FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MAY 24, 1993 SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL 
INTERNET ACCESS VIA NOVALINK CONTACT: Angela Bull, Vice 
President Marketing, Inner Circle Technologies, Inc., PO Box 11, 
Shrewsbury, MA 01545. Phone: 508-842-7227.  Email: 
bull@novalink.com

        NovaLink Information Service announces local access for 
anyone to the Internet, the world's largest computer network.  In the 
past, Internet resources were generally limited to those employed by 
high-tech firms or attending universities. Now, anyone may explore 
the Internet, including its commercial backbones, by placing a local 
phone call to one of NovaLink's thousands of high-speed access 
numbers located across  the world.

        "Today, scientists, engineers, teachers, students, librarians, 
doctors, business people and even a few members of Congress rely 
on the Internet to communicate with their colleagues, receive 
electronic journals, access bulletin boards, log onto databases, and 
use remote computers and other equipment," explains Vice President 
Al Gore.

        NovaLink is an online service accessible through over 1000 
cities internationally via local dialups provided by CompuServe 
Packet Network, British Telecomm's TYMNET as well as every 
regional Bell packet network. Subscribers use any computer 
equipped with a modem, place a call to a local phone number and are 
switched to NovaLink, where they may access a number of services 
including electronic mail, file libraries, interactive entertainment and 
other telecommunications products including full Internet access.

        NovaLink provides subscribers with a full range of Internet 
features: electronic mail, UseNet news (a massive assortment of 
"message boards" on every  subject imaginable), ftp (file transfer 
protocol), telnet (the protocol used to remotely access other 
computers and programs on the Internet) and more.  Further, 
NovaLink is attached to networks such as the CIX (Commercial 
Internet Exchange) and ANS/CORE, so in addition to academia and 
research, subscribers may pursue business and entertainment 
interests not permitted over the National Science Foundation's 
backbone.

        "The Internet is one of the most exciting things in computing 
today, and it's our charter to introduce as many people to this global 
family as possible," explains Jon Radoff, President and CEO of 
NovaLink.  "We think people will find the Internet to be a fascinating 
realm, and we're especially pleased to be the first major service to 
not surcharge high-speed or prime-time connections," he continues, 
referring to the premium rate charged by most online services for 
business hours connections and for those using more recent modem 
technology.

        Individuals may subscribe to the NovaLink Information Service 
via modem by dialing 800-825-8852, and interested people may also 
speak to a customer service representative at 800-274-2814.  
Charges are a total of $6/hour through most local access numbers, 
regardless of time of day or connection speed.

        NovaLink Information Service is a division of Inner Circle 
Technologies, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation developing 
telecommunications and software  products since 1988.



