Item    9755379                 93/07/28        08:42
 From:   CGEIGER@NEXT.COM@INET#          Internet Gateway
 Subject: NeXT EXTENDS SPECIAL  NEXTSTEP PROMOTION

 Greetings,

 This announcement below should be of interest to those in your
 communities that are thinking about moving to NEXTSTEP:

 Conrad Geiger
 International NEXTSTEP User Group Program

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 News:

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Contact:
 Karen Logsdon
 NeXT Computer, Inc.
 415/780-3786
 or
 Marilyn Kilinski
 Ketchum Public Relations
 212/536-8865


 NeXT EXTENDS SPECIAL $299 NEXTSTEP PROMOTION DEADLINE TO
 SEPTEMBER 30

 REDWOOD CITY, CA - July 26, 1993 - NeXT Computer, Inc. has extended
 the deadline on its invitation to companies to experience the
 benefits of building client/server applications using NEXTSTEP's
 object-oriented technology.  Until September 30, a NEXTSTEP
 Evaluation Kit, containing both the User and Developer versions of
 NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 for Intel processors will be available for
 $299.


 The NEXTSTEP Evaluation Kit includes:

  - NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 for Intel Processors which includes the
 full NEXTSTEP User product and documentation;

  - NEXTSTEP Developer CD ROM which includes NEXTSTEP's visual
 application construction tools and reusable object kits, as
 well as a 50% off coupon to purchase full technical
 documentation;

  - The NEXTSTEP Advantage Kit which includes a booklet, a video
 cassette and a diskette with sample software to introduce
 users to the benefits of application development with
 NEXTSTEP;

  - NEXTSTEP Programming, a book by Garfinkel & Mahoney, which
 provides users a thorough explanation of NEXTSTEP
 application development  using a tutorial approach.


 For business situations and enterprise use

 The NEXTSTEP Evaluation Kit contains complete NEXTSTEP products.
 With the Kit, customers can experience the full benefits of
 NEXTSTEP for developing real client/server applications.

 "We are extending the promotion deadline from July 31 to September
 30 to enable more developers to take advantage of the opportunity
 to develop using NEXTSTEP and to experience two to five times the
 productivity gains," said Rick Jackson, director of developer
 product marketing at NeXT.  "We are encouraged by the response we
 have received already and look forward to having new developers
 join the growing ranks of object-oriented believers."

 Pricing and Availability

 The NEXTSTEP Evaluation Kit is available immediately worldwide.  In
 the U.S., it costs $299 and can be ordered by calling
 1-800-TRY-NEXT in North America.

 The NEXTSTEP Evaluation Kit offer does not include free upgrades to
 Release 3.2.  The Kit is limited, one copy per customer.

 Regularly priced copies of NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 for Intel
 processors and NEXTSTEP Developer, which include an upgrade to
 Release 3.2 and full documentation for both versions, retail in the
 U.S. for $795 and $1,995, respectively.

 NeXT Computer, Inc.

 NeXT develops and markets the award-winning NEXTSTEP
 object-oriented software for industry-standard computer
 architectures.  Customers use NEXTSTEP to develop and deploy custom
 client/server applications, using both custom and shrink-wrapped
 software.  Headquartered in Redwood City, California, and with
 offices throughout the world, NeXT serves customers requiring
 enterprise-wide, object-oriented productivity environments.

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 NeXT, the NeXT logo and NEXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT
 Computer, Inc.   All other trademarks mentioned belong to their
 respective owners.

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