General Magic and Starfish Software Announce Joint Technology Development Agreement
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — April 28, 1997 — General Magic Inc. (NASDAQ:GMGC) and Starfish Software today announced that they have entered into a joint technology development agreement.
Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will work together to integrate Starfish's fully scaleable, Java-based client/server technology into General Magic's upcoming network-based communications service, code-named "Serengeti." General Magic plans to launch a pilot version of the Serengeti service to a limited number of users by the end of May.
At today's session of the Internet Showcase Conference, General Magic will give the first public showing of some of the components of Serengeti (see related announcement). Starfish will join General Magic's on-stage demonstration to show how their technology will be incorporated into General Magic's service.
"We are developing Serengeti to be a completely open system, allowing us to leverage the best technologies from the best companies. This is critical to our partnering strategy," said Steve Markman, General Magic chairman, CEO and president. "Our relationship with Starfish and use of their technology not only provide us with a key piece of Serengeti's architecture but will also help us get to market more quickly."
"Starfish adds value to General Magic's service in two ways," said Philippe Kahn, chairman and co-founder of Starfish. "First, it will give Serengeti a framework for delivering and handling business information. Second, it will allow interaction with that information from multiple devices, including PalmPilot and Windows CE-based machines, as well as desktop PCs."
In accordance with U.S. securities law, General Magic notes that this press release contains forward-looking statements. There are risks that may cause actual results to vary materially. These risks include, but are not limited to, reliance on key technical and management personnel, potential schedule changes, competitive pressures and emerging Internet standards. Additional risk factors are detailed in General Magic's 1996 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Starfish SOftware Inc. was founded in 1994. From its inception, the company's development efforts have been focused on the Internet, wireless communications and computer telephony. Starfish is a leading provider of open industry standards-based solutions designed for the Internet, heterogeneous intranets, Network Computers and Connected Information Appliances. Additional information can be found on the Starfish Software Web site at http://www.starfish.com .
General Magic Inc. was founded in 1990 and develops products and services that allow people to easily communicate with each other and obtain network-based information from wherever they are, using any type of communications device. The company does its magic out of its Sunnyvale, California headquarters. For more information on General Magic and its products, visit the company's Web site at http://www.genmagic.com .
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Starfish Software
Lesa Wheeler, 408/461-5815
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