TELEVIDEO CUTS PRICES ON ITS THIN CLIENT WINDOWS ® -BASED TERMINALS BY UP TO 17%

Price Reductions on Entire Line of TeleCLIENT(TM) Products Reinforce TeleVideo's Position as the Industry's 'Value and Performance Leader'

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 7, 1999-- TeleVideo, Inc. (OTC BB: TELV - news ), pioneers in thin client computing, today announced price reductions of up to 17% on its TeleCLIENT family of thin client Windows®-based terminals. In particular, the MSRP of the TC7000 stand alone terminal is being reduced from $599.00 to $499.00. This follows a comparable reduction in prices on the TC7150 and TC7170 integrated terminal/display units now listing for $799.00 and $899.00 respectively. All three of these models lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) by centralizing administration, configuration and distribution of application software at the highest rated speeds in the industry.

"These price reductions on our TeleCLIENT terminals clearly demonstrate TeleVideo's commitment to being a major player in the thin client computing arena,'' said Dr. Philip Hwang, Chairman and CEO of TeleVideo. "By passing on our volume savings to customers, we're reinforcing our position as the industry's value and performance leader.''

TeleCLIENT family

TeleVideo's TeleCLIENT is a family of thin client Windows-based terminals that includes the TC7000 a sleek, compact stand alone design that can be connected to your specific CRT monitor needs. The TC7150 and TC7170 come integrated with crisp, clear 15- and 17-inch color CRT monitors. They are bundled as an all-in-one design, making them perfect for limited workspaces.

The TeleCLIENT family is the fastest, most powerful, cost-effective solution available in the industry today. It is ideal for healthcare, government, education, retail and other task-oriented client/server based computing environments. All three models are accelerated by Pentium-class 233MHz from National Semiconductor, and are ``Powered by Microsoft Windows(r) CE,'' enabling each terminal fast and easy access to business-critical applications. Users also have the flexibility to choose the Remote Desktop Protocol that executes along Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, or the Citrix(r) ICA(r) protocol through Citrix MetaFrame or WinFrame. Windows CE gives the TC7000, TC7150 and TC7170 server-side access to popular Windows-based business applications such as the Microsoft Office suite, Java, as well as the Internet.

The TeleCLIENT TC7000 stand alone terminal is currently available, and TeleVideo plans to begin shipping the TeleCLIENT TC7150 and TC7170 integrated terminal/display units during October 1999.

About TeleVideo, Inc .
Founded in 1975, TeleVideo, Inc. is a pioneer in network computing. The company has been providing innovative, high-performance technologies, including terminals, monitors and multimedia products to the business and consumer markets. The company first became a leader in the video display terminal industry by introducing a new generation of ``smart'' terminals. TeleVideo holds a number of proprietary terminal emulations, including the TV910 and TV925 emulation, which have been an industry standard for more than 15 years and are currently used in millions of terminals worldwide. Today, the company is utilizing its expertise in server based network computing to forge new ground in delivering thin client solutions. For more information, call TeleVideo at 800-835-3228 or visit the company's Web site at http://www.televideo.com .

TeleCLIENT™ is a trademark of TeleVideo Inc. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

This release contains certain forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management's view only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events of circumstances.