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HIGH-TECH INSTITUTE CHOOSES NCD THINSTAR PRODUCTS OVER PCs

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - April 23, 2001 - Network Computing Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: NCDI), a leading supplier of thin client information access and management products, today announced that High-Tech Institute (HTI), a technical and medical post-secondary college headquartered in Arizona, with locations nationwide, has deployed NCD ThinSTAR Windows-based terminals (WBTs) throughout its facilities.

High-Tech Institute is a family of specialized schools and colleges dedicated to preparing students for a career in technology or medicine. The HTI programs have been designed so training can be completed quickly and effectively. HTI's mission is to accomplish more in its time-efficient programs than other programs may accomplish in two years or more. HTI is focused on excellence in curriculum, staffing, equipment and service to the student body, industry and the community at large.

High-Tech Institute's appreciation for speed and efficiency was a driving force behind the decision to move from PCs to NCD ThinSTAR WBTs. Additionally, High-Tech Institute is a highly distributed enterprise, making a thin client solution the perfect choice. The HTI family of computer and Allied Health Care Schools and Colleges include HTI campuses in Sacramento, Minneapolis, Orlando, Nashville and Dallas-Irving, as well as the Cambridge campus in Denver and The Bryman School in Phoenix. The NCD terminals are set up at HTI's corporate headquarters in Arizona, then shipped to each of HTI's campuses to be used by HTI employees coast to coast.

"It takes five minutes to set up an NCD terminal, as opposed to half a day when we were using PCs," comments Mark Schillereff, director of MIS, High-Tech Institute.

"Our technicians rave about the NCD terminals," continues Schillereff. "They no longer have to spend all their time setting up systems or reloading an operating system. They can move on to more proactive tasks. We know that when we deploy an NCD terminal that we can set it up, ship it out, and never have to worry about it again." Schillereff adds that he chose NCD over other thin client devices because of NCD's low failure rate.

"Our users also all like the NCDs better than the PCs," says Schillereff. "At first they are upset, and want their PCs, but then they realize that the NCD terminals are faster and easier to use."

Schillereff plans on continuing to replace PCs with NCD terminals. In the coming months, HTI will deploy more NCD terminals to the schools' libraries so that students can use the devices to access the library system.

In addition, Schillereff plans to upgrade to the new NCD ThinSTAR 232 device. "The 232 has a slightly smaller footprint, is even faster to set up and use, and provides us with the capability to set up the printer drivers with the workstations, rather than having to rely on the server. The fact that it also uses a common OS and is as easy to manage as the NCD ThinSTAR 200 adds to our satisfaction with NCD," states Schillereff.

NCD's entire ThinSTAR family of Windows-based terminals is Windows 2000 ready. The award-winning NCD ThinSTAR terminals are easy to install, administer and use for a low total cost of ownership. They have been adopted as the thin client standard in many Fortune 1000 companies in the US and other large corporations worldwide. NCD ThinSTARs are a total solution for network connectivity problems. Users can access all the Windows and legacy applications, network-based peripherals, and resources they need to do their job. In addition, they can do all this easily and at high-performance on a Microsoft-endorsed desktop.

The NCD ThinSTAR 200 is a thin client desktop device that provides highly cost-effective access to Windows applications residing on Microsoft Windows NT servers.

The NCD ThinSTAR 232 is a reliable, high-performance, plug-and-play device, with an entry-level price. The NCD ThinSTAR 232 provides network access to Windows applications, which is ideal for more task-based environments where the extra flexibility of the NCD ThinSTAR 400 is not required. NCD believes that the NCD ThinSTAR 232, combined with NCD ThinPATH software, creates the most easily manageable desktop solution available with the lowest cost of ownership in its class.

Founded in 1988, Network Computing Devices, Inc., supplies information access and management products that extend server-based computing to give customers a competitive edge and a better bottom line. Over 1 million NCD thin clients are installed with over 3 billion hours of operation. The company can be reached on the Internet at: www.ncd.com.

Network Computing Devices is a registered trademark of Network Computing Devices, Inc. ThinSTAR and ThinPATH are trademarks of Network Computing Devices, Inc. Other trademarks are the acknowledged property of their respective holders.

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding NCD's product offerings, market position, customer base and growth in demand for thin client and other products. No assurances can be given that the deployment by one end user will have any significant effect on NCD's business, results of operations and financial condition. These statements involve risks and uncertainty, and actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes its expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, no assurances can be given that such expectations will prove correct. Further information on factors that could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated is included in filings made by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2000.