EXHIBIT 99.1


                   
                                FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    

COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION
  275 Shoreline Drive, Suite 500            Contact:
  Redwood Shores, CA 94065                  Maurice Boucher
  Telephone: 650-802-7888                   Director, Investor Relations
  Fax: 650-802-7777                         650-631-7888
  http//www.cic.com.                        mboucher@cic.com


                       COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION
                         APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT AND C.O.O.
                      AND FORMS THE OFFICE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE


REDWOOD SHORES, CA, November 13, 1997 (Nasdaq: CICI) Communication 
Intelligence Corporation (CIC) announced today that Mr. Guido DiGregorio has 
been appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Company 
and the Office of Chief  Executive has been formed.  Mr. DiGregorio has also 
been appointed a member of CIC's Board of Directors and to the Executive 
Committee of that Board.

Mr. DiGregorio brings to CIC a record of success in achieving profitability 
consistent with positioning organizations for growth.  After fifteen years at 
General Electric, where he rose to the position of General Manager 
- -Industrial Automation, representing a $125 million annual business, he 
served as President of several high technology companies in a variety of 
industries, including wireless data communications and software.

In addition, CIC has formed the Office of Chief Executive (OCE).  The OCE 
will have primary responsibility in managing long-term corporate policy and 
strategic initiatives.  It will be comprised of Mr. James Dao and Mr. Philip 
Sassower.  Mr. Dao will continue his role as Chairman of the Board of CIC in 
addition to his primary focus of expanding the Company's activities in China.

"CIC is pleased to have attracted such a talented and successful person as 
our new President," said Mr. James Dao, Chairman of CIC.  He added, "As the 
markets for our products and technology become more established and grow, it 
is important to continuously strengthen and expand our management team.  We 
look forward to Mr. DiGregorio's valuable contribution to CIC's development."

Mr. Philip Sassower, Chairman of the Executive and Finance Committees of 
CIC's Board of Directors, said, "Mr. DiGregorio has the ideal skill set to 
enable CIC to focus on specific market opportunities with the goal of 
achieving near-term profitability."

The Company




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- family of peripheral input devices, enabling 
users to have pen computing capabilities on their desktop and laptop personal 
computers.

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

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

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