FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

EDITORIAL CONTACT:
    Suzan Woods
    Legato Systems, Inc.
    415-812-6112

LEGATO SHIPS NETWORKERr NOW STANDARD
IN COMPAQ SMARTSTART CD-ROM PROGRAM

Legato NetWorker is Now More Convenient to Install
on Compaq Servers

    PALO ALTO, CA, JULY 18, 1994-- Legato Systems, Inc. today announced a
worldwide agreement under which Compaq Computer Corporation will immediately
being shipping Legato's award-winning NetWorker backup and recovery software as
part of their Compaq SmartStart CD-ROM application.  SmartStart's process
automates the purchase, installation and reliable configuration of systems
software on the complete line of ProLiant and ProSignia servers.  

    In addition to providing licensed Legato product, Compaq and Legato have
arranged for customers to use SmartStart to install a fully functional
evaluation copy of NetWorker as part of a SmartStart SCO Open Server
installation.  This agreement provides users with streamlined software
installation integrating both software and hardware, and makes it simpler for
Compaq's customers to evaluate, select and install network-based backup and
recovery software.

    John Paul, vice president, Systems Division, Compaq Computer Corporation,
said, "Compaq is pleased to offer our customers Legato's NetWorker as part
of the SmartStart CD-ROM Program.  NetWorker provides a robust, industry
standard networked backup solution for Compaq SCO Open Server solutions.  For
users unfamiliar with Unix backup products, SmartStart customers will have the
option to easily and conveniently install functional NetWorker evaluation
backup software as part of their SCO installation," concluded Paul.

    "Compaq SmartStart customers will be able to take advantage of NetWorker's
cost-effective storage management features," added Edward Cooper, vice
president of marketing at Legato Systems.  "Further, this agreement broadens
Legato's market reach and strengthens our leadership position as the de-facto
standard for multi-platform backup and recovery software."

    "The availability of Legato NetWorker in Compaq's SmartStart program adds
even greater value to the SCO Open Server and Compaq solutions that are
establishing new price-performance standards for business servers today," said
Scott McGregor, SCO senior vice president for products.  "As the leader in UNIX
server software, SCO is committed to providing our customers with the broadest
and easiest access to high-performance solutions such as Legato's NetWorker,"
McGregor concluded.

Background on Legato Systems
    Legato Systems, Inc., headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., is the leader of
scalable network data storage management software products that simplify
administration for networked computers.  Legato NetWorker is the first
client/server backup and recovery software product that is independent of
hardware platforms, operating systems, and backup devices.  

    NetWorker's family of network data storage management products provides
seamless, centralized and fully automated backup for networks of all sizes.  
Legato NetWorker for Unix is the de-facto standard for Unix networks, providing
heterogeneous backup in an open systems environment.  NetWorker for SCO UNIX is
the first scalable storage management solution for SCO workgroups and
enterprises.  NetWorker for NetWare is the first product to use SMS, Novell's
standard for network backup and recovery, and Legato is a co-developer of SMS
with Novell.

    Legato NetWorker is licensed, jointly developed, or resold by major system
vendors, including:  Banyan, Digital, Data General, Fujitsu, IBM, ICL,
Innovus/HP, Intergraph, Sequent, Siemens, Silicon Graphics, Sony, Sun
Microsystems, and SunSoft.  System vendors that bundle Legato NetWorker with
their systems for a complete hardware and software solution include:  ADIC,
Compaq, StorageTek, and Tricord.

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Legato NetWorker is a registered trademark of Legato Systems, Inc.  All other
product, trademark, company, or service names mentioned herein are the property
of their respective owners.

Elisheva Steiner
Corporate Public Relations/Managing Editor, SCO News Bureau
408-427-7252 or 408-427-7253/Fax: 408/427-5418
e...@sco.com