Microsoft  Mail and cc:Mail Access Software ShipsTurning Zaurus Into a
Pocket-Sized E-mail Terminal

NEW YORK, June 18, 1996 -- Sharp Electronics is now shipping two
Windows-based applications, Zaurus Access to Microsoft Mail and Zaurus Access
to cc:Mail, that transform the Zaurus keyboard-enhanced PDA into a
pocket-sized portable E-mail terminal.
 
The applications, each available in single- and multi-user versions, let
Zaurus users send and retrieve 
E-mail messages from remote locations by telephone, or locally using infrared
or cable links.  Multi-user versions of the applications allow individuals or
workgroups with up to 20 members to send and retrieve 
E-mail, PC files and Zaurus data via a single dedicated PC running Windows
and either Microsoft Mail or cc:Mail.

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

All versions of the software let users download Microsoft Mail or cc:Mail
address books into Zaurus via infrared or cable links, and are compatible
with ZR-5800 and ZR-5700 series units.  The software interacts with the
Message application already resident in Zaurus, and therefore does not
require users to download any additional applications into the K-PDA.

To use single- or multi-user versions of either application, users simply
load it onto a 386 or faster PC running Windows 3.1 or higher with at least
4MBytes of RAM.  The PC must be attached to a Hayes-compatible modem, and
must have access to a network running Microsoft Mail or cc:Mail.

The Zaurus must be used with a CE-FM4 fax modem or a recommended PC Card fax
modem for remote telephone access.  For local E-mail access, PCs running any
version of the application must be equipped with a linking cable or a CE-IR4
or recommended infrared transceiver.

Additional software features include letting Zaurus users reply to or forward
E-mail messages, and allowing them to log all activity that occurs via the
applications.  The applications let users view attached Text and RTF files
within Zaurus, and stores other E-mail attachments in the unit's PC files
area.

Suggested retail prices for single-user versions of Zaurus Access to
Microsoft Mail (ZR-PG1) and Zaurus Access to cc:Mail (ZR-PG2) are $79.
 Suggested retail prices for multi-user versions of Zaurus Access to
Microsoft Mail (ZR-PG1M) and  Zaurus Access to cc:Mail (ZR-PG2M) are $239.

For more information, contact Sharp Electronics Corporation, Sharp Plaza,
Mahwah, N.J. 07430. 

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