NBC NEWS AND MICROSOFT TO LAUNCH DECISION '96, AN INTERNET SERVICE DEVOTED
TO THE 1996 ELECTIONS

PoliticsUSA, League of Women Voters and Byron Preiss Multimedia To
Contribute to Service

REDMOND, WASH. - FEB. 8, 1996 - NBC News and Microsoft Corp. will launch
Decision '96, a new interactive online service that will deliver updated
news and information surrounding the candidates, issues and elections of
1996. The service will feature complete election and survey results,
interactive events with news makers and experts, voter information for all
50 states, special reports from the campaign trail, and an election
simulation game.

Decision '96 will be on the World Wide Web at http://www.decision96.msn.com
with links from the NBC site, http://www.nbc.com. Decision '96 will
premiere Monday, Feb. 12, as the Iowa caucuses kick off the presidential
race.

"We're working closely with Microsoft to create the definitive online
source for election coverage," said Bill Wheatley, vice president of news
at NBC News and executive producer of NBC's campaign coverage in 1992.
"This is a unique way for NBC News to take campaign reporting to a new
level, permitting us to widen the debate and involve users in it in a more
personal, interactive manner."

"Decision '96 online will complement television election coverage by making
news makers and NBC correspondents accessible to those outside the
Beltway," said Laura Jennings, executive producer of MSN&#153;, The
Microsoft Network. "Decision '96 online will offer our audience the
opportunity to get involved, get more information and participate in the
political process like never before."

The service will combine NBC's vast editorial and news-gathering resources
and Microsoft's interactive technology expertise. NBC News retains
complete editorial control over the accuracy and integrity of the
service's content.

Contributors to Decision '96 will include the highly regarded PoliticsUSA
Web service, which will offer political news and reference material,
including the Almanac of American Politics; the League of Women Voters
Education Fund, which will provide nonpartisan information on voter
registration and state ballot initiatives around the country, as well as
co-sponsor online events; and Byron Preiss Multimedia Co., which will
provide a campaign simulation game.

Through Decision '96, users can:

 Stay on top of daily developments in the presidential race, with
 reports from NBC News, RealAudio sound clips, complete results
 of NBC News and Wall Street Journal polls, and transcripts of
 major political speeches and events.

 Interact with NBC News correspondents and experts from the campaign
 trail, beginning with Tim Russert, moderator of "Meet the
 Press," in an online chat session on the eve of the New Hampshire
 primary, Monday, Feb. 19 (10 p.m. EST).

 Compare the records and views of major candidates, as well as
 keep track of events on the trail, campaign spending, political
 advertising and polling.

 Zero in on local politics by accessing details on every state primary
 and caucus, as well as a profile of every governor, U.S. senator
 and representative from the Almanac of American Politics. Users
 will be able to focus on their congressional district by simply
 typing in their ZIP Code.

 Share their opinions on political matters through e-mail and other
 interactive features.

 See if they have what it takes to win the presidency with Darkhorse:

  The Virtual Campaign Game, a game by Byron Preiss Multimedia.
  When the game debuts in March, players will vie for visibility,
  votes and money as they navigate the primary and caucus season.
  Later this year, as the political conventions take center stage,
  a new, general-election version of the game will come online.

 Revisit America's rich political heritage with multimedia features
 drawing on the comprehensive NBC News Archives.

 Enjoy the political humor of NBC late-night stars including Jay
 Leno, Conan O'Brien and Greg Kinnear in a feature debuting this
 spring.

Decision '96 is the latest effort of NBC Interactive Media and Microsoft to
bring original information, entertainment and events programming to online
users. NBC Interactive Media oversees NBC's online activities as well as
its two online services: NBC SuperNet on MSN and the NBC httv Web site.
Both services offer content-rich interactive areas for news, sports,
entertainment, NBC stations, and CNBC as well as new content not based on
NBC programming.

NBC News is one of the world's most-watched news organizations and a
leading producer and distributor of news programming. Later this year, NBC
News and Microsoft will launch MSNBC, a 24-hour news and information cable
channel, and a companion online service.

PoliticsUSA is a service of National Journal Inc., one of Washington's
premier political news and reference publishers, and the American
Political Network, publisher of Hotline, the leading political news wire.
The New York-based Byron Preiss Multimedia Company Inc. (NASDAQ "CDRM")
develops and publishes high-quality multimedia software and online
services for the consumer, education and small- business markets. The
League of Women Voters Education Fund is a nonprofit, nonpartisan,
charitable organization that works to encourage the active and informed
participation of citizens in government and to increase understanding of
major public policy issues.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of
products and services for business and personal use, each designed with
the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take
advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.
 
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