Exhibit 99.1

                        COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION

       RETAINS GERARD KLAUER MATTISON & CO. AS ITS EXCLUSIVE INVESTMENT BANKER

                       AND CONDUCTS A SEARCH FOR A CEO AND CFO


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REDWOOD SHORES, CA, September 17, 1997 - (Nasdaq:CICI)  Communication 
Intelligence Corporation ("CIC" or the "Company") today announced that it has 
retained the investment banking firm of Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co., 
("GKM"), on an exclusive basis, to review financial and strategic 
alternatives for the Company with the intention of maximizing shareholder 
value.

The Board of Directors has also determined that it should expand CIC's 
current management team and Board of Directors, and has retained the 
executive search firm of Swartz & Associates, Inc. of Scottsdale, Arizona to 
seek both a new Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.  James 
Dao, Chairman and founder of CIC, will focus his full-time efforts on 
expanding the Company's activities in China and developing strategic 
alliances for this potentially large market.  The Company has determined that 
the current stage of development of its Chinese subsidiary, CICC, requires a 
major commitment from Mr. Dao and he will play an important role in helping 
CICC penetrate the Asian markets through its System Integration business, 
core technology and proprietary hardware. While Swartz & Associates is 
conducting its search for a new Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial 
Officer, management decisions will be made by the Executive Committee with 
the guidance of CIC's


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Operating Committee, comprised of a broad-based group of top executives of CIC
and several board members.

Philip Sassower, Chairman of the Executive Committee of CIC said, "As part of
our business strategy, we are allocating our resources to those targets of
opportunity which are likely to produce the most favorable results for CIC and
its shareholders.  We are pleased to have retained the services of the
investment banking firm of Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co. and on behalf of the
Board of Directors and shareholders of CIC, we applaud James Dao for his
decision to spearhead the development of CIC's important China subsidiary at a
time when it is poised for growth."

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GERARD KLAUER MATTISON & CO., INC. (GKM) Founded in 1989, GKM has managed over
$2.2 billion of public offerings and private placements and has advised in
approximately $1.5 billion of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions,
bankruptcies and buyouts.  GKM is headquartered in New York and has offices in
Boston and Chicago.


COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION develops, markets, and licenses 
natural input computer technology-products that use pen and image for input. 
Founded in 1981, CIC is a leading supplier of pen computing software products 
to hardware manufacturers throughout the world.  The Company's products 
include Handwriter-Registered Trademark- Recognition System and Jot-TM- 
handwriting recognition solutions.  In addition, CIC developed the 
SigCheck-TM- dynamic signature verification software which facilitates 
reliable user authentication over computer networks.  CIC also markets the 
Handwriter-Registered Trademark-for Windows-Registered Trademark- peripheral 
input device product enabling users to have pen computing capabilities on 
their desktop and laptop personal computers.

More information about CIC and its products can be obtained on the Internet: 
http://www.cic.com.  CIC is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, and 
has subsidiaries in Japan and China.  CIC's stock is publicly traded on 
Nasdaq, symbol CICI.

Note: All company and product names used herein are trademarks or registered 
trademarks of their respective owners.


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