For Immediate Release
	COMDEX '96/FALL, BOOTH # L1262
						LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER

SHARP OFFERS ZAURUS APPLICATION PARTNER FOR WINDOWSr 95

Software Allows ZR-3000 and ZR-5000-Series Users To Seamlessly Synchronize
PIMs And Run Drag-And-Drop File Exchanges Between A Zaurus and A PC

LAS VEGAS, November 18, 1996 - PC users who run Microsoft Windowsr 95 and own
a Zaurus PC companion now have a simple, seamless solution for synchronizing
personal information manager (PIM) data and exchanging Microsoft Wordr- and
Microsoft Excelr-compatible files between these devices.  Sharp Electronics
Corporation announces Zaurus Application Partner for Windows 95r software for
Zaurus 3000- and 5000-series models.



Zaurus Application Partner for Windows 95r, bundled free with the ZR-3000,
enables any Zaurus user to synchronize the built-in Zaurus PIM with Microsoft
Schedule +r  7.0 and ACT!r 2.X.  The ZR-3000 allows PIM synchronization using
a single-touch procedure, and Zaurus 5000-series models offer a simple
three-step synchronization routine.  The software also allows users to drag
and drop desktop icons on a PC to execute bi-directional file transfers of
Microsoft Wordr- and Microsoft Excelr-compatible data between a PC and a
Zaurus.  


Installed on a PC running Windows 95, Zaurus Application Partner for Windows
95r places a "closed" Zaurus icon on the PC desktop that "opens" when it
detects the presence of a Zaurus, either by an infrared port or via the PC
link cable.

To transfer PC files to Zaurus, users simply drag and drop Microsoft Word and
Microsoft Excel documents onto the Zaurus icon.  To copy from Zaurus to a PC,
users double click on the Zaurus icon, and a Windows 95 folder opens,
displaying a list of Zaurus files.  Users then drag files onto any folder on
the PC hard drive.

A CE-IR5 infrared adapter cable is included as part of Zaurus Application
Partner for Windows 95r (ZR-AP2).  Consumers who purchase a ZR-3000 receive
the software (ZR-AP2C) and a PC link cable.  Notebook PCs with
industry-standard IrDA infrared ports also can communicate wirelessly with
the ZR-3000.  A bundled "enabler" utility on floppy disk updates Zaurus
5000-series models so the software offers the same performance as it would on
a ZR-3000.

Available in December, Zaurus Application Partner for Windows 95r (ZR-AP2) is
expected to retail for approximately $129.

For more information on Sharp's full line of Zaurus PC companions and
accessories, contact Sharp Electronics Corporation, Consumer Business
Products Group, Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, N.J. 07430; call 1-800-BE-SHARP.

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Sharp Electronics Corporation is the U.S. sales and marketing subsidiary of
Japan's Sharp Corporation, a worldwide developer of the core digital
technologies that are playing an integral role in the emerging era of
multimedia.  A leader in liquid crystal display (LCD), optoelectronics,
infrared and semiconductors, Sharp achieved U.S. sales of $3.5 billion and
60% sales growth in the last four years.  Sharp offers one of the broadest
and most advanced lines of consumer electronics, business products and
electronic components.  It has developed innovative, consumer-focused
products such as the VIEWCAM( LCD camcorder, the Zaurus( keyboard-enhanced
personal digital assistant and multimedia notebook computers.  To support its
more than 50 product lines, Sharp Electronics employs approximately 2,300
people nationwide.  For on-line product information, visit Sharp's Web Page
at  http://www.sharp-usa.com.