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LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN ANNOUNCES BACKPAGE - NEW SUITE OF DEVELOPER
PRODUCTS FOR THE WORLD WIDE WEB

--BackPage components work with NeXT's WebObjects to bring powerful
tools to web application developers and their end-users--


JANUARY 30th, 1996 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Lighthouse Design, Ltd.
today announced that it will broaden its product line with BackPage,
a complete suite of object frameworks for developers of custom,
web-based applications. BackPage will be comprised of several
off-the-shelf components that work with NeXT Software, Inc's
WebObjects environment to enable corporate developers to build more
powerful web-based applications for deployment on the World Wide Web
(WWW).

The new products were announced and demonstrated in conjunction
with NeXT Software's WebMania conference, being held January 30-31
at San Francisco's Center for the Arts Theater.

Lighthouse disclosed that the first components of the suite will be
WebVision and WebQuantrix-two frameworks derived from Quantrix,
Lighthouse Design's multi-dimensional spreadsheet. WebVision and
WebQuantrix will allow corporate developers to incorporate
presentation quality charts and graphs, along with real-time
multi-dimensional data analysis into web-based applications.

"Lighthouse has assembled a world-class collection of applications
and frameworks for NeXT's award winning technology," said Jonathan
Schwartz, president of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. "With NeXT's
WebObjects, we can now deploy these off-the-shelf components on
behalf of corporate developers seeking to expedite the delivery of
content rich, highly functional web applications. The emergence of
the Internet as the deployment vehicle of choice creates a new class
of opportunities for Lighthouse Design's object technology."

"Lighthouse has consistently delivered innovation and functionality
to users of NeXT's technology," said Steve Jobs, CEO of NeXT
Software, Inc. "We applaud their decision to deploy their products
to the web, in support of WebObjects and the industry's move to the
Internet."

Using NeXT's WebObjects, developers can build and deploy web-based
applications on top of the Windows NT, Solaris, SunOS, HP-UX and
Digital, UNIX operating systems. WebObjects adds a dynamic HTML
presentation layer to data stored not only in object-oriented
applications but also in industry standard relational databases.

A fully object-oriented API allows WebVision and WebQuantrix to be
seamlessly integrated into web-based custom applications. By
combining Lighthouse technology with WebObjects, developers can
create applications that analyze data gathered from corporate
databases and other sources and generate content rich web pages,
complete with charts and spreadsheet tables. The presentation and
analytical layers made possible with WebVision and WebQuantrix will
significantly enhance the utility of these custom applications for
end-users.

For example, a mail order retailer creating web-based executive
information systems could off-load all graphical and analytical
tasks, such as calculation and display of call and order volume, to
WebVision and WebQuantrix. Queries sent to the company's database(s)
through NeXT's WebObjects framework, could be routed through these
Lighthouse components to enrich dynamically created web pages with
presentation quality embedded graphics, real-time computation and
formula driven tables.

WebVision and WebQuantrix will begin shipping in the first half of
1996. Pricing will be announced in conjunction with the shipment of
these products. Additional BackPage components and developer tools
will be announced this summer. Lighthouse began broadening its
developer product line last year with the announcement of
ObjectPlan`, a breakthrough design and analysis tool for the
creation of object applications.

Lighthouse Design is the leading supplier of object products and
services for corporate developers deploying custom solutions to the
World Wide Web, Microsoft, Windows NT and SunSoft's Solaris. With a
growing family of applications and object frameworks, Lighthouse is
at the forefront of broadening the marketplace for cross-platform,
web-enabled object technology.

For more information on Lighthouse Design and its products, call
1-800-366-2279 or 1-415-570-7736, send electronic mail to
info@lighthouse.com, or visit Lighthouse Design's World Wide Web
page at http://www.lighthouse.com/.

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Lighthouse Design, Ltd., BackPage, WebVision, WebQuantrix,
Quantrix, ObjectPlan and the Lighthouse logo are trademarks of
Lighthouse Design, Ltd. WebObjects is a trademark of NeXT Software,
Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their
respective owners.