The AVS Chemistry Viewer
                               Version 1.5
                    Price list current as of 12/1/93
                                    
      The AVS Chemistry Viewer is now marketed and supported by DASGroup
of  Toledo, OH.  Until Q2/1994, tapes will still be distributed  through
Molecular  Simulations, Inc. (MSI).  Prices for all platforms,  includes
technical  support  (some  restrictions  apply,  see  platform  specific
notes), maintenence releases, and upgrades for one year.  Current prices
and availability for a single license on a single workstation are:

       Commercial license, single machine	   $5000
       U.S. Government agency              	   $2500
       Academic                            	    $500
       Additional 1 year maintenance, commercial   $1000
       Additional 1 year maintenance, 
		gov. and academic  		    $500
     
          HP 9000/700 series:  HP-UX 8.07 or greater; HP-UX 9.01 strongly
       preferred due to many bugs in HP-UX 8.07.  Distributed on 4 mm tapes.
     
          SGI (all platforms):  IRIX 4.0.5 or greater.  Distributed on QIC
       tapes.
     
          IBM RS/6000 (all current platforms; not tested on newer platforms,
       especially PowerPC models):  AIX 3.2 or greater.  Distributed on QIC
       tapes.
               DECStation 5000/PGX Turbo:  Ultrix 4.2A.  Distributed on TK50
       tapes.1*
     
          Titan 3000 (P3/G3):  Titan OS 4.2.  Distributed on QIC tapes.2*
     
          Sun SPARCStation 2:  SunOS 4.1.3.  Distributed on QIC tapes.3


User training courses are available.  Custom development of tools is also
available.

                     For more information, contact:
                            Douglas A. Smith
                                DASGroup
                           3807 Elmhurst Road
                          Toledo, OH 43613-4209
                                    
               voice     (419)537-2116  fax  (419)537-4033
                   email     dsmith@uoft02.utoledo.edu
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1   The Chem Viewer is not compatible with ULTRIX version 4.3 or higher.
Technical  support  is limited to non-hardware and non-operating  system
specific problems.
2   The  Chem  Viewer has not been tested with operating systems  higher
than version 4.2.  Technical support is limited to non-hardware and non-
operating system specific problems.
3   The  Chem Viewer has not yet been tested with the Solaris  operating
system.
*   Support for this platform is not anticipated past Q2/1994.  Migration
pathways  will  be provided to purchasers of the Chem  Viewer  for  this
platform.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DASGROUP  AND  MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS SIGN  AVS  CHEMISTRY  VIEWER
DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING AGREEMENT

Burlington, MA, December 20, 1993 -- DASGroup of Toledo,  OH  and
Molecular  Simulations  Inc.  (MSI)  announced  that  they   have
finalized  an  agreement  under  which  DASGroup  will  undertake
scientific development, technical support, marketing and sales of
the  AVS Chemistry Viewer, a program for the visualization of the
results of computational chemistry calculations.
      Under the terms of the agreement, DASGroup will immediately
begin marketing and sales efforts of the product throughout  most
of  the world. Teijin Molecular Simulations Inc. (TMSI), a  joint
venture of MSI and Teijin Limited, will continue as the exclusive
distributor of AVS Chemistry Viewer in the Far East. In addition,
DASGroup  will  immediately take over  scientific  and  technical
development and worldwide support of the Chemistry Viewer.
      "The Chemistry Viewer is an excellent, extensible tool  for
visualization  of  computational  chemistry  input  and   output,
analysis of results, and transfer of information between  various
programs,"  said Dr. Douglas A Smith, President of DASGroup.  "We
plan  to  enhance and extend the Chemistry Viewer to  be  a  user
friendly  graphical interface to as many computational  chemistry
programs  as possible over the next year, including programs  for
quantum mechanics, molecular mechanics and dynamics, Monte  Carlo
and  FEP,  crystallography and more. Protein display and analysis
tools are high on our list of priorities as well."
      "MSI  is delighted that it has found an excellent home  for
the  continued development and distribution of the AVS  Chemistry
Viewer  product," said Michael J. Savage, President  and  CEO  of
MSI.  "This  arrangement  will  allow  MSI  to  focus  additional
resources on the continued development of computational chemistry
applications within MSI's own development environment".

Founded  in  1984, Molecular Simulations Inc. is a privately-held
company  with  yearly revenues in excess of  $20  million.  MSI's
products enable scientists to predict the behavior and properties
of organic and inorganic materials through molecular modeling,  a
technique that simulates and visualizes materials at an atomistic
level.  Companies  and academicians around the world  have  found
that  simulation technology can help increase the efficiency  and
productivity   of   research,  development,   and   manufacturing
processes    in   industries   as   diverse   as   biotechnology,
pharmaceuticals,  agriculture/food  processing,   and   materials
sciences. The company has the world's largest installed  base  of
licensed  applications  and  the  industry's  broadest  line   of
modeling  and  visualization software. MSI develops products  for
many  major  workstations  and  scientific  computing  platforms.
Headquartered  in Burlington, MA, the company has  130  employees
worldwide.

DASGroup,  founded  in  1992, is a privately-held  company  which
specializes  in  molecular modeling and computational  chemistry,
both  products  and  applications. The company performs  contract
research and development in a variety of areas and sells products
including software for visualization.



DASGROUP CONTACT:
Douglas A. Smith, Ph.D.
President
DASGroup

voice:	419-537-2116 or
	419-472-9160
fax:	419-537-4033
email:	dsmith@uoft02.utoledo.edu

mailing address:  3807 Elmhurst Road
		  Toledo, OH  43613-4209

MSI CONTACT:
Steve Herbert, VP Marketing
(617) 229-9800