CD Solutions and NewMarket Business Forum Forge Alliance To Bring
Associations to the Internet

FRAMINGHAM. Mass. -- (Jan. 31. 1996) -- CD Solutions Inc.. today announced
that it has formed an alliance with the NewMarket Business Forum. a
Boston-based on-line business information firm, to help business and
professional associations teach their members how to best take advantage
of the Internet. 

As part of their initial work with associations, both companies are
offering Using the Internet for Profit, an instructional and reference
CD-ROM from CD Solutions that provides interactive links to the Internet
and educates users on accessing and using the Internet. On-site training
and presentations are also being made available. 

NewMarket Business Forum President Bob Scott said. "Nearly all professional
and business associations are looking for new ways to help their members.
Teaming with CD Solutions lets us add significant value by helping those
organizations help their members profit from the Internet." 

CD Solutions President Paul Earl said the joint venture will enable both
organizations to combine their strengths to help business professionals
gain access to what he called the most powerful business-building tool
available."

Thousands of associations exist in the U.S. today. according to estimates
by the American Society of Association Executives. These organizations
unite people into communities of common interest, in service to their
professions, and localities. According to Scott, these groups are well
positioned to capitalize on the Internet because members need a vehicle to
communicate, get information quickly, and stay on top of their area of
interest. 

"While many companies are aware that the Internet can help them, most don't
know how to fully use the Internet as a business-building resource." Earl
said. 

He added that most business organizations can use the Internet to help
their members find prospects and business partners, study new markets,
support existing customers, and close business. The Internet, he said, can
be especially valuable for smaller- to medium-sized companies which
ordinarily don't have the technical and market research services that
larger companies normally have. 

"Because information is key to managing nearly every organization,
obtaining the right data and using it effectively can be the highest
payoff investment a company can make," Earl said. "Knowing how to tap the
Internet may therefore be the smartest investment a company or
organization can make." 

NewMarket Business Forum, a Unit of NewMarket Ventures, Inc., sponsors a
Web site at http://www.newmarket-forum.com that provides comprehensive
on-line business information, including listings of events and membership
benefits of over 10,000 associations and Chambers of Commerce. The site
also includes a speakers directory with 60-second sound bites on each.

CD Solutions, an operating company of the International Data Group,
publishes and markets education and reference CD-ROMs to help businesses
maximize their technology investment to grow their business and manage
their use of information. CD Solutions can be found on the World Wide Web
at http://www.cdsolutions.com/cdsolutions/ 

Earl, founder and president of CD Solutions, frequently speaks on
electronic marketing and Internet related topics. Using the Internet for
Profit retails for $29.95 and can be ordered directly by calling (800)
285-3821. Bulk disc purchases are also available.

CD Solutions
111 Speen St, Suite 202
Framingham, MA 01701-9107
508-879-0006,  fax 508-820-4396
info@cdsolutions.com
 
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