Applied Research Corporation Subsidiary and The Johns Hopkins University
Enter Licensing Arrangement for Optical Software

January 7, 1993 -- LANDOVER, MARYLAND -- Applied  Research Corporation
(Philadelphia Stock Exchange: ARL.X) announced today that its wholly owned
subsidiary, ARSoftware Corporation, has negotiated an exclusive worldwide
licensing arrangement with the Applied Physics Laboratory of The Johns
Hopkins University of Laurel, Maryland, to market and distribute OPTIMATR
Version 3.1, an IBM PC and compatible software product that calculates the
optical properties of materials. OPTIMATR calculates index of refraction,
absorption coefficient, and scatter in materials (insulators,
semiconductors, and metals) as a function of wavenumber and temperature.
Following extensive beta testing and user enhancement additions, OPTIMATR
is scheduled to be released February 15, 1993 and will retail for $495
US.

OPTIMATR is the second exclusive worldwide licensing agreement negotiated
by ARSoftware in as many weeks, joining ORBIT WORKS as an addition to
their growing family of scientific and engineering software.

Formed in 1979, Applied Research Corporation is a high technology company
specializing in research and development, technical support services, and
software development. The company's strengths are in the atmospheric
sciences, space sciences, geophysics, and computer related services. The
company's clients include NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Johnson
Space Flight Cente,r Hughes Aircraft, Department of Energy, Ford
Aerospace, National Institutes of Health, GE Astro-Space Division, Naval
Research Laboratory, Advanced Computer Concepts, Martin Marietta,
Lockheed, the University of Colorado, the University of California at San
Diego, the University of Delaware, and the University of Maryland.

ARSoftware, 8201 Corporate Dr, Suite 1110, Landover, MD 20785
301-459-3773;  800-257-0073;  fax: 301-459-3776

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