Press Release                                         Source: Apropos Technology



                  APROPOS TECHNOLOGY NAMES MCCRABB INTERIM CEO





OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apropos Technology
(Nasdaq: APRS - News), a leading provider of real time multi-channel interaction
management solutions, today announced that David McCrabb has been named interim
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and will be assuming this
role in mid-August.

McCrabb was previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of NewMonics,
provider of a Java-compliant virtual machine expressly made for complex embedded
applications. Prior to joining NewMonics, he served as President of Santa Cruz
Operations (SCO), a top provider of Linux and UNIX operating systems for Intel
hardware, where he helped grow revenues to a company record of $225 million.
Following the sale of SCO's software division to Caldera International, a
leading source for Linux and UNIX Internet solutions, he assumed the role of
President and Chief Operating Officer at Caldera.

McCrabb will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer while the Board
conducts a search to identify candidates for this position. McCrabb will also be
considered to fill this position on a longer-term basis. Kevin Kerns, previous
President and Chief Executive Officer, is expected to continue with the Company
for a limited period of time to facilitate a smooth transition. Kerns has
resigned from the Board of Directors.

Don DeLoach, Chairman of the Board, said, "Kevin has been instrumental in the
development of the Company and its technology. He has led our cost reduction
efforts in the midst of a difficult environment. We are grateful for all of his
efforts and we wish him well. We believe that David will provide strong
leadership to guide the Company as it continues to roll out its Version 6
product suite. We are delighted that David has agreed to join us."

About Apropos Technology

Apropos Technology, Inc. develops and markets one of the industry's leading
business communications platforms, providing an open, system independent
application suite for real time, multi-channel interaction management. This
application platform enables companies to personalize and intelligently manage
all of their customer, employee, and vendor interactions, thereby reducing
costs, improving communications and operating efficiency, and increasing overall
revenue opportunities. The application provides timely and accurate information
on communications of all types to those within the business who need visibility
into real time business performance and trends. This information enables
customers to react immediately to changing business conditions and make informed
strategic decisions. The company's award-winning solution has received seven (7)
US patents for call center related technology inventions, including a patent on
the concept of blending multi-channel communications into a single, universal
queuing system. The solution intelligently classifies, prioritizes, routes and
reports on each business interaction, based on the value of each interaction,
across a variety of communications media, including Voice, E-mail, Web, Fax, and
Voice over IP (VoIP). Apropos Technology serves over 300 clients worldwide from
its Corporate headquarters in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., and from its European
headquarters in the United Kingdom. Additional information about Apropos and its
products can be found at http://www.apropos.com.

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Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, as filed with
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