CLARIS SCORES HIGH MARKS WITH SOFTWARE RESELLERS

Computer Retail Week Survey Rates Claris Number One for Seven Important
Reseller Business Opportunities

SANTA CLARA, California -- May 10, 1995 -- Claris Corporation, a leading
vendor of Windows and Macintosh applications software, today announced it
was ranked number one in seven categories in a recent survey of retail
software buyers and merchandise managers across the U.S. conducted by
trade magazine Computer Retail Week. The survey measured resellers
opinions of major software publishers on the overall business
opportunities presented to retailers and actual performance against their
promises.

Of the nine major software vendors included in the survey, resellers
selected Claris as their number one pick for pricing, upgrade rates and
sales representative's overall product knowledge. In addition, Claris was
the highest scoring vendor in the areas of point-of-purchase availability
and effectiveness, and co-op programs and co-op speed of reimbursement.

"Working closely and effectively with the reseller channel is a critical
element in fulfilling the Claris goal of total customer satisfaction,"
said Claris vice president of worldwide sales David Orfao. " We believe
our reseller program is first rate and are pleased to see this validation
from our key partners."

The software vendors included in the Computer Retail Week survey (published
April 3, 1995) include Adobe/Aldus, Borland, Claris, Corel, Lotus,
Microsoft, Quark, Symantec, and WordPerfect. The survey included
interviews with buyers and merchandise managers at many of the major and
secondary retail oriented stores that carry software products across the
U.S.

Claris Corporation is one of the world's 10 largest vendors of personal
computer applications software, and the largest vendor of Macintosh
software, measured by units shipped. lt is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Apple, with headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif.

Computer Retail Week is published by CMP Publications of Manhasset, New
York.

Claris Corp
5201 Patrick Henry Dr
Box 58168
Santa Clara, CA 95052-8168
408-987-7000

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