For Immediate Release

Microsoft Mail And CC: Mail Access Softwarwe Turns Zaurus Into Pocket E-Mail
Terminal


MAHWAH, N.J., January 1996 -- Sharp Electronics is targeting over 25 million
LAN E-mail users in the United States with two WindowsÆ software programs
that transform the Zaurus Keyboard-enhanced PDA into a pocket E-mail
terminal.  Zaurus Access to Microsoft MailÆ and Zaurus Access to cc:MailÆ
allow users to remotely send and retrieve E-mail using Zaurus.

The new Zaurus Microsoft Mail or cc:Mail access software takes advantage of
an existing Microsoft MailÆ or Lotus cc:MailÆ application running on a single
or network PC, allowing individuals or workgroups of up to 20 users to send
and retrieve E-mail, PC files and Zaurus data.   

"Anyone taking a notebook PC on a trip just to access E-mail from the road
will realize Zaurus is the first practical, portable solution," said Mary
Repke, director of marketing, Sharp Consumer Business Products Group.
 "Zaurus offers the convenience of a keyboard, yet still fits in a pocket,
briefcase, or purse and weighs less than a pound," she added.

To access E-mail, users simply download the Microsoft Mail or Lotus cc:Mail
Address Book to their Zaurus and dial in to their modem-equipped PC or local
area network server using the Zaurus CE-FM4 modem or a recommended PC Card
modem.  When communicating to the host PC, they can send or retrieve E-mail,
reply to or forward messages, and even attach PC files and Zaurus data.  

In addition to communicating to the user's remote PC via modem, the new
software also allows users to access E-mail locally, by infrared beam or
cable.

Available in both single- and multi-user versions, Zaurus Access to Microsoft
MailÆ and Zaurus Access to cc:MailÆ  at a minimum require a 386-based PC,
Windows( 3.1, four megabytes of RAM and a HayesÆ-compatible modem.  Zaurus
Access to Microsoft Mail and Zaurus Access to cc:Mail will be available in
late April and June respectively.

The suggested retail prices of Zaurus Access to Microsoft Mail, single-user
version (ZR-PG1) is $79, and multi-user version (ZR-PG1M) is $239.  The
suggested retail  prices of Zaurus Access to cc:Mail, single-user version
(ZR-PG2) is $79, and multi-user version (ZR-PG2M) is $239.

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