PRESS RELEASE

Be Incorporated to File  Certificate of Dissolution and Voluntarily  Delist From
Nasdaq National Market on March 15, 2001

MENLO PARK,  Calif.--March  4, 2002--Be  Incorporated  (Nasdaq:  BEOS) announced
today,  that on March 15, 2002,  it plans to file a certificate  of  dissolution
with the Delaware  Secretary of State in accordance with the plan of dissolution
approved by stockholders on November 12, 2001 and as set forth in the Definitive
Proxy Statement filed on October 9, 2001. As of the close of business on the day
Be files the certificate of dissolution, Be will set the record date as that day
for  purposes  of  determining  the  stockholders   that  will  be  eligible  to
participate in the final  distribution of Be's assets, if any. Also on that day,
Be will close its stock transfer books and cease  recording  transfers of shares
of its common stock.  Be will then  voluntarily  delist from the Nasdaq National
Market and Be shares will no longer be traded on the Nasdaq  beginning  the next
trading day after the certificate of dissolution is filed.

Pursuant  to Delaware  law, Be will  continue to exist for three years after the
dissolution becomes effective or for such longer period as the Delaware Court of
Chancery  shall  direct,  solely for the purposes of  prosecuting  and defending
lawsuits  (including  but not limited to pursuing  its  antitrust  case  against
Microsoft), settling and closing its business in an orderly manner, disposing of
any remaining  property,  discharging its  liabilities  and  distributing to its
stockholders  any remaining  assets,  but not for the purpose of continuing  any
business.  In accordance with the plan of dissolution,  after payment in full of
all claims  finally  determined  to be due,  Be will make  distributions  of any
remaining assets (including assets acquired after the record date), if any, only
to  stockholders  of record as of the record date. The timing and amounts of any
such  distributions  will be determined by Be's Board of Directors in accordance
with the plan of dissolution.  Be may also establish a liquidating trust for the
purpose of pursuing the antitrust litigation against Microsoft,  liquidating the
remaining  assets of Be, paying or providing  for the payment of Be's  remaining
liabilities and obligations, and making distributions to Be's stockholders. If a
liquidating trust is established, stockholders will receive beneficial interests
in the assets  transferred to the liquidating  trust in proportion to the number
of Be's shares owned by such stockholders as of the record date.

About Be

On November 12, 2001, Be stockholders  approved the sale of substantially all of
Be's intellectual  property and other technology assets to a subsidiary of Palm,
Inc., and the subsequent  dissolution of the company in accordance with the plan
of dissolution. Pursuant to the terms of the asset purchase agreement with Palm,
Be retained  certain  rights,  assets and  liabilities  in  connection  with the
transaction,  including  its  cash and cash  equivalents,  receivables,  certain
contractual liabilities under in-licensing agreements,  and rights to assert and
bring certain claims and causes of action,  including  under the antitrust laws.
On  November  13,  2001,  Be  completed  the  sale  of its  assets  to the  Palm
subsidiary. Be's headquarters have moved to Mountain View, California and it can
be reached at P.O. Box 391420, Mountain View, CA 94041. It is currently publicly
traded on the Nasdaq  National  Market under the symbol BEOS. Be can be found on
the Web at http://www.beincorporated.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release  contains  forward-looking  statements  that involve risks and
uncertainties  that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ  materially
from those contemplated by the forward-looking  statements.  Any forward-looking
statements  herein are made only as of the date  hereof,  and Be  undertakes  no
obligation  to update or revise  the  forward-looking  statements,  whether as a
result of new  information,  future events or otherwise.  Information  about the
potential  factors  that  could  affect the  company's  business  and  financial
activities  and results is  included  in the  company's  annual,  quarterly  and
special reports, proxy statements and other information,  which are on file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.


For more information contact:
Be Incorporated
Dan Johnston
President
650/965-4842
danj@beincorporated.com