COMPUSERVE EXPANDS SERVICE TO INCLUDE ONLINE DATA BACKUP AND RETRIEVAL

Signs Exclusive Agreement with Surefind Information, Inc.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 31, 1996 -- CompuServe, the world's leading Internet
access provider and most extensive online information service, announced
today that it has entered into an exclusive marketing agreement with
Surefind Information, Inc., to provide CompuServe Information Service
users with online data backup and retrieval services.

The agreement calls for CompuServe to act as the sole online marketer of
the Surefind service which enables users to automatically backup their PC
data files to Surefind electronic vaults located around the country via
the user's PC modem. The data is encrypted and password-protected to
ensure privacy and security, and is available for immediate real-time
recovery should the user's files be lost for any reason. Once
automatically uploaded, the user's data is stored on optical platters
using write-once-read-many (WORM) technology so that it cannot be
overwritten or destroyed. The Surefind service allows users to perform
regularly scheduled backup without having to purchase tape drives, use
fragile diskettes or remember to perform any manual backup tasks.

"This agreement with Surefind provides CompuServe users with an extremely
important online service -- namely reliable backup and retrieval," said
Bob Massey, CompuServe's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Most
computer users understand how important it is to back-up their systems.
Now, Surefind provides a safe, easy and affordable way to protect all of
our subscribers' valuable PC information."

The Surefind service will be available nationwide during the month of
March.

Surefind Information, Inc., is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa. The company
also sells its software and services to corporations and organizations
that require online storage and retrieval for local area networks. On Nov.
28, 1995, Surefind Information, Inc. and Stamford, Conn.-based EIS
International (Nasdaq: EISI), entered into a definitive agreement whereby
Surefind would be acquired by EIS International. The acquisition will be
consummated subject to the approval of Surefind and EIS shareholders. EIS
International is a leading application software and systems supplier,
providing business solutions to the financial service, direct marketing,
fund raising and telecommunications industries.

CompuServe is an H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) company.

Founded in 1955, H&R Block is a diversified services company and the
world's leader in tax preparation and online information services. H&R
Block Tax Services handled almost one in every seven returns filed with
the Internal Revenue Service in 1995, serving 17.1 million taxpayers in
more than 9,500 offices worldwide. CompuServe operates the most
comprehensive online network in the world, providing services to more than
900 corporate accounts and more than 4.2 million users in 147 countries.
 
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