AT&T Global Information Solutions to Bundle Softbank On Hand CD-ROMs with
SOHO PC Products

Distribution via AT&T Global Information Solutions 's Mail-Order Channel

Monterey, Calif.--June 20, 1994--Softbank Inc. announced a bundling
agreement with AT&T Global Information Solutions that will put Softbank On
Hand two-disc CD-ROM sets in personal computers targeted for small office
and home office users.

These personal computers will be offered to customers exclusively through
AT&T Direct, The Computer Source and the AT&T Global Information Solutions
mail-order channel.

Softbank On Hand is a two-disc CD-ROM disc set that enables users to
"desktop shop" for software and other products without leaving their homes
or offices. It includes multimedia product advertisements, interactive
product trials, demonstrations, and actual software titles that can be
purchased toll-free by phone, unlocked and fulfilled immediately to the
user's hard drive.

"Softbank On Hand CD-ROM desktop shopping makes it easy for our customers
to demo and test software applications and solutions that best fit their
needs," said Rob Courtney, assistant vice president for Americas Marketing
at AT&T Global Information Solutions. "Using Softbank On Hand, our
direct-marketing customers have an easy and accessible way to add the
software they need, when they need it, from the convenience of their
desktops."

As a result of Softbank Inc.'s extensive distribution network and numerous
OEM agreements, more than 400,000 Softbank On Hand disc sets have been
distributed from February, 1994 through the end of May, 1994. Softbank
Inc. plans to distribute in excess of 150,000 units per month through
1994. In addition to OEM bundles, Softbank On Hand is distributed through
Merisel Inc. to resellers in North America.

"AT&T Global Information Solutions is a recognized leader in providing
microcomputer hardware, and we're pleased to have Softbank On Hand
reaching such highly-qualified software users as a result of this
agreement," said David Blumstein, president and CEO of Softbank Inc.

In addition to AT&T Global Information Solutions, Softbank Inc. has
bundling agreements with such other original equipment manufacturers as
AST Research, Inc., Austin Computer Systems, CompuAdd Computer Corp.,
Micron Computer, Inc., Mitsumi Electronics Corp., Northgate Computer
Systems and Zenith Data Systems.

Softbank On Hand discs are also bundled with Creative Labs, MediaMagic and
Media Vision, which manufacture multimedia upgrade hardware.

AT&T Global Information Solutions (formerly NCR) is dedicated to being the
world's best at bringing computing and communications solutions together
to provide people easy access to information and to each other -- anytime,
anywhere. The company' s 47,000 associates work from more than 1,100
offices and 34 development and manufacturing locations in more than 120
countries.

Headquartered in Monterey, CA, Softbank Inc. is a partnership of SOFTBANK
Corporation, Japan's largest distributor of computer software and
peripherals; Merisel Inc., and world's largest publicly-held distributor
of microcomputer hardware and software products; Phoenix Technologies
Ltd., the leading independent designer, developer and marketer of systems
software; and Alexander & Lord, the leader in telemarketing and
fulfillment services for the software industry.

Softbank Inc
8 Harris Court, Bldg A
Monterey, CA 93940
408-644-7800,  fax 408-644-7899

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