NeXT ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO OBJECTIVE-C PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE FROM STEPSTONE

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--April 4, 1995--NeXT Computer, Inc. and The Stepstone
Corporation today announced that NeXT has acquired all of Stepstone's
rights in the Objective-C programming language and the Objective-C
trademark. As part of this agreement, NeXT will license Stepstone to
continue to market Stepstone's version of Objective-C software in its
compiler products.

Objective-C is the premier C-based object-oriented programming language
utilized in NeXT's highly-acclaimed NEXTSTEP software. Originally
developed by Stepstone, and extended and enhanced by NeXT, Objective-C is
gaining wider popularity through the success of NEXTSTEP. It is NeXT's
intention to submit its Objective-C language specification to standards
bodies, such as ANSI, for adoption as an open, industry-standard,
object-oriented programming language.

"We are pleased to unify the Objective-C world, and plan on offering our
Objective-C specification as an open, industry standard," said Steven P.
Jobs, Chairman and CEO of NeXT Computer, Inc. "NeXT has the momentum in
the object market to drive an open, Objective-C standard."

"Stepstone is very pleased that NeXT is taking the lead to make Objective-C
an open, industry standard. We look forward to the standardization of the
Objective-C language and the increased visibility of Objective-C that will
result," said K.K. Tan, President of The Stepstone Corporation.

The Stepstone Corporation

Stepstone develops and markets object-oriented software components for use
with the Objective-C language. Since 1983, Stepstone has been providing
solutions for the development of software components and systems through
the organization of data and procedures. Stepstone is headquartered in
Sandy Hook, Connecticut.

NeXT Computer, Inc.

NeXT develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first and most advanced
object environment. OpenStep versions have been announced which will run
on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris,
Digital's OSF/1 and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's
object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create
and deploy three-tier, client-server, mission critical custom
applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has
offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo.

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