Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!uwvax!vanvleck!uwmcsd1!ig!agate!ucbvax!pro-exchange.cts.COM!bsherman From: bsherman@pro-exchange.cts.COM (Bob Sherman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: interesting Message-ID: <8807030536.AA01520@crash.cts.com> Date: 2 Jul 88 07:53:49 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: pnet01!pro-sol!pro-exchange!bsherman@nosc.mil Organization: The Internet Lines: 21 SOURCE: Mercury News Staff and Wire Reports *CLARIS*BUYS SOFTWARE FIRM *Claris*Corp., a software subsidiary of Apple Computer Inc. of Cupertino, said Monday it has purchased a Houston firm that makes software for the Apple II family of personal computers. Terms of the deal for 2-year-old Styleware Inc. were not disclosed. John Zeisler,*Claris'*vice president of marketing, said the acquisition -- which is the company's first -- gives *Claris*two strong product offerings in a market where it has done little research and development. Styleware has sales of several million dollars and sells popular word-processing and integrated software packages. UUCP: crash!pro-exchange!bsherman ARPA: crash!pro-exchange!bsherman@nosc.mil INET: bsherman@pro-exchange.cts.com Miami's Big Apple 305-948-8000 Oldest in Southeast. PCP'able 300/1200