CD-ROM BRINGS FINANCES TO LIFE WITH MULTIMEDIA, LIVE-ACTION VIDEO AND
EXPERT ADVICE

New Program Delivers World's Most Comprehensive Personal Finance Management
Solution

Menlo Park, Calif.--Sept. 26, 1994--Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) today
introduced Quicken Deluxe 4 for Windows CD-ROM, a multimedia software
package that delivers the world's most comprehensive range of personal
finance management tools and expert advice. The program combines the
latest version of Quicken for Windows, the world's #1 selling personal
finance software, with video tutorials that explain the basics of Quicken,
advice from America's leading financial authorities, Marshall Loeb and
Jane Bryant Quinn, and advanced tools for home inventory management, tax
preparation and investment tracking.

"This new release dramatically raises the standard of excellence in
personal finance software," said Eric Dunn, general manager of Intuit's
Personal Finance Division. "Our customers asked us to dramatically expand
the capabilities of Quicken. Our answer is new Quicken Deluxe CD-ROM, the
most complete solution ever developed for managing personal finances."

Dunn added, "Quicken Deluxe CD-ROM fully leverages the power of multimedia
by integrating video, sound and animation. This cutting edge technology
makes Quicken easier and more enjoyable than ever."

Intuit also announced that, for the first time in company history, it is
simultaneously introducing a full line of Quicken products for all major
platforms. In addition to Quicken Deluxe 4 for Windows CD-ROM, Intuit is
introducing Quicken Deluxe 4 for Windows on floppy disk, as well as
upgrades of Quicken for Windows, DOS and Macintosh.

Key Features In Quicken Deluxe CD-ROM

New Quicken Deluxe CD-ROM is the most complete solution for quickly, easily
and effectively managing personal finances. The product combines financial
advice, home inventory management, tax assistance and investment tracking
with a new multimedia version of Quicken to deliver the world's most
comprehensive personal finance management solution.

All of the product's features can be accessed through the new Quicken
Financial Suite. The Suite visually depicts the cross-section of a
three-room house, with a conference room for interactive expert advice; a
home office featuring Quicken and other organizational tools; and a
library containing electronic books. Users can visit each room to discover
and experience all that Quicken Deluxe CD-ROM has to offer.

Room 1 - Conference Room

In the conference room, users can meet with financial experts Jane Bryant
Quinn (author and Newsweek columnist) and Marshall Loeb (former managing
editor of Fortune and Money magazines) Here, users receive interactive
video advice that can empower them to make better financial decisions.

Room 2 - Home Office

In the home office, users can work with the new multimedia version of
Quicken, Quicken Home Inventory or Quicken Quotes

Quicken: New Quicken makes personal financial management faster, easier and
more insightful. Along with multimedia breakthroughs in ease of use,
Quicken's new Snapshots and financial planning tools allow users to assess
their financial position and plan their financial future.

Multimedia Tutorials- New multimedia tutorials help answer customer
questions about how to use Quicken. Users can watch as Quicken experts --
real people who work for Intuit -- "walk around the screen" and bring
Quicken to life.

Snapshots: Quicken users formerly had to run a series of reports and graphs
to get a thorough assessment of their financial position. With Snapshots,
new Quicken provides a complete financial picture in an instant.

Financial Planning Tools: Long-time Quicken customers have good insight
into where they've spent their money. New Quicken helps them set financial
goals and plan for their financial future.

Home Inventory: Users can track all of their household possessions and keep
their records in one place. Users get complete reports, so they know how
much insurance to carry. In addition, they get solid back-up information
for insurance claims.

Tax Link Assistant: Helps users quickly assign tax line items to Quicken
categories, making tax preparation faster and more accurate.

Quicken Quotes: Using a modem, users can easily look up prices for more
than 100,000 stocks and mutual funds. For each security, they can review
extensive amounts of information including daily volume, as well as high,
low and closing prices.

Room 3 - Library

In the library, users can browse through a collection of electronic books
that provide advice and information to help users manage their finances
better.

Your Mutual Fund Selector: New this year, "Your Mutual Fund Selector" is an
interactive multimedia guide that helps users select mutual funds which
fit their financial profiles.

Quicken Tax Guidebook: Also new for 1995, this book provides valuable
expert advice to help customers save money and reduce stress at tax time
with Quicken.

Tradeline Electronic Stock Guide: Improved for 1995, Tradeline provides
users with graphs that display historical market performance for more than
6,000 stocks and market indices. For the first time, these graphs can be
easily updated by importing data directly from Quicken.

101 Tips & Tricks for Quicken Users: Provides tips and advice for getting
the most out of Quicken.

Quicken Deluxe Is Available On Floppy Disk As Well As CD-ROM

Intuit is also introducing a floppy disk version of Quicken Deluxe. This
product contains many of the same features as Quicken Deluxe CD-ROM,
including: Quicken 4 for Windows, Quicken Home Inventory, the "Quicken Tax
Guidebook", Tax Link Assistant, Tradeline Electronic Stock Guide, Quicken
Quotes, and "101 Tips & Tricks for Quicken Users."

Pricing And System Requirements

The expected street price for both the CD-ROM and floppy versions of
Quicken Deluxe is U.S. $59.99. The product will be available directly from
Intuit or at leading retail stores in the U.S. and Canada, beginning
October 13, 1994. For a limited time, current Quicken users can purchase
Quicken Deluxe from Intuit directly for $49.95, plus $6.50 shipping and
handling by calling 1-800-624-8742.

Quicken Deluxe will be distributed throughout the U.S. and Canada by Ingram
Micro, Merisel, SoftKat, JB Marketing and Beamscope.

System requirements for the two versions of Quicken Deluxe include:

Quicken Deluxe CD-ROM
-- IBM PC or compatible
-- 486 or higher
-- 8 MB RAM
-- Windows 3.1
-- 256 color VGA or SVGA video
-- Double-speed CD-ROM drive or faster
-- 8 bit sound card
-- Speakers
-- 22 MB of hard drive space

Quicken Deluxe on Floppy Disk
-- IBM PC or compatible
-- 386 or higher
-- 3 MB RAM Minimum
-- Windows 3.1
-- VGA or higher
-- 12MB of hard drive space

Intuit Inc.

Intuit, based in Menlo Park Calif., is a leading developer of personal
finance, small business accounting and tax preparation software. The
company develops and markets software products that enable individuals,
professionals and small businesses to automate their financial lives.
Intuit's Quicken and QuickBooks(g) products allow users to manage their
personal and small business finances. Intuit supplies and services, such
as the Quicken VISA card with IntelliCharge work with its software to
further automate finances. The company's popular TurboTax, MacInTax and
ProSeries software enable consumers, small businesses, and professional
tax preparers to prepare their own or their clients' tax returns.

Intuit Inc
155 Linfield Ave, PO Box 3014
Menlo Park, CA 94026-3014
415-322-0573

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