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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For product information, contact:
Robin Shields
415/570-7736
omniweb@lighthouse.com


LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN SHIPS OMNIWEB 2.0 FOR NEXTSTEP

-- New release adds numerous Netscape extensions, as well as features
not available in any other browser --


MARCH 20th, 1996 - SAN MATEO, CA - Lighthouse Design, Ltd. today
announced that it has shipped OmniWeb 2.0, a powerful new version
of its World Wide Web (WWW) browser for the object-oriented NEXTSTEP
environment.

OmniWeb 2.0 has been completely overhauled to add extended support
for many HTML features, as well as functionality available in no
other web browser shipping for any platform. Some highlights from
the extensive list of new features include:

- Support for additional HTML extensions, including:
         - Netscape 1.2 background images and font size extensions
         - HTML 3.0 and Netscape style tables
         - HTML 3.0 and Netscape style paragraph centering
         - Netscape 2.0 frames
         - HTML 3.0 and Netscape 2.0 tags: BIG, SMALL, SUB, SUP.
         - Netscape Cookies extension

- HTML files from any source can be displayed inside OmniWeb. Users
  can view, edit, review, and save the HTML source using a new edit
  source feature.

- New searching panel allows quick and easy searching of indexes
  and forms, including local indexes and internet servers like
  WebCrawler.

- True multithreading, using OpenStep threads, allows users to
  download images and files in parallel, or continue browsing as
  downloads occur in the background.

- Extensible bundle architecture allows developers to add new types
  of addresses, converters, viewers, and preferences.

- Expanded preferences allows system administrators to add site-wide
  values for any preference via NetInfo.

- Completely updated FTP user interface and functionality.

- Bookmarks that have unviewed changes or are unreachable are now
  flagged with a special icon. Additionally, when opening a bookmarked
  page, users can quickly check it for changes since the last viewing,
  or set the inspector to automatically check it at a specified time
  interval.

- Rich text and images can be copied from the browser and pasted
  into other applications, or printed. Even tables are correctly
  printed.

For a complete feature list, refer to the following URL:
http://www.lighthouse.com/ProductInfo/OmniWeb_2.0_features.html

OmniWeb 2.0 can be downloaded from the following location: http://www.
lighthouse.com/ftp.html.

OmniWeb 2.0, which is free to individual users, is now shipping
for SPARC-, Intel-, Motorola- and HP PA-RISC-based versions of
NEXTSTEP 3.3 or later. For organizations purchasing multiple
licenses, the product will list for $119. The cost to upgrade from
OmniWeb 1.0 to 2.0 is $69. Volume and academic discounts are
available.

Lighthouse Design is the leading supplier of object products and
services for corporate developers deploying custom solutions to
the World Wide Web, Microsoft's 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 further 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. and the Lighthouse logo are trademarks of
Lighthouse Design, Ltd. OmniWeb is a trademark of Omni Development,
Inc. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc.
Netscape is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation. All
other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective
owners.