Alpharel adds industry veteran to board of directors.

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 1995--Alpharel Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS:AREL), a principal supplier of enterprise-wide imaging application software, Monday announced the addition of Dominic K. Chan Ph.D., the founder and CEO of Peritus Software Services Inc., to Alpharel's board of directors.

"The addition of Mr. Chan to our board demonstrates Alpharel's determination to expand our position within the imaging and document management industry," said Stephen P. Gardner, Alpharel president and CEO. "I have first-hand knowledge of Mr. Chan's experience and accomplishments in the software industry, which will be critical as Alpharel pursues its strategic goals."

Chan, 46, is a recognized leader in the development and use of software engineering tools, methodologies and processes. Chan began his career as a member of the technical staff at Bell Laboratories. He is a former vice president of product development for Gould Inc., vice president of software engineering for Apollo Computer Corp., and most recently was executive vice president of research and development for Bull HN Information Systems.

He holds a patent in 16 countries for a voice and data integration device, and while at Gould, Chan led a team that developed a token bus protocol which became standardized as IEEE 802.4. Peritus, founded in 1991 by Chan, has become a leader in using advanced tools and methodologies to reduce the cost and complexity of software maintenance and support.

Also announced Monday was the retirement of Alpharel Board Member Walter F. Bauer. Bauer, 71, has served as a director of the company since November 1989.

Alpharel Board Chairman Robert T. Bruce stated: "We thank Walter for his contributions to Alpharel over the past six years serving on the board of directors and we wish him well."

Bauer served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Delphi Information Systems Inc. from 1986 to 1989, and served as director of that company until August 1991. He founded Informatics General Corp., a computer software company, in 1962, and served as its chairman of the board and chief executive officer from its inception until 1985.

In addition to Bruce and Gardner, other directors on Alpharel's board include D. Ross Hamilton, Michael J. McGovern and Larry D. Unruh.

With headquarters in San Diego, Alpharel is the primary supplier of open imaging software for enterprise-wide solutions. The company excels in meeting the challenges of complex environments -- managing access to high volumes of engineering and office documents by many users spread across diverse locations.

Alpharel's client/server software components are available on a variety of platforms including UNIX (Sun, HP, SGI, DG and IBM), DEC VAX, Macintosh and PC, and operate efficiently across both local and wide area networks. Client operating environments include X Window, OSF/Motif, Microsoft Windows and Apple System 7. Alpharel's software products easily integrate with customers' existing applications, providing departmental or corporate-wide document management.

CONTACT: Alpharel Inc., San Diego

Stephen P. Gardner, John W. Low, 619/625-3000