Build Your Own Home...On The Web: Free CompuServe Wizards Help Members
Build A Community On The Web

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 11, 1995 -- The World Wide Web is no longer the
exclusive domain of big companies and technology hounds. CompuServe
members will soon be able to claim their own spot in cyberspace using a
new service that lets even novice computer users design, build and submit
their very own personal home pages on the Web. CompuServe will offer the
Home Page Wizard and Publishing Wizard, unique authoring and submission
tools that make publishing on the Web easier than ever.

The Home Page Wizard - No Technical Experience Needed

The Home Page Wizard uses advanced technology to eliminate many of the
hassles associated with designing and submitting a "home page," the
document on the Web that people access for information on certain topics.
It offers drag and drop editing, templates and helpful hints to help
design attractive, personalized home pages. It provides the ability to add
hotlinks that can jump to any other site on the Web, the ability to insert
images and numerous other features.

"Home Page Wizard offers unprecedented access to the Web. It eliminates the
difficult technical jargon and the complex submission process in order to
offer the fun and value of the Web," said David Pool, executive vice
president for CompuServe's Internet Division. "Anyone who wants to stake
their claim on the Internet frontier can do so with CompuServe's Home Page
Wizard."

Once members design their pages, they can automatically test it in the
browser of their choice to ensure that it looks exactly how they
intended.

CompuServe is also providing a way for users who wish to scan their
pictures. Members can simply mail them to a service which will return the
image on disk to members for use in their Web page.

The Publishing Wizard - Easy, Instant Publishing on the Web

With the click of a button, another tool called Publishing Wizard will beam
the completed page out onto the Web, where Net surfers around the world
can immediately visit CompuServe members in their new Internet home. The
Publishing Wizard obtains the member's personal URL
(http://compuserve.com/home/USER'S NAME) and also offers unique
flexibility that lets users upload other HTML files so they can build a
home page using other popular authoring tools.

The Result - An Home-Made Web Community of CompuServe Members

Once members have created their home page, they can submit it to
CompuServe's Web community.

This will be a collection of home pages created by CompuServe members. This
community will be searchable so that users can find home pages based on a
variety of topics. For example, members can search for other individuals
who have posted information about dogs, people named Smith or cooks who
have posted great recipes for chicken on their home page.

"CompuServe can help a family rendezvous on the Web for an electronic
reunion or it can enable a writer to post a story for others to read in
cyberspace," Pool noted. "We're extending the already vibrant CompuServe
community by bringing it together with today's popular Web technology.
This puts a personal spin on what can be a very impersonal medium which is
important as we become a society of online communication."

Pricing and Availability

CompuServe's Home Page Wizard and Publishing Wizard software will be
available free to all CompuServe members. Beta testing will begin in late
September and the service will be in production in November. The Web
community service will be open to anyone on the Internet. As part of the
$9.95 monthly CompuServe membership, members will be able to create home
pages up to 1 megabyte in size. About CompuServe Incorporated

CompuServe Incorporated provides a wide range of products and services for
companies and individuals that want to put interactive technology to work
for them. The CompuServe Information Service continues to be the world's
most successful and most - popular online service, with 3.4 million
members. CompuServe's Internet Division is the leading developer of
Internet access applications for the office, home and publishing markets.
In addition to providing online and Internet access from more than 140
countries, CompuServe Network Services provides value-added network
services to more than 800 companies worldwide.

More information about CompuServe is available from: CIS: 1- 800-524-3388;
Internet Division: 1-800-777-9638 (info@spry.com); Network Services:
1-800-433-0389 or 1-614-798-3356 (networkinfo@cis.compuserve.com); or on
the World Wide Web at http://www.compuserve.com. CompuServe is an H&R
Block (NYSE: HRB) company.
 
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