Apple Introduces New High Performance, Easy-To-Use Servers and Services

CUPERTINO, California--March 22, 1993 - The Enterprise Systems Division of
Apple Computer, Inc. today introduced three new Apple Workgroup Servers
offering significantly lower lifecycle costs due to their superior
ease-of-use and administration. It also announced enhanced versions of
AppleShare file and print services with enhanced performance and
AppleSearch, a powerful new information access and retrieval service for
Apple Macintosh personal computer workgroups.

The servers--Apple Workgroup Server 60, the Apple Workgroup Server 80 and
Apple Workgroup Server 95--are scheduled to be unveiled at a worldwide
launch at the CeBIT Computer Fair, Hannover, Germany on March 25,1993.
They provide competitive price/performance for workgroups ranging from
five to hundreds. The Apple Workgroup Server 95 can be tuned either for
optimal file and print performance or high performance relational database
use.

Apple has been working with leading database developers such as Oracle and
ACI to ensure that their relational database software and tools are
available at launch for the Apple Workgroup Server 95.

"The new Workgroup Server models are designed to provide extremely
attractive price/performance and significantly better return on investment
for a range of enterprises from K-12 school districts all the way through
major industrial corporations," said Apple Computer, Inc. Enterprise
Systems Division vice president and general manager Morris Taradalsky.

Major Performance Boosts Make Apple Share 4.0 and Apple Share Pro
Attractive Upgrades for Macintosh-mainly Workgroups 

Apple simultaneously introduced two new versions of the company's
easy-to-use AppleShare software for scalable, high-performance file and
print services for Apple Macintosh-mainly workgroups.

The two new versions, AppleShare 4.0 and AppleShare Pro, are also scheduled
to be officially unveiled at a worldwide product launch at CeBIT.
According to Taradalsky, "These two new versions of AppleShare now give
customers a wider range of file and print solutions. Now there are
AppleShare products that can meet the performance and capacity needs of
any size Macintosh-mainly workgroup."

Support for DOS and Windows Systems 

Apple also announced today that it intends to make available a new product,
AppleTalk Connection for DOS and Windows, based on the PhoneNET PC product
from Farallon Computing. This product will provide a cross platform file
and print solution for mixed Macintosh and PC workgroups.

AppleTalk Connection for DOS and Windows allows PC users to access files
stored on the new Apple Workgroup Servers, as well as other AppleShare
Servers. The software provides an AppleTalk network connection for Windows
or DOS computers and allows them to access file servers and printers on
the network. AppleTalk Connection for DOS and Windows supports Ethernet,
LocalTalk and Token Ring networks.

AppleTalk Connection for DOS and Windows will be available worldwide from
Apple. Farallon will continue to provide PhoneNET PC software as a part of
its Timbuktu for Windows product. Timbuktu for Windows and Timbuktu for
Macintosh provide peer-to-peer networking services, including file
exchange and remote control.

AppleSearch Provides Sophisticated 'Natural language' Queries on Test-based
Information, Providing Users with Personalized, Relevant Access 

AppleSearch, announced today, is a major new workgroup technology aimed at
giving Macintosh users personalized, easy access to large libraries of
documents on file servers without having to learn complicated search
commands. It combines features found on high-end bibliographic information
retrieval software with Apple's traditional ease of use and
administration. It uses a relevance ranking algorithm to ensure the
information retrieved is of most value for the user.

"AppleSearch is designed to deliver both easy access to unstructured
information and a way to present that information that is personalized for
individuals," said Taradalsky.

"The vast majority of information in any organization is not in structured
databases but rather in memos, letters, reports and faxes stored on file
servers. Prior to AppleSearch, users have had to choose between relatively
unsophisticated single-user search tools and expensive, complex dedicated
search and retrieval systems to find information. AppleSearch brings
powerful information access to the mainstream of computing without the
high-end price tag."

AppleSearch's powerful search engine uses natural-language requests to
create "reporters" which search libraries of text-based server files on an
AppleSearch server. The search results can be presented to the user in a
variety of easy-to-understand and access formats.

Apple Computer Inc, 20525 Mariana Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014
408-996-1010

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