Item    8094440                 93/05/26        01:07
 From:   CONRAD_GEIGER@NEXT.COM@INET#    Internet Gateway
 Subject: NeXT Adds Larry Ellison and Dan Case to Board of Directors

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Contact:
 Karen Logsdon
 NeXT Computer, Inc.
 415/780-3786
 or
 Marilyn Kilinski
 Ketchum Public Relations
 212/536-8865

 NeXT ADDS LARRY ELLISON AND DAN CASE TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 Software future reflected in choice of Oracle, Hambrecht & Quist
 CEOs

 SAN FRANCISCO, CA  - May 25, 1993: Solidifying its transformation
 into a software company, NeXT Computer, Inc. today announced the
 addition of two software industry leaders to its board of
 directors:  Lawrence J. Ellison, president and CEO of Oracle
 Corp., and Daniel H. Chase III, president and co-CEO of Hambrecht &
 Quist Group.  They join Steven P. Jobs, chairman and CEO, and
 Keiichi Uno, of Canon, Inc., on NeXT's board.

 "We are very pleased to have two of the technology industry's most
 prominent leaders join our board," said Jobs of NeXT.  "Their
 experience and guidance will be invaluable as we complete our
 transition from a workstation manufacturer to a software company.
 Larry and Dan will be actively involved as NeXT addresses the
 strategic and operations challenges of becoming the premiere
 supplier of object-oriented software."

 Bringing experience to NeXT's board

 As a software company, NeXT is capitalizing on its acclaimed
 NEXTSTEP software, currently the leading object-oriented software
 for developing and deploying mission-critical applications in
 client/server environments.  Ellison and Case together bring nearly
 three decades of experience in managing and advising
 highly-successful software companies.

 Ellison's Oracle Corp. is the third-largest software company in the
 world and the leader in client/server database computing.  Case has
 spent 14 years with H&Q, which has been associated with many of the
 most successful companies in the software industry, including Adobe
 Systems and Sybase.

 "It's very important for our industry that NEXTSTEP achieve the
 success it deserves, and I look forward to working with NeXT to
 make this possible."  Ellison said.

 "I'm excited about reuniting with Steve Jobs and am confident that
 NeXT is well-positioned to be the catalyst and leader in the
 object-oriented revolution," added Case.  "I believe NEXTSTEP is
 significantly ahead of competing products in the race to establish
 the next sustainable standard in system software."

 Lawrence J. Ellison

 Larry Ellison has been president and CEO of Oracle corp. since he
 co-founded the company in 1977.  Prior to founding Oracle, Ellison
 was vice president of systems development at Omex Corp., a pioneer
 in optical digital mass storage.  Before that, he worked at Ampex
 Corp., on the adaptation of video recording technology, and prior
 to Ampex, he was a member of the Amdahl Corp. team that developed
 the first IBM plug-compatible mainframe computer.  Ellison is a
 member of the Industry Policy Advisory Council of the U.S.
 Department of Commerce and was named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by
 Harvard Business School in 1990.

 Daniel H. Case III

 Dan Case currently serves as president and co-CEO of Hambrecht &
 Quist Group where he has worked since 1979.  Case's previous
 positions at H&Q include principal corporate finance: managing
 director of investment banking; and executive vice president.  H&Q
 is well-known as an underwriter of emerging growth companies
 including the initial public offerings of Adobe, Apple, Genentech
 and Sybase, as well as for a full range of other financial
 services.  In addition to his management responsibilities, Case
 personally served as lead banker on more than 60 completed
 underwritings, financial advisory and private placement
 transactions.  He is a Rhodes Scholar and an honors graduate of
 Princeton University.

 NeXT Computer, Inc.

 NeXT develops and markets the industry-acclaimed NEXTSTEP
 object-oriented software for industry-standard computer
 architectures.  Customers use NEXTSTEP to develop and deploy
 mission -critical client/server applications, using both custom and
 shrink-wrapped software.  Headquartered in Redwood City,
 California, and with offices throughout  the world, NeXT serves
 customers requiring enterprise-wide, object-oriented productivity
 environments.

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