Item    8877969                 93/05/26        01:12
 From:   CONRAD_GEIGER@NEXT.COM@INET#    Internet Gateway
 Subject: Skyway Freight Systems Purchases NEXTSTEP for its Strategic
          Development

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Contact:
 Holly Straub
 Skyway Freight Systems, Inc.
 408/722-3133
 or
 Karen Logsdon
 NeXT Computer, Inc.
 415/780-3786

 SKYWAY FREIGHT SYSTEMS PURCHASES NEXTSTEP FOR ITS STRATEGIC
 DEVELOPMENT AND END-USER ENVIRONMENT

 SAN FRANCISCO _ May 25, 1993 - Skyway Freight Systems, Inc., a
 wholly owned subsidiary of Union Pacific, Corporation, and NeXT
 Computer, Inc. today announced that Skyway will purchase 500 copies
 of NEXTSTEP for Intel processors, NeXT's object-oriented system
 software, to develop strategic applications for corporate and
 customer use.

 Skyway is a multimodal logistics management company specializing in
 the movement of electronic and consumer-electronic goods
 nationwide.  An industry leader in logistics, Skyway is well-known
 for its advanced information systems technology and innovative
 logistics services.

 "Skyway continually investigates technology whose application may
 result in productivity gains and cost reduction for our customers
 and our own operations," said Gary Roberts, Skyway's vice president
 of information systems.  "We looked at every object-oriented
 development company in the industry and we chose NEXTSTEP.  It will
 enable Skyway to tap more sophisticated computing opportunities to
 benefit our customers and vendors."

 "Skyway is an ideal example of how NEXTSTEP can directly improve a
 company's fundamental operations," said Warren Weiss, vice
 president of sales and marketing at NeXT.  "We are pleased that a
 company with Skyway's technical and operational excellence has
 chosen NEXTSTEP for Intel processors to both develop and deploy
 leading-edge applications."

 Skyway operates a real-time freight tracking system that provides
 up-to-the-minute status and information management.  With NEXTSTEP
 for Intel processors, Skyway's customers and vendors will be able
 to access that information via computer rather than by phone or
 facsimile.

 "As we move toward a more competitive and aggressive marketplace,
 our customers will demand increasingly specialized applications
 delivered in record time," Roberts said.  "NEXTSTEP will allow us
 to meet this expected speed-to-market demand."

 Skyway's decision to use NEXTSTEP is also driven by the company's
 need to integrate a multitude of data feeds from various providers
 into a single, powerful workstation for its agents' use.  Skyway
 continues to expand its Electronic Data Interchange and Funds
 Transfer efforts, which necessitates an all-in-one workstation for
 on-demand information retrieval and delivery.  With NEXTSTEP,
 Skyway can incorporate data feeds simply and on demand, without
 restricting access to existing corporate or Windows-based
 applications.

 Skyway has also experienced a 30 to 35 percent growth in revenues
 since 1987, which puts extra pressure on the company to make
 optimal use of all available technology.

 "You can be certain that the transportation industry will see
 world-class business applications being release by Skyway," Roberts
 said.  "We are confident that NEXTSTEP is the technology that will
 give us an even greater competitive advantage for years to come."

 About NeXT

 NeXT develops and markets the industry-acclaimed NEXTSTEP
 object-oriented software for industry-standard computer
 architectures.  NEXTSTEP is used by customers 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.

 About Skyway

 Skyway Freight Systems, Inc., of  Watsonville CA, is recognized as
 the industry leader in integrated logistics programs.  Skyway
 emphasizes its total logistics capabilities tied to a single-source
 real-time information management system.  Its comprehensive
 computer system provides customers with up-to-the-minute freight
 tracking capabilities to coincide with Just-In-Time manufacturing
 and distribution techniques.  Today, such Fortune 1000 companies as
 Apple Computer, Babbage's, ComputerLand, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and
 Motorola use Skyway's logistics services.

 Skyway is a registered trademark of Skyway Freight Systems, Inc.
 NeXT, the NeXT logo and NEXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT
 Computer, Inc.  Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corp.  All
 other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.

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