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Some info I got from a friend of mine at WordPerfect.

                                                          Contact:  Liz Tanner
                                                                (801) 228-5004
                                                                (801) 228-5077


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                       WORDPERFECT CORPORATION DEVELOPS
                           WORDPERFECT 5.2 FOR OS/2

OREM, Utah, January 18, 1993 WordPerfect Corporation today announced the
development of WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 2.0, the first graphical version of WordPerfect
for OS/2. The product is being jointly developed with Micrografx using Mirrors
technology and is similar to the recently released WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows.
WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 is scheduled to ship this spring.

      Support from the industrys leading word processing software developer is a clear
indication of the markets support and acceptance of OS/2, said Lee Reiswig, president of
IBMs Personal Software Products division. WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 will satisfy
customers needs for a graphical word processor that will take advantage of OS/2's advanced
technology.

      The file format of WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 is identical to that of WordPerfect 5.1
for DOS and WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows so files are compatible across platforms.
WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 will also be compatible with WordPerfect Presentations and
WordPerfect Office 4.0 for OS/2 that are scheduled for release in 1993.

      Our users are implementing OS/2 and need applications today, said Rich Running,
director of WordPerfect for OS/2 marketing at WordPerfect Corporation. We want to help
them make a smooth transition to WordPerfect for OS/2 without sacrificing file compatibility
or making a major investment in training.

      WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 will contain the features of WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows
including the Button Bar, Ruler, the QuickFinder for indexing and text retrieval, and the
QuickMenu to quickly select Button Bars. 

      This is the first phase of our OS/2 word processing strategy, said Dave Moon, vice
president of development at WordPerfect Corporation. We are developing WordPerfect 6.0
for OS/2 that will be a 32-bit, multi-threaded product that integrates well with the WorkPlace
Shell.

      WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows will be on display in WordPerfect Corporations booth
#730 at the Window & OS/2 Conference this week at the San Jose Convention Center.
WordPerfect Corporation, founded in 1979, is located in Orem, Utah and manufactures the world's best-selling
word processing software, WordPerfect, as well as WordPerfect Office (E-mail/scheduling/
calendaring), and WordPerfect Presentations, presentation graphics software. The privately held company
develops software for DOS, Windows, OS/2, Macintosh, UNIX, VMS, AS/400, NeXT, Data General, Pen,
and System/370 platforms.

WordPerfect is a registered trademark of WordPerfect Corporation.
OS/2 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines.
Micrografx is a registered trademark and Mirrors is a trademark of Micrografx Corporation.

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