APPLE SHIPS WINDOWS CLIENT SOFTWARE FOR APPLESHARE AND APPLESEARCH

 Apple Computer, Inc. today announced availability of its AppleShare and AppleSearch Client for Windows software products. The AppleShare Client for Windows, which allows Windows users to access AppleTalk-based file and print services, will be included with all of Apple's Workgroup Servers, making them a low-cost, easy-to-use cross-platform solution. Apple also is shipping the AppleSearch Client for Windows in its text search and retrieval software package -- AppleSearch v1.5. 

All Workgroup server customers who purchased a Workgroup Server after January 1, 1995, along with customers of the Apple Internet Server Solution for the World Wide Web and AppleSearch v1.5, can call (800) 617-1788 to receive a free copy of the Windows client software.

Significance

Both the AppleShare and AppleSearch Client for Windows software products are designed to give Windows users an inexpensive and easy way to connect to AppleTalk-based LANs with the same computing look-and-feel of standard Windows network application programs. Both of the products provide customers in mixed workgroups -- those using Apple Macintosh personal computers and Windows-based PCs -- the ability to access information and work together over a network with the same ease-of-use that has always been available for Macintosh networks. Both Windows products come with a network license that allows distribution of the Windows client software to any Windows-based PC connected to the network.

Included in the AppleShare Client for Windows product is the AppleTalk Network Protocol Stack for Windows, co-developed by Apple and Miramar Systems Inc. of Santa Barbara, California. The AppleTalk Network Protocol Stack for Windows will enable independent software developers (ISVs) of database, e-mail, scheduling and other network services to develop cross-platform versions of their applications.

Availability and Pricing

Both the AppleShare and AppleSearch Client for Windows software products are immediately available through Apple authorized resellers in the U.S. All Workgroup server customers who purchased a Workgroup Server after January 1, 1995, along with customers of the Apple Internet Server Solution for the World Wide Web and AppleSearch v1.5, can call (800) 617-1788 to receive a free copy of the Windows client software.

The AppleShare Client for Windows is available for a suggested retail price of $199 in the U.S. AppleSearch 1.0 customers can upgrade to AppleSearch v1.5 for $99 in the U.S., which includes the AppleSearch Client for Windows. Software upgrades can also be obtained by calling (800) 769-2775 (ext. 5921).

A Software Developers Kit (SDK) is available for the AppleTalk Network Protocol Stack for Windows by contacting Miramar at (805) 966-2432. An SDK for the AppleSearch Client for Windows is available from APDA, Apple's source for developer tools. For a free copy of the APDA Tools Catalog, call (800) 282-2732 in the U.S.

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, online services, and personal digital assistants. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Apple develops, manufactures, licenses and markets products, technologies and services for the business, education, consumer, scientific & engineering and government markets in over 140 countries.

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