WhiteLight Systems announces release of Mission Critical Solitaire 1.0
New era of popularity dawns for NEXTSTEP

PALO ALTO, CA, December 10, 1993 --- WhiteLight Systems, Inc. today
announced the release of Mission Critical Solitaire1.0, a long-awaited
application in the NEXTSTEP community. The object-oriented design
of the card game yields smooth play and an elegant look-and-feel.

"NeXT is focusing on mission-critical custom apps. There are a
number of excellent productivity apps out there. If NEXTSTEP is
going to achieve broad popularity, what it really needs is a superb
game of solitaire. This is the compelling advantage that NEXTSTEP
has been waiting for," says Pat "Five Aces" Rowland, a spokesperson
for the company and former professional card player. "Just look at
Windows 3.1. We are hard-pressed to find a better explanation for
the success of Windows 3.1 than the free copy of solitaire that is
bundled with the Microsoft operating system."

Until today, sophisticated corporate sites had a rationale for
sticking with Windows. With the release of Mission Critical Solitaire,
NEXTSTEP now does everything better than the Microsoft product.
"Most people don't know that solitaire is the app most used on
Windows. We kid ourselves about releasing an anti-productivity app,
but government studies prove that widespread adoption of Mission
Critical Solitaire would save in excess of $342.8 million per year
in time lost due to slow and frustrating play of the Microsoft
product," continued Mr. Rowland.

"If you don't have time for a full-day NeXT seminar, five minutes
with Mission Critical Solitaire will persuade you that you can't
live without NEXTSTEP," concluded Mr. Rowland.

Mission Critical Solitaire runs on version 3.x of NeXT, Inc.'s
NEXTSTEP operating environment for Intel and Motorola processors.
It is available from WhiteLight Systems at the above address. Single
copy pricing is $35 prepaid, plus $12 shipping & handling and sales
tax where applicable. There is no shipping & handling charge for
orders sent by e-mail.

In line with NeXT's ObjectWare strategy, Mission Critical Solitaire
is also available in object library form for integration into
currency trading, customer service, office automation, and other
mission-critical custom applications.

WhiteLight Systems, Inc. is a privately-held software company
headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

     For more information, contact Marina Dellaporta at Whitelight
     Systems, Inc., 350 Cambridge Ave., Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA
     94306  USA, Email: info@whitelight.com, Tel: (415) 321-2183

Copyright 1993 WhiteLight Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. The
WhiteLight logo and Mission Critical Solitaire are trademarks of
WhiteLight Systems, Inc. NeXT, NEXTSTEP and ObjectWare are trademarks
of NeXT, Inc. Windows 3.1 is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.