Applix Releases Applixware 4.4.1 for Linux, UNIX, Windows Platforms; New Office Automation Release Features Office 97 Filters, Y2K Compliance.

WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1998--Applix, Inc. (NASDAQ:APLX), a leader in front office business solutions, announced today the release of Applixware 4.4.1 for the Linux platform as well as all major UNIX operating systems, Windows NT, and Windows 95. In 1996, Applixware was the first office automation suite available for the Linux platform. This latest release delivers a new filtering framework that has been optimized for document interchange between Microsoft's Office 97 product, as well as Y2K compliance.

Applixware includes Applix Words, Spreadsheets, Graphics, Presents, and HTML Author. This Linux version also includes Applix Data and Applix Builder as standard modules. Applixware for Linux is available directly from Applix, as well as from its partners, including Red Hat and S.U.S.E.

"We recognized that the Linux community needed a productivity suite that solved the problem of co-existence and document exchange between Applixware and Office 97. We undertook a substantial development project to re-write and augment our filters, and we've produced a first-class result," said Jit Saxena, CEO of Applix.

Linux version beta test users also attest to the results. "Export of Applix Words documents to Word 97 works great, even with Swedish letters," said Klaus Neumann, a university cognitive scientist. He continued, "I think Applixware is the most promising office solution for Linux. I've tried StarOffice, WordPerfect, Lyx. Nothing comes even close to Applixware - there are none of the memory, uptime, printing, or spell-checking problems I experience with the other suites."

"With this 4.4.1 release - improved compatibility to `industry-standard' document formats, the inclusion of a native Linux version of Applix Data, and an extremely low price tag - Applixware is the best deal anyone can get on Linux," said Uwe Schuerkamp, a beta test customer from Telemedia AG.

Said Greg Herlein, of Herlein Engineering, "Applixware has become an integral part of my Linux desktop. . . I no longer have to shift to a Windows computer just to edit a simple file - I stay in Linux all day. Applixware has made that possible."

Applixware 4.4.1 for Linux includes for the first time Applix Data, a new module offering point and click access to information stored in relational databases. No SQL knowledge is required to access the information. Once accessed, the data can be linked directly into Applix Words, Spreadsheets, Graphics, Presents, and HTML Author.

In addition, Applix Builder, Applix's object-oriented, visual, rapid application development tool, is included as a standard module for the Linux version. Builder's communication and integration capabilities are expanded with a CORBA gateway.

About Applix, Inc.

Applix, Inc., (NASDAQ:APLX) headquartered in Westboro, MA, is a leading provider of Internet front-office business applications that allow organizations to better access, analyze, and act on customer and market information. Applix Enterprise is an Internet-centric customer relationship management solution which received the Editor's Choice Award from Telemarketing & Call Center Solutions Magazine in 1998; Applix TM1 is a real-time online analytical processing solution for decision support and real-time business analysis; and Applix office solutions include Applix Office for UNIX(R), Linux(R) and Windows NT, and Anyware Office for Java-based desktops.

With thousands of customers around the world - including such fast-growth companies as Blockbuster Video, MTV, National Football League Properties, Motorola, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, AT&T, Sony, Sharp Document Services, Ericsson, Harrah's, New Holland N.A., Kaiser Permanente, SmithKline Beecham, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, British Airways, Reuters, Visibility, VISA International, Cox Communications, Brite Voice, Deutsche Bank, Siemens, Bank of Nova Scotia, Chase Manhattan Bank, Credit Suisse, Daimler Benz, Singapore Telecom, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Energy - Applix leads the way in delivering Internet-centric enterprise applications for today's globally distributed companies. More information can be found at www.applix.com.

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