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  School Teams and Single Surfers Search the Web to Benefit Education
 
    WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Software Publishers
Association (SPA) is pleased to announce CyberSurfari '95, the first
digital treasure hunt with a difference.  CyberSurfari's mission is to
promote technology in schools and to profile the Internet's richness and
amazing abundance of information.
    Over CyberSurfari's two-week play period, web surfers will travel
through some of the most interesting sites on the Infobahn.  In addition
to the tens of thousands of contestants expected to play CyberSurfari,
school teams across the nation will also compete for special recognition
and exciting prizes.
    "CyberSurfari represents a new dimension for the SPA and
demonstrates our ongoing commitment to education technology in schools,"
said SPA president Ken Wasch.  "The contest is designed to highlight how
easy it is to use the Internet, and how limitless its possibilities are
for reference material, ... and fun!"
    There are many ways to win cash, computer equipment and other
prizes, which total over $50,000.  The group of prizes will be awarded
to the racers, those contestants who finish the fastest after recording
90 of the 100 treasure clues.  Three identical prizes for the leisurely
players who record at least 50 of the 100 clues within the two-week
hunt-period, will be selected randomly by drawing.
    The two grand prizes are $5,000 in cash plus $5,000 gift
certificates awarded to the school of the winner's choice.  Second and
third prizes are $2,500 and $1,000 respectively, also with matching
school gift certificates.  There will also be CyberSurfari trophies,
which will be awarded to winning school teams.
    CyberSurfari was launched at the SPA Annual Conference press
luncheon at Boston's Westin Hotel Copley Place, on the 27th of
September, 1995.  At the luncheon, Jim Hassert, SPA's Webmaster,
presented a live demonstration of CyberSurfari.  Guest speaker Tom
Niehaus, SIMBA Information Inc., followed Hassert's presentation with
his perspective on the future of the Internet supported by findings of
SIMBA's recently published online industry research reports.
    The actual start date of the contest is Oct. 24, 1995 and will
extend until November 7, 1995, a full two weeks of fun competition.  For
more information or to register as a single surfer or school team, visit
our home page at http://www.spa.org and click on the CyberSurfari logo.
B-roll and press-kits are available upon request.
    The Software Publishers Association is the principal trade
association of the personal computer software industry.  Its 1,200
members represent the leading publishers of software in the business,
consumer, and education markets.  The SPA has offices in Washington, DC,
and Paris, France.  SPA press releases are available on-line through the
new SPA Web site (http://www.spa.org) and CompuServe (GO:SPAFORUM) as
well as on the SPA faxback service at 800-637-6823.
 
 
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