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Farallon to Develop Ethernet PC Card Drivers for eMate and MessagePad 2000

Newton, Inc. Selects Farallon as Strategic Networking Partner

ALAMEDA, Calif., June 30, 1997 – Farallon Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:
FRLN) today announced that it has been chosen by Newton, Inc., Apple
Computer’s wholly owned subsidiary, to develop Ethernet PC Card drivers for
Newton-based devices such as the eMate 300 and MessagePad 2000. The
Ethernet PC Card drivers will be available in conjunction with the
September release of the Newton Internet Enabler 2.0 (NIE 2.0) and will
enable users to directly connect their eMates and MessagePads to existing
Ethernet networks. Farallon is the only vendor to provide PC Cards that
can be used in a Newton-based device, a PowerBook and a PC Notebook.

“Because Farallon is the premier provider of plug-and-play networking
solutions for the education market, it was a natural decision for us to ask
them to develop Ethernet PC Card drivers for our Apple eMate,” said Robert
Kondrk, senior manager of Education Product Marketing at Apple Computer,
Inc.

“We are pleased to enhance our PC Card support to include Newton devices,”
said Ken Haase, product manager at Farallon Communications, Inc.
“Customers can confidently standardize on Farallon PC Cards today for their
PowerBooks and PC Notebooks and know that in September, they will also be
able to use them in their eMate or MessagePad 2000.”

With Farallon’s Ethernet PC Cards, eMate education users will be able to
easily access their email, the World Wide Web and the school network with
native TCP/IP support over the existing Ethernet network, eliminating the
need for special wiring or additional network routers or bridges. In
addition, the Ethernet PC Cards will support AppleTalk over Ethernet.
AppleTalk support will allow users to print directly on the Ethernet
network without having to install separate printers just for the eMates.
It will also improve backups and file transfers to Macintoshes on the
Ethernet network using the eMate Classroom Connection Kit.

“We are pleased to team with Farallon, a leading provider of Macintosh
networking products,” said Sandy Benett, Chief Operating Officer at Newton,
Inc. “With the release of NIE 2.0 and Farallon’s development of Ethernet
PC Card drivers, our eMate and MessagePad 2000 customers will be able to
take advantage of a more robust networking solution.”

About Farallon

Founded in 1986, Farallon Communications, Inc. develops complete,
easy-to-use Internet connectivity solutions and real-time Internet/Intranet
collaboration software. The Company’s products are designed to increase
the productivity and efficiency of Internet, Intranet and LAN users and to
target remote offices, home offices, mobile users, small businesses, and
schools that may not have access to sophisticated technical support.
Further information can be obtained via phone 510/814-5000, fax
510/814-5023, Internet “info@farallon.com,” or Web “www.farallon.com.”
Farallon products are available through distributors and resellers
worldwide, as well as through licensing relationships with other computer
vendors. Farallon has its headquarters in Alameda, Calif., and its
European office in Paris.

Portions of this release may contain forward-looking statements. The
Company’s actual results could differ materially from the results discussed
in this release. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation,
risks related to delays in product development and new product
introductions, rapidly changing technology and competitive environment,
foreign operations, and general economic conditions. Each of these
factors, and other important risk factors, are discussed in the Company’s
public filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC). These reports are available from the Company by calling our
investor relations hotline at (510) 814-5260 or by contacting the Company
by email at investor_relations@farallon.com. The Company’s United States
Securities and Exchange Commission filings are also available on the SEC
Web site at www.sec.gov.

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