MEDIA CONTACTS: Kristy Lepley, WebTV Networks Inc. (415) 614-2729, kristy@corp.webtv.net Marcy Dockery, WebTV Networks Inc. (415) 614-5546, marcy@corp.webtv.net Isao Hirano, Fujitsu Limited 81-3-3213-4160, hirano@hq.fujitsu.co.jp

The WebTV Network service, launched in September of this year in the United States, is the first online service that brings high-quality and high-performance Internet access to televisions at a small fraction of the cost of a personal computer. The WebTV^TM set-top boxes, available at consumer electronics stores in the U.S., are designed to make the Internet simple to use, with a set-up time of 15 minutes that allows One-Thumb Browsing^TM of the Internet using a television remote control.

"We are very pleased with WebTV's compelling technology and consumer-oriented approach to Internet access," Naoyuki Akikusa, Executive Vice President of Fujitsu Limited. "And we are happy to have selected WebTV as our strategic partner in bringing the Internet to the Japanese televisions. We expect that the combination of Fujitsu's experiences with Internet access and with NIFTY-Serve, the largest consumer online service in Japan, will contribute to making WebTV enormously successful in the Japanese market. "

WebTV Networks will own 65 percent of the WebTV/Fujitsu joint venture company and Fujitsu Limited will own 35 percent. WebTV Networks and Fujitsu will form alliances with companies in various fields, including consumer electronics, Internet access, media and content to establish the new service.

"This agreement between our two companies will bring Japanese consumers the compelling TV Internet experience, currently available in homes across the United States," said Steve Perlman, Co-founder, President and CEO of WebTV Networks Inc. "Fujitsu's leadership in consumer online services and Internet-related industries in Japan will help provide WebTV customers with the best and most cost-effective way to connect their TVs to the World Wide Web. "

Fujitsu will build a network operation center to host network services such as Internet access, e-mail, billing and customer support for the WebTV Japanese network. Fujitsu will be one of the providers of access points in Japan for the network with its InfoWeb^TM infrastructure, as well as a provider of content, including InterTV^TM television listing service, the WildBird^TM map-based information service and teleparc, an online magazine. The joint venture will be Fujitsu's exclusive branded service offering for Internet applications on television.

Partners providing hardware for the new WebTV Japanese network will be announced early next year.

WebTV Networks is the developer of the WebTV^TM Reference Design and WebTV Networks online service that delivers the Internet through television, acknowledged by U.S. analysts and media as the leader in delivering Internet content through the television.

Founded in June 1995 by three multimedia pioneers --Steve Perlman, Bruce Leak and Phil Goldman--WebTV Networks is dedicated to bringing high-quality, affordable Internet access to television consumers through integrated, easy-to-use, standards-based technologies and services. WebTV Networks is based in Palo Alto, Calif.(U.S.A.)

Founded in 1935, Fujitsu Limited is the world's second largest computer manufacturer and an international leader in telecommunications,semiconductors and other electronic devices. The Fujitsu Group of over 400 technology, software, and service companies posted global revenues of more than $34 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996.

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If you are interested in receiving additional information on WebTV Networks or Fujitsu Limited, please visit their Web sites at http://www.webtv.net, or http://www.fujitsu.com/

For additional Information on InterTV, WildBird, or teleparc, please visit their Web sites at http://intertv.or.jp/, http://www.wildbird.or.jp/, or http://teleparc.com/