NETMANAGE TO BRING WINSOCK APIS TO APPLE COMPUTER'S OPEN TRANSPORT

MACTIVITY '95, San Jose, California-July 11, 1995-Apple Computer, Inc.
today welcomed the leading Windows TCP/IP developer-NetManage Inc.-to the
Macintosh platform, in conjunction with the announcement by NetManage of
its intent to bring the Window Sockets 1.1 APIs to the Mac OS.

WinSock has emerged as the Application Programming Interface (API) of
choice for accessing TCP/IP services on personal computers running the
Windows environment. By extending the architecture of Open
Transport-Apple's new Mac OS networking and communications system-with
Window Sockets APIs, this proposed new developer tool will enable cross
platform programming between the Mac OS and Windows, Windows/NT and
Windows'95.

Apple has previously demonstrated its commitment to standards-based tools
and solutions for networking with Open Transport, basing the architecture
on key POSIX (X/Open Transport Interface) and UNIX (STREAMs) standards,
and by including TCP/IP protocol support as a standard feature of the Mac
OS. With the addition of WinSock support from NetManage, developers from
the Windows community should find it easier to develop TCP/IP networking
applications for the Mac OS. For corporate developers, these proposed new
tools would provide a portable network API across both Windows and the Mac
OS platform. As a result, customers should see an increased number of
Windows networking applications become available on the Mac OS.

"NetManage becoming a Mac OS developer, and announcing its intent to create
this tool should further strengthen the developer proposition with Apple
Open Transport," said John Mracek, senior director of System Software
Marketing at Apple Computer, Inc. "With tools support to be available for
both POSIX XTI and Window Sockets APIs, developers will have the best of
both UNIX and Windows for Mac OS network applications. We are particularly
pleased to see NetManage working on this. Their leadership and expertise
as the contributor of the original WinSock specification certainly lays
the groundwork for a successful relationship.

" Zvi Alon, President and CEO of NetManage commented, "We are pleased to
bring our TCP/IP developer tools to the Mac OS. With our proven track
record on the Windows platform and Apple's support, we believe Windows
developers with applications built on WinSock 1.0/1.1 will now more easily
be able to port to the Mac OS, and take advantage of Open Transport/TCP."

The two companies will release further details concerning the new tools at
a later date.

NetManage Inc. is the leading supplier of TCP/IP applications for Windows.
NetManage software facilitates global information access, workgroup
collaboration, communication and productivity of public and private
networking environments. NetManage co-authored the Windows Sockets,
Windows ISDN and Windows SNMP API specifications.

Apple Computer, Inc. a recognized pioneer and innovator in the information
industry, creates powerful solutions based on easy to use personal
computers, servers, peripherals, software, online services, and personal
digital assistants. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Apple
(NASDAQ:APPL) develops, manufactures, licenses and markets products,
technologies and services for the business, education, consumer,
scientific & engineering and government markets in over 140 countries.

Apple's home page on the World Wide Web: http://www.apple.com/

NetManage's home page on the World Wide Web: www.netmange.com.
 
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