Polaris

n : the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle

of the little dipper; the northern axis of the earth

points toward it [syn: {Polaris}, {North Star}, {polar

star}, {polestar}]

Claris

A subsidiary company of {Apple Computer, Inc.}. In

January 1998, Apple restructured Claris to concentrate on

their {FileMaker} line of {database} {software} and changed

the company's name to {FileMaker, Inc.}.

(1998-02-18)