INFORMATION REVOLUTION !

San Jose, CA. Intermedia Conference. March 30, 1993. -- Pro CD, Inc.
awakened the information industry today with the introduction of ProPhone
Business + one. The CD-ROM, which was released today, contains the name,
complete mailing address, telephone number, classification headings, and
approximate number of employees for the majority of businesses and
organizations in the United States. While telephone directories have been
available on CD-ROM for the past five years, ProPhone is the first
directory designed to allow users export an unlimited number of listings
to their word processing, database, spreadsheet or contact management
software. It is also the first national telephone directory introduced at
price of less than $50. By comparison, an annual license to NYNEX's Fast
Track CD-ROM, introduced in 1988, was priced at $10,000.00 and only
contained listings from part of six states.

ProPhone Business + one contains 7 million business listings. Listings may
be accessed through Pro CD's search software or they may be downloaded and
manipulated by a user's programs. Charles McDermott, Vice President of
Sales indicated, "We're the first company to allow users download an
unlimited amount of information off a CD-ROM to use with their own
software programs."

Pro CD's search software, included on the disc, allows users to search for
a listing or group of listings by name or classification headings.
Searches may be limited by any geographic parameter including city, state,
zip code, and area code. Individual listings or groups of listings may be
exported to a disk file or printer. Listings may be exported in ASCII
comma delimited and imported directly into popular word processing,
spreadsheet, and database programs.

According to Jim Bryant, Pro CD's founder and President, "Customers are
forcing the information industry rethink established ways of packaging and
pricing information. Yellow Page publishers, in particular, have lost
track of who their directory customers are. Most believe their customers
are the businesses that advertise in their printed telephone directory -
and not the people who rely on the directory as a source of information.
Pro CD is committed to the individuals and businesses that use directory
information for reference and marketing purposes."

Pro CD announced that it will offer semi-annual updates to ProPhone
Business + one. Discounts on future editions will be available to
registered users. Registered users also have the option to obtain regional
editions or the national collection of residential directory listings
directly from Pro CD. The optional regional discs contain a special
version of the access software that permits a user of ProPhone Business +
one to export an unlimited number of records at once by selecting export
"All Matching Records." Scott Beatty, co-founder and Publisher indicated,
"The unlimited exporting feature was designed to serve the power user -
someone who wants to export hundred, thousands or perhaps even millions of
records at once."

ProPhone Business + one is available from CD-ROM dealers nationwide at an
introductory suggested list price of only $49.95. The suggested list price
after July 1, 1993 will be $249. The minimum system requirements include a
CD-ROM drive, an 8088, 80286, 80386, or 80486 based computer with MS-DOS
version 3.1 or higher, 512K memory and a hard disk drive.

Pro CD, Inc., a privately held firm based in Marblehead, Mass, is changing
the way people view and access directory information. Pro CD also
publishes ProPhone National Edition, a collection of seven CD-ROM's that
contain over 77 million business and residential listings from every city
in the United States. Pro CD may be reached by ringing 800-99CD-ROM.

ProCD, 8 Doaks Lane, Little Harbor, Marblehead, MA 01945
617-631-9200;  fax: 617-631-0810

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