is essential.

For more information on NCD thin client solutions, visit: www.ncd.com.

About Citrix ICA

With more than 24 million users worldwide and 6 million concurrent user licenses since its introduction in 1995, the Citrix Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) is an emerging industry standard for server-based computing. Citrix ICA technology includes a server software component, a network protocol component, and a client software component. On the server, ICA separates application logic from the user interface and executes 100% of the application on the server. The ICA network protocol transports keystrokes, mouse clicks and screen updates over standard protocols to the client, typically consuming less than 5 kilobits-per-second of network bandwidth. On the client, users see and work only with the application's interface.

About NCD

Founded in 1988, Network Computing Devices, Inc., supplies information access and management products that extend server-based computing to give customers a competitive edge and a better bottom line. Over 1 million NCD thin clients are installed with over 3 billion hours of operation. The company can be reached on the Internet at: www.ncd.com

Network Computing Devices is a registered trademark of Network Computing Devices, Inc. ThinSTAR and ThinPATH are trademarks of Network Computing Devices, Inc. Other trademarks are the acknowledged property of their respective holders.

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding NCD's product offerings, market position, customer base and growth in demand for thin client and other products. No assurances can be given that the availability of a new ICA Client will have any effect on NCD's business, results of operations and financial condition. These statements involve risks and uncertainty, and actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes its expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, no assurances can be given that such expectations will prove correct. Further information on factors that could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated is included in filings made by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000.