LOTUS SHIPS LOTUS SCREENCAM RELEASE 2.0

New Captioning, Sound Compression and Editing Capabilities for Selling,
Training and Electronic Publishing

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 10, 1995 -- Lotus Development Corp. today announced
the immediate availability of Lotus ScreenCam for Windows Release 2.0, a
unique, cost-effective sales, training and publishing application for
businesses of all sizes. The resale edition is available through Lotus
Business Partners and Lotus Authorized Resellers.

ScreenCam is an interactive tool for creating ad hoc and formal
audio/visual presentations. Users can capture screen activity, cursor
movements and sound into an integrated file that can be saved and
distributed across local- and wide-area networks as well as the Internet.
Addressing a wide range of business needs, ScreenCam is as easy to use as
a VCR and provides a practical way for users to show and say exactly what
they mean.

The new release includes significant enhancements, including captioning,
sound compression, editing and Notes/FX integration. ScreenCam sound
compression can reduce file size by as much as 50 percent, using algorithm
technology from VocalTec, Inc. Soundless movies with ScreenCam captions
can reduce file size by as much as 90 percent.

"ScreenCam 2.0 provides businesses of all sizes with added flexibility to
customize sales, training and publishing applications that can be used
again and again throughout an organization," said Steve Barlow, director
of Lotus' Multimedia Products Group. "ScreenCam sets the pace for Lotus
Team Computing by leveraging the power to demonstrate and share ideas in
action."

"With ScreenCam, businesses can easily and efficiently create show-and-tell
ScreenCam screen movies to explain how a task is accomplished or
demonstrate new products," said Jerry Michalski, managing editor, Release
1.0. "With the new option of using captions instead of sound, businesses
can now publish and distribute ScreenCam movies over a variety of mediums,
including various on-line services and the Internet. In this way, not only
is ScreenCam a useful in-house sales, training and publishing tool, it is
also a robust application to share information beyond the enterprise."

NEW FUNCTIONALITY AND ENHANCEMENTS OFFER BUSINESS-PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS

The new captioning capability of ScreenCam 2.0 offers users the option of
creating either sound or captioned movies. The captions allow users to
store up to 15 minutes of screen movies on a floppy disk. In the past,
users were limited to sound movies that averaged 1 MB per minute.
ScreenCam Release 2.0 also features time-saving editing abilities. Users
can revise their screen movies immediately, without having to re-record
the whole segment. Additionally, users will find that the new sound
compression capabilities can significantly reduce the file size of both
sound and captioned movies, optimizing them for distribution via on-line
networks and floppy disk storage.

ScreenCam 2.0 also features new Notes/FX integration which provides
seamless Notes interoperability and the ability to build, archive and
manage libraries of screen movies.

ScreenCam screen movies can be saved and distributed either as stand-alone
executable files or as embedded OLE objects in any document. Screen movies
can be sent to anyone on the network via Lotus Notes, Lotus cc:Mail,
Microsoft Mail or Novell GroupWise. They also can be posted on e-mail
bulletin boards, the Internet, on-line services or in a Notes database for
central access.

LOTUS SCREENCAM FIRST ANNUAL MOVIE FESTIVAL

All purchasers of Lotus ScreenCam 2.0 are invited to participate in the
Lotus ScreenCam First Annual Movie Festival. Users should submit their
ScreenCam screen movies to Lotus by September 30, 1995, for consideration.
Prizes will be awarded at COMDEX/Fall 1995. Lotus also is sponsoring a
ScreenCam Innovation Contest for PC User Groups, which also will include
the chance to win a trip to COMDEX/Fall 1995 in Las Vegas. Details about
the contest will be found in the ScreenCam Release 2.0 box.

PRICING AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

ScreenCam Release 2.0 is available for an estimated retail price of $99;
upgrades are available for $49. Effective April 10, 1995, North American
customers can order ScreenCam 2.0 from Lotus' Web site
(http://www.Lotus.com) at an introductory price of $79 for a limited
period of 60 days.

ScreenCam requires an IBM-compatible 80386-based PC running Windows 3.1 and
DOS 3.3 or higher; an 80486-based PC is recommended for recording; a VGA
16-color graphics adapter and monitor. For sound recording or playback, a
parallel port, soundcard-enabled device, or PCMCIA sound card supported by
Windows 3.1, microphone(s) and speakers are recommended.

Lotus plans to ship 15 international versions of ScreenCam Release 2.0,
including Spanish, Japanese, Dutch and French Canadian, within 60 days.

If you are a multimedia sound hardware vendor, a multimedia PC vendor or a
PC display card vendor and want to become ScreenCam 2.0-certified through
Lotus, or for further information, call Lotus at 1-800-343-5414.
Additionally, for more information, customers can visit Lotus' World Wide
Web site and download ScreenCam 2.0 demos.

Lotus Development Corp. (NASDAQ: LOTS), founded in 1982, offers high
quality software products and support services that reflect the company's
unique understanding of the new ways in which individuals and businesses
must work together to achieve success. Lotus' innovative approach is
evident in a new class of applications that allows information to be
accessed and communicated in ways never before possible, both within and
beyond organizational boundaries. The company now markets its products in
more than 80 countries worldwide and provides numerous support services,
both from its consulting division and its award-winning 24-hour support
center.

Note: All prices and terms are for the U.S. only.


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