Online Computer Systems and Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation
Sign Distribution Agreement

June 26, 1993 -- Online Computer Systems, Inc., (Germantown, MD) and
Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation (EBEC) have entered into
an agreement whereby EBEC will distribute selected products from Online's
portfolio of CD-ROM products. Initially, EBEC will market the DOS version
from Online's market-leading OPTI-NET family of CD-ROM networking
software; the network version of the 1992 TIME Magazine Compact Almanac
CD-ROM; network versions of Broderbund's Where in the World is Carmen
Sandiego? CD-ROM Deluxe Edition and Living Books series of CD-ROMs; and
the network version of Online's Bookshelf CD-ROM Reference Library by
Microsoft.

EBEC will market these products nationally through their field sales
organization of more than 85 representatives. These products will join
EBEC's comprehensive offerings of quality curriculum based instructional
and learning materials and expand their reach with networking products.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation is celebrating its 65th
anniversary this year. And, its parent organization, Encyclopaedia
Britannica, proudly claims 1993 as its 225th year of continuous operation
as publisher of the world's foremost reference: The Encyclopaedia
Britannica.

Online Computer Systems, Inc., a member of the Reed Elsevier group, is a
leading provider of electronic publishing products and solutions to its
clients worldwide. Online's extensive portfolio of CD-ROM offerings
includes the market leading OPTI-NET CD-ROM networking software family,
standalone and network license versions of popular CD-ROM titles including
The New Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, single and multi-drive CD-ROM
tower units, and bundled hardware/title solutions. Online has obtained
exclusive distribution rights to network license versions of many popular
CD-ROM titles.

Online Computer Systems Inc
20251 Century Blvd, Germantown, MD 20874
301-428-3700,   800-922-9204,   fax 301-428-2903

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