Network Multimedia unveils first suite of Internet components for AppWare at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference; New AppWare initiative empowers emerging generation of Internet developers.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1996--Network Multimedia previewed Common Gateway Interface (CGI) and Web server components for AppWare at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference this week.

The suite of components, expected to ship in early Q3, will simplify the development of CGIs for Macintosh and Windows NT Web servers. This announcement is part of Network Multimedia's new initiative to provide a series of high-level Internet tools and components that will build upon the AppWare technology foundation.

Delivery schedules of components and the new architecture of the next major releases of AppWare were also charted today as part of a series of strategic announcements. The products scheduled for release will enable the new generation of Internet developers to create their own business-specific software and realize the benefits of sophisticated application development without coding.

"Network Multimedia's objective is to fill the need for higher level tools accessible to the people who are actually driving the growth of the Internet -- creative non-programmers," said Ed Firmage, president of Network Multimedia. "Most of these people are IS professionals, technically savvy knowledge workers, academics, multimedia content providers, webmasters and consultants."

Network Multimedia's development schedule will simultaneously focus on new Internet components and architectural changes designed to fully support and leverage the Internet and related platforms. The scheduled enhancements to the AppWare architecture and the new supporting components will be released throughout 1996. The new components and architectures are designed to facilitate the creation of both client and server applications.

Specifically, components for TCP/IP access, security, compression, dynamic HTML, and Web servers on Macintosh and Windows NT. These components will enable AppWare users to create stand alone applications, Netscape plug-ins, OpenDoc parts, ActiveXs and OCXs, and CGIs in conjunction with other similar components currently available for database access, multimedia, and communications.

Network Multimedia has initiated a fundamental strategy to provide technology and tools for application developers precisely when it is most needed for the Internet computing platform. IDC estimates that the Internet programming tools market will grow from essentially nothing in 1995 to more than $250 million in 1996. The company outlined an ambitious program to meet the needs this emerging market and will deliver the following technology enhancements and updates in 1996.

Internet Deliverables

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-- CGI components with specific support for the Webstar server on Mac and multiple NT servers

-- Support for building OpenDoc parts, Netscape plug-ins, and ActiveXs as well as stand alone applications. New components will include Data Package for Internet security and compression; Parser, a sophisticated parsing and text manipulation engine for building dynamic HTML pages; and TCP/IP for establishing TCP/IP connections and passing data

-- Virtual machine architecture supporting the creation of platform and processor independent executable documents

Network Deliverables

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-- NDS and other NetWare-specific services support through components targeted at CNEs, CNAs, and other NetWare professionals who are not programmers

General Deliverables

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-- Performance enhancements for both Macintosh and Windows versions of the AppWare tool

-- RCU 2.0 for Newton: allows real-time connectivity from the Newton to Mac and Windows desktop machines

-- RCU Developer's Kit: a suite of components that allow developers to create custom applications that link the Newton to Mac and Windows desktops

-- Support for platform and processor independent application documents

Network Multimedia Inc.

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Network Multimedia Inc.(TM) develops and markets a family of easy-to-use Internet and related networking tools. These tools empower non-programmers to visually create their own software with graphical components that automatically work across multiple networks, platforms, and applications.

AppWare's rapid, development environment enables customers to redefine the development cycle, reduce production costs and develop applications closer to their real user needs. Network Multimedia customers include CNN, U.S. Naval Air Warfare, Mobile Oil, Northeast Utilities, Digital Prairie, Attachmate Corp., Hewlett-Packard, Apple Computer, Pattern Corp., Wall Data and Novell. Contact Network Multimedia by calling 801/261-8232, through e-mail at [e-mail] or visit the World Wide Web site at http://www.networkmultimedia.com.

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