Year: 1997

JOINT RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Macworld and MacTech Team Up on Awards

SAN FRANCISCO, CA and WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA — SEPTEMBER 17, 1997 — Joining
together to recognize the industry’s finest, Macworld Magazine and MacTech
Magazine have agreed to jointly present a new set of awards for Macintosh
developer tools. Macworld Magazine, which now incorporates MacUser
Magazine, will also give out about 30 awards for best products in a variety
of Mac product and technology categories.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VB2Java offers Effortless Translations of Visual Basic programs to Java for $89

HICKSVILLE, NY – September 16, 1997 – PowerBBS Computing, which already
produces the only Delphi to Java converter, has leveraged its technology to
enter the Visual Basic to Java market.

VB2Java allows Visual Basic programmers to effortlessly create Applets or
Applications, directly from their Visual Basic code. No additional
configuration for Java output is necessary.

For immediate release

Stone Design Announces “Homecoming Sale”

September 16, 1997 – Albuquerque, New Mexico – Stone Design announced today
the “Homecoming” Sale on its suite of NEXTSTEP software, which runs on
NEXTSTEP and OpenStep MACH.

MICRO PLANNING TO RELEASE
MICRO PLANNER X-PERT VERSION 3.0

Sophisticated Project Management Software for the Macintosh, Sun Solaris,
HP and Windows 3.x, 95, NT

Denver, CO — Micro Planning International (MPI) today announced the latest
version of their powerful project management software for the Macintosh and
Windows 3.x, 95, NT: MICRO PLANNER X-Pert – Version 3.0.

Apple Names Steve Jobs Interim CEO

Cupertino, Calif.–Sept. 16, 1997–At its first regularly scheduled meeting
last week, Apple’s new Board of Directors formalized the role of Steve Jobs
by naming him interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company until a new
CEO is named.

At this meeting, the Board of Directors also met with its executive
recruiter, John Thompson of Heidrick & Struggles, to review the status of
its search for a CEO.