Type of Article: MacTech Web Site

For Immediate Release

Bare Bones Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 1048
Bedford, MA 01730-1048
http://www.barebones.com
Contact:
Allan Rousselle, VP Sales & Marketing
617/676-0650
sales@barebones.com

May 13, 1996

BARE BONES SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES SOFTPOLISH — THE ESSENTIAL TOOL
FOR SOFTWARE QUALITY.

Natick, MA — Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced the release of
its first version of “SoftPolish,” the essential tool for software
quality assurance on the Macintosh(R).

WILLOWS EXTENDS TWIN APIW TO MACINTOSH DEVELOPERS

TWIN APIW for Macintosh Available in Developer Release 1 Version
for Cross-Platform Windows to Macintosh Development

San Jose, CA — May 13, 1996 — Apple World Wide Developers Conference —
Willows Software, Inc. today announced the availability of the Developer
Release 1 (DR1) version of TWIN APIW for the Macintosh.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Aladdin Systems Ships Major Upgrade of StuffIt InstallerMaker

Watsonville, CA (May 13, 1996) – Aladdin Systems, Inc. today announced StuffIt
InstallerMaker(tm) 3.0, a major upgrade to the Macintosh benchmark installation
product. Used by software developers, MIS directors, and network administrators
to create custom installers, InstallerMaker reduces distribution costs and
makes installation fast and easy for end users. StuffIt InstallerMaker 3.0 is
easy-to-use because it is built on a point and click interface, which requires
no programming time.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Neil Ticktin
DevDepot
805-494-9797
marketing@devdepot.com

Xplain launches DevDepot

Westlake Village, CA — May 12, 1996 — Xplain Corporation, publisher of
MacTech(tm) Magazine, is proud to announce the launch of DevDepot(tm) —
a new concept in mail order targeted towards developers and programmers in the
Macintosh community.

DevDepot comprises two complementary units: An extensive, full color
catalog (also included at the back of MacTech Magazine) updated monthly, and a
dedicated world wide web site (http://www.devdepot.com).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Neil Ticktin
MacTech Magazine
805-494-9797
marketing@www.mactech.com

MacTech launches MacDev-1

Westlake Village, CA — May 11, 1996 — Xplain Corporation, publisher of
MacTech(tm) Magazine, is proud to announce the launch of MacDev-1(tm) — a new
list server aimed squarely at the Mac(tm) OS Developer Community.

MacDev-1 is a news and information list server with a focused charter.