AppleSearch Upgrade Provides Agent-based Searches on the Information
Superhighway

Text search and retrieval software for local networks enhanced to help
users easily find data on the Internet

CUPERTINO, California--July 26, 1994--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
an updated software package that gives customers an easy, centralized
on-ramp as well as a road map to the fast emerging Information
Superhighway.  AppleSearch , an information search and retrieval
application that provides an easy-to-use, cost-effective way to search and
retrieve information on local-area networks, has now been expanded to
navigate and find information residing on the Internet's vast information
holdings.  It is an ideal solution for organizations interested in letting
workers share a single access point to the Internet and an easy way to
find information on the Internet or on shared office systems--without
tying-up individual desktop computers.

The updated software will be demonstrated at Macworld Expo in Boston next
week in the Apple Pavilion.

Additionally, Apple  announced a new site license to make AppleSearch more
affordable.  The site license allows organizations to make unlimited
copies of the AppleSearch client software at their sites without incurring
additional cost.   Since as many as 50 concurrent users can access an
AppleSearch server, the total cost of each active client connection to an
AppleSearch server can be as low as $36 per active user.

"We've made the AppleSearch client software more affordable, allowing
organizations to make this easy-to-use, sophisticated search technology
available to more people," said Jim Groff, vice president and general
manager for the Apple Business Systems Division.  "At the same time, we've
added more functionality by providing centralized Internet access to make
finding information--whether it is on a local file server or buried on a
distant computer out on the Internet--as easy and productive as
possible."

The latest update of AppleSearch--Version 1.5--allows users to access and
find information on local-area networks (LANs) and on the Internet's
Wide-Area Information Servers (WAIS) through a single access point.  This
provides organizations with a way to allow all of their AppleSearch users
to share Internet access and functionality without having to connect each
user separately.  Since the Internet connection is at the server,
AppleSearch users seeking information on the Internet can be more
productive because they do not tie-up their desktop computers.
Furthermore, the WAIS databases appear to AppleSearch users like any other
information source on their local network, making finding information on
the Internet as easy as finding information in the office.

System administrators can pre-select the WAIS databases that contain the
most relevant information for a particular department or organization. 
This saves time by focusing the scope of searches to the applicable
sources on the Internet.  It also allows for tighter management of
AppleSearch servers by limiting user access to specific data sources.  In
addition, AppleSearch  users can schedule Internet searches at non-peak
business hours such as during the night. Information searches can be done
at anytime as long as the AppleSearch server is connected to the desired
data sources.

AppleSearch features "reporters," which are sophisticated search agents
that quickly search through documents on a file server or on a WAIS
database, regardless of their format, to deliver information users need. 
Reporters can be assigned, or scheduled, to keep users updated as new and
relevant information appears on the LAN- or Internet-based servers. 
Combining features found on high-end bibliographic full-text retrieval
software with Apple's traditional ease-of-use and administration,
AppleSearch can also tap into information sources such as server-mounted
CD-ROMs, news wire services or other on-line services that feed into an
AppleSearch server.  The AppleSearch server software incorporates the
Callable Personal Librarian (CPL), developed by Personal Library Software
Inc., as its search engine.

"We've looked at very sophisticated mainframe and server-based
text-retrieval software," said Drew Thoeni, manager of Productivity
Services for Barnett Banks, Inc., Florida's largest bank. "AppleSearch has
most of the same features out-of-the-box plus it has a scheduled reporter,
a feature few other products support.  From a cost perspective,
AppleSearch is an order of magnitude less expensive than any product in
its class."

The Information Highway

The Internet was originally established as a comprehensive network to allow
researchers and scientists to share data and electronic-mail messages.  It
is a high-speed network composed of the National Science Foundation-funded
research and education backbone network and a hierarchy of more than 5,000
regional, state, federal, campus and corporate networks. It is a key
component of the Clinton Administration's National Information
Infrastructure, known as the Information Highway.  Currently, it is
estimated that there are more than 20 million Internet users, with new
networks joining at a rate of one every 10 minutes.

Wide-Area Information Servers (WAIS) are computers on the Internet that
house a wide range of published information from the likes of the Wall
Street Journal and New York Times to government policies and reports to
scientific research.   Apple continues to work closely with server content
providers, such as Dow Jones and Company, Scholastic Publishing and WAIS
Inc., to ensure a variety of access solutions and content-rich resources
are available on the Internet.

Availability, Pricing and Upgrades

AppleSearch 1.5 and software upgrades for current AppleSearch customers is
scheduled to be available through authorized Apple resellers by October 
1, 1994.  For new customers, the Apple Price in the U.S. will be $1,799
for the Client/Server software package, including a license for unlimited
AppleSearch client software at a single site.  For customers who purchased
AppleSearch 1.0 on or after July 1, 1994, an upgrade to AppleSearch 1.5
will be provided from Apple at no charge beyond the cost of shipping and
handling.  For customers who purchased AppleSearch 1.0 prior to July 1,
1994, an upgrade to AppleSearch 1.5 will be available in the U.S. for $99
plus shipping and handling costs.

The AppleSearch Client Developer's Kit has also been updated and is priced
at $299 in the U.S.  The developer's kit is available through APDA ,
Apple's source for developer tools. Availability and pricing for the
server software and upgrades may vary outside the U.S.  For more
information on AppleSearch 1.5, call the Apple Network Information Line at
(408) 862-3385.

Apple Computer, Inc., a recognized pioneer and innovator in the information
industry, creates powerful solutions based on easy-to-use personal
computers, servers, peripherals, software, on-line services and personal
digital assistants.  Headquartered in Cupertino, CA, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)
develops, manufactures, licenses and markets products, technologies and
services for the business, education, consumer, scientific & engineering
and government markets in over 140 countries.

Apple Computer Inc
20525 Mariana Ave
Cupertino, CA 95014
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