FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information please contact:

Xanthus USA
David Peter
Phone: +1-619-730-0370
Fax:   +1-619-730-0373
Email: info@xanthus.com

Xanthus International
Jesper Lundh
Phone: +46-8-635 30 62
Fax:   +46-8-98 70 67
Email: info@xanthus.se

XANTHUS OPENWRITE (TRI-FAT) AVAILABLE ON FTP SITE

San Diego, CA, November 7, 1994 -- Xanthus International today announced that

the pre-release version of OpenWrite, the company's powerful new word
processor for NEXTSTEP, is available via FTP on the Internet. OpenWrite is
scheduled for release this month at a special introductory price of $295
(retail $395).  OpenWrite and all demo applications are compiled tri-fat and

will run on Motorola, Intel and HP PA-RISC hardware.

OpenWrite is available at the following location:

ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/editors/

The release includes the following files:

OpenWrite_README_0.96   Info about this release of OpenWrite
OpenWrite_0.96.tar.gz   The OpenWrite application
OpenWrite_Converters_0.96.tar.gz File conversion filters for OpenWrite
OpenWrite_Extras_0.96.tar.gz  OpenMerge and OOE demo applications
OpenWrite_Developer_0.96.tar.gz  Demos and sources for the OpenWrite API and
OOE

NOTE: The files with a .gz file extension can be uncompressed with the gunzip

UNIX command in a Terminal window, or with the Opener application (version
3.0 or higher).

If you would like to fully enable this demo version of OpenWrite, please send
your request for a FREE evaluation license string, along with the following
information, to sales@xanthus.com:

Name
Company
Address
City
State
Zip
Country
Phone
Fax
Email
Number of NEXTSTEP seats at your site

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Xanthus International AB, with offices in Stockholm, Sweden, and San Diego,
California, is a privately owned software development company that
specializes in productivity software for the NEXTSTEP platform. Xanthus is
49% owned by the Swedish networking company Upnet (Upnod Networks AB). Upnet
is one of Sweden's most successful and expanding networking companies with
offices located in Sweden and Norway. The Upnet Group includes 12 companies,
has a total of 151 employees and expects sales in excess of $48 million this
fiscal year.

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