Item    2795960                 93/04/15        15:40 
From:  CONRAD_GEIGER@NEXT.COM@INET#    Internet Gateway 
Subject: PanCanadian Enters Strategic Alliance with NeXT

PanCanadian Petroleum Limited NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release, April 14, 1993 Calgary, Alberta

For more information, contact:

Marianne WoodEmily Brower PanCanadianAllison Thomas Assoc. (403) 290-2220(415)
780-3786

PanCanadian Enters Strategic Alliance with NeXT


PanCanadian Petroleum Limited and NeXT Computer, Inc. today announced that
PanCanadian will use NeXTSTEP for Intel processors as the primary software for
the development and delivery of custom business applications internally. 
PanCanadian, a major Canadian oil and gas producer, is developing custom
applications to enhance various aspects of its business, principally in its
Operations Group.

"We selected NeXTSTEP for its advanced object-oriented capabilities," said
Roger Coates, coordinator of technology management at PanCanadian.


NeXTSTEP significantly reduces application development time while improving
application quality.  In addition, it offers direct benefits to users through
its highly integrated object-oriented development, database, graphic,
communications and multimedia environment.

"With the migration of NeXTSTEP to industry-standard hardware, the deployment
of this platform became both practical and advantageous for PanCanadian,"
Coates said.

NeXTSTEP is the leading object-oriented software environment for developing
and deploying client/server applications.  NeXTSTEP for Intel processors is
the version of the software that runs on industry-standard PCs powered by
Intel486 and Pentium microprocessors.

Currently, PanCanadian is in the first stage of a four- to five-year program
to upgrade its information management capabilities.  When NeXTSTEP is fully
deployed in approximately three years, the majority of PanCanadian's
professional staff will use the NeXT software for many of their business
activities.

"PanCanadian's plan to develop custom applications to support its core
business exemplifies the optimum use of NeXTSTEP to achieve competitive
advantage," said Bob Longo, NeXT's director of North American sales.

NeXT develops and markets the industry-acclaimed NeXTSTEP object-oriented
software for industry-standard computer architectures.  NeXTSTEP is used by
medium and large organizations to develop and deploy client/server
applications, using both custom and shrink-wrapped productivity software. 
NeXT is headquartered at 900 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, Calif., 94063.


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