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Notes Release 4.1 Launched with Support for Nine New Clients,                 
 
 Five New Servers, Including Digital AlphaServer Systems                      
 
April 3, 1996                                                                 
 
                                                                              
 
For Businesses Building a Robust Infrastructure for Messaging,                
 
Groupware and the Internet:                                                   
 
                                                                              
 
Lotus Leads with 15 Million Communications Seats                              
 
                                                                              
 
LAS VEGAS, Nev., April 2, 1996 -- Lotus Development Corp. has                 
 
announced its installed base of communications software seats,                
 
including Lotus Notes and Lotus cc:Mail, now exceeds 15 million,              
 
more than one and one-half times the installed base of its                    
 
nearest competitor.                                                           
 
                                                                              
 
At the NetWorld + Interop show and conference opening here                    
 
today, Lotus also announced it will begin shipments this month                
 
of Lotus Notes Release 4.1, adding support for nine new clients               
 
and five new server platforms, including Digital Equipment Corp.              
 
AlphaServer systems running Microsoft Windows NT.  Notes Release              
 
4.1 also includes the new InterNotes Web Publisher Release 4.0,               
 
enabling businesses to create, manage and administer their                    
 
internal Intranet and public Web sites using Lotus Notes.                     
 
                                                                              
 
Lotus Notes provides an ideal communications infrastructure by                
 
combining enterprise-ready, client/server messaging and the                   
 
global access and distribution of the World Wide Web, together                
 
with a platform for rapidly developing and deploying strategic                
 
groupware applications.  This enables users to communicate,                   
 
collaborate and coordinate within and beyond their                            
 
organizational boundaries to achieve dramatically improved                    
 
business results.                                                             
 
                                                                              
 
Notes Release 4, which shipped in January, has topped Microsoft               
 
Exchange and Novell Groupwise in every computer industry trade                
 
magazine review, based on its multi-platform support and                      
 
superior combination of client/server messaging, Internet                     
 
integration, and groupware.                                                   
 
                                                                              
 
Lotus Chief Operating Officer Jeff Papows said, "Information                  
 
Technology managers charged with building a robust                            
 
infrastructure for messaging, groupware and the Web are                       
 
rejecting incomplete or roll-your-own approaches and selecting                
 
Lotus Notes because it meets the needs of individual                          
 
departments, as well as the enterprise as a whole.  Whether you               
 
have the power of a Notes client or just a Web browser, Notes                 
 
unifies management, directory, administration, security and                   
 
business application development for customers integrating                    
 
messaging, groupware and the Web."                                            
 
                                                                              
 
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C.,                 
 
has used Notes since 1991 and currently has 6,000 users with                  
 
plans to move to 12,000 seats this year.                                      
 
                                                                              
 
According to Paul Wohlleben, director of the Office of                        
 
Information Resources Management at the EPA, "One of our new                  
 
Notes Release 4 pilots will help us better manage the process of              
 
making EPA grants.  Constituents such as other government                     
 
organizations, independent groups such as Indian tribes, and                  
 
even individual citizens can connect over the World Wide Web to               
 
our Notes environment using any standard Internet browser.  Then              
 
we can use Notes internally to handle the workflow associated                 
 
with processing applications through the lifecycle of the grant.              
 
Notes' superior support for forms, unique ability to handle                   
 
workflow routing and management, and security via                             
 
certificate-based authentication makes it a powerful tool that                
 
goes far beyond simple messaging or a static Web page."                       
 
                                                                              
 
A Messaging Product You Won't Have to Exchange                                
 
                                                                              
 
In anticipation of Microsoft's initial entry into the                         
 
client/server messaging market, Lotus is delivering to attendees              
 
at Networld+Interop more than 50,000 copies of its Notes Mail                 
 
demonstration CD and offering free training sessions in a                     
 
classroom setting.  Notes Mail, which is a client in the Lotus                
 
Notes family, provides users with a simple and consistent set of              
 
mailbox and message management tools to process and organize                  
 
large volumes of mail, as well as participate in discussions and              
 
access the Web.                                                               
 
                                                                              
 
IT managers and administrators will find the CD particularly                  
 
valuable for exploring Notes connectivity, management, security,              
 
and scalability, as well as typical business applications.  Las               
 
Vegas taxicab drivers have been hired to issue the free CD,                   
 
which will also be made available through the Web and Lotus                   
 
Business Partners.                                                            
 
                                                                              
 
Lotus also announced at Networld+Interop a new Migration                      
 
program and toolset to help users of Microsoft Mail, as well as               
 
Lotus cc:Mail and IBM Office Vision migrate to Lotus Notes.                   
 
Additionally, Lotus announced an updated version of its                       
 
NotesView 4.0 graphical management tool for Notes networks.                   
 
                                                                              
 
Lotus Notes Release 4.1 begins shipping April 19.  This                       
 
latest release adds support for:                                              
 
                                                                              
 
New Notes 4.1 Clients:  Apple Macintosh 68000 and PowerPC, IBM                
 
OS/2 Warp and Warp Connect, Microsoft Windows NT Intel and                    
 
Alpha, IBM AIX, HP-UX and Sun Solaris x86 and SPARCsystems                    
 
                                                                              
 
New Notes 4.1 Servers:  OS/2 SMP, Novell NetWare, Windows '95,                
 
NT Alpha, and Solaris x.86.                                                   
 
                                                                              
 
Notes Release 4.1 will be available in Brazilian Portuguese,                  
 
Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, International English,                
 
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish,                       
 
Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.  The International               
 
English version will support Thai.                                            
 
                                                                              
 
Lotus Notes Release 4.0 has been shipping since January on the                
 
following platforms:                                                          
 
                                                                              
 
Existing client platforms: Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows 95               
 
                                                                              
 
Server platforms:  HP-UX, IBM AIX, IBM OS/2 Warp and Warp                     
 
Connect, Sun Solaris, and Microsoft Windows NT.                               
 
                                                                              
 
Lotus Development Corp., a subsidiary of IBM Corp., offers high               
 
quality software products and support services that reflect the               
 
company's unique understanding of the new ways in which                       
 
individuals and businesses must work together to achieve                      
 
success.  Lotus' innovative approach is evident in a new class                
 
of applications that allows information to be accessed and                    
 
communicated in ways never before possible, both within and                   
 
beyond organizational boundaries.  The company also provides                  
 
numerous support services, both from its consulting division and              
 
its award-winning 24-hour support center.                                     
 
                                                                              
 
All prices and terms are for the U.S. only.  Notes software                   
 
prices are estimated for retail prices for volume purchases                   
 
through Lotus' Passport program. Lotus and Lotus Notes are                    
 
registered trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation.  Notes,               
 
InterNotes, InterNotes Web Publisher, and InterNotes Web                      
 
Navigator are trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation.  All               
 
other company names and products are trademarks or registered                 
 
trademarks of their respective companies.                                     
 
                                                                              
 
EDITOR'S NOTE: All Lotus news releases are available on the                   
 
Internet, via the Lotus Development Corp. Home Page at                        
 
http://www.Lotus.com.  The Lotus Home Page is an easy way to                  
 
find information about Lotus and its business partners' products              
 
and services.                                                                 
 
                                                                              
 
A copy of this release and other company information is also                  
 
available via fax by dialing 1-800-57-LOTUS within the U.S. and               
 
Canada or 201-946-2336 outside the U.S. and Canada.  Questions                
 
concerning the service should be directed to Lotus' corporate                 
 
communications department at 617-693-5625.                                    
 
                                                                              
 
Please Note:                                                                  
 
Questions about the content or currency of this press release                 
 
should be directed to your local IBM representative.