From: Brenda Friederich <brenda@objectshare.com>
Subject: Announcing VisualWorks 3.0 on Linux
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 09:21:23 -0800

ObjectShare
Press Release      For Immediate Release

Contact:

ObjectShare, Inc.                  ObjectShare, Inc.
Suzanne Fortman                   Brenda Friederich
949-930-6373                      800-973-4777
sfortman@objectshare.com    brenda@objectshare.com


OBJECTSHARE ANNOUNCES VISUALWORKS 3.0 FOR LINUX
First Complete Enterprise Development Environment For Red Hat Linux


Irvine, CA-January 11, 1999 - ObjectShare, Inc. (NASDAQ:OBJS) the
premier provider of component solutions for internet computing, today
announced that the VisualWorks software development tools will join the
growing market for the Linux operating system.  VisualWorks for Linux
provides programmers with the first complete and robust toolset for the
creation of internet applications that are dynamic, portable and
powerful.  VisualWorks has been available as a non-commercial product on
the Linux platform since September of 1998.

We are excited to provide VisualWorks to the Linux market, said James
Smith, senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at
ObjectShare.  We have seen tremendous interest in our non-commercial
product and a huge demand that this product be made available for
commercial use.  We feel this presents a great opportunity for us to
capture a key position in the fastest growing operating system market
and that VisualWorks will provide Linux with the necessary tools to
create robust network software applications.

According to a recent study from International Data Corporation, market
share for Linux rose from 6.8 percent to an estimated 17.2 percent of
server operating system shipments.  Utilizing VisualWorks, Linux
developers can develop and instantly deploy their applications to any of
eleven supported platforms.

"We are elated with the release of VisualWorks to the Linux community,
said Travis Griggs, technical lead with Key Technology.  We took the new
version of our main product line's software written in VisualWorks for
NT and ported it to a Linux box in less than 10 minutes. This system
comprises 500+ classes, and includes a highly customized user interface
built especially for touch screen systems.  The system ran without a
hitch. From Win32 to X-Windows, in a matter of minutes and it ran even
faster!

"Linux as a viable option for the enterprise is quickly gaining
momentum," said Bob Young, CEO, Red Hat Software, Inc.  "The
availability of robust, enterprise development tools for Linux, such as
VisualWorks, gives developers proven tools to build mission critical
Linux applications.  We are seeing a real surge in demand for just these
types of tools."

Linux is a freely distributable, cooperatively-developed POSIX-based,
multi-user, multi-tasking operating system used worldwide. Linux is used
as a high value, fully-functional UNIX implementation for applications
ranging from Internet Servers to reliable workgroup computing.

ObjectShare will premier VisualWorks 3.0 for Linux at the first annual
Linux World Conference and Exposition, March 1-4, 1999, in San Jose,
California.  For more information about the conference please go to
www.linuxworldexpo.com.  ObjectShare will be in exhibit spaces 2027 and
2029.

Pricing and Availability
 VisualWorks 3.0 for Linux will be available in a commercial edition in
the first quarter of 1999, supporting Red Hat Linux 5.x on the Intel
processors.  Special introductory pricing of $495 will be offered for a
limited time for development licenses on Linux.  Deployment licenses for
the Linux version will also be available from ObjectShare.

About VisualWorks
VisualWorks is a powerful object-oriented application development
environment for building state-of-the-art internet computing
applications that are completely portable across Windows, Macintosh and
most UNIX platforms.  VisualWorks developers benefit from an integrated
development environment, that includes a powerful suite of development
tools, such as the ObjectLens for bridging between relational databases
and objects, the GUI interface painter and the proven ANSI compliant
VisualWorks Smalltalk language.  VisualWorks applications are easy to
maintain enable rapid development and allow dynamic response to changes
in your business. VisualWorks Non-Commercial is available as a free
download from ObjectShare’s web site.

The VisualWorks product suite includes add-ons enabling deployment to
the Web, development of distributed applications, interfaces to legacy
code, creation and access of COM components and flexible access to
relational databases.

About ObjectShare, Inc.
Founded in 1983, ObjectShare, Inc. (NASDAQ: OBJS) is the premier
provider of object-oriented component solutions for internet computing.
With complete support for industry standards using Java or Smalltalk,
the company offers development environments, frameworks, along with
consulting, education and support services worldwide.  Headquartered in
Irvine, California, the company also maintains offices in Sunnyvale,
Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

For more information about ObjectShare, please call 1-800-759-7272 or
949-833-1122.  ObjectShare’s World Wide Web address (URL) is
http://www.objectshare.com.

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