WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION AMERICA

Eagan, MN, November 7, 1994 -- West Publishing Company announced today the
successful completion by Lohengrin Enterprises, Inc., its wholly owned
subsidiary, of its all cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares
of common stock of Information America, Inc. (NASDAQ: INFO) at $6.00 per
share. The tender offer expired at midnight, New York City time on Friday,
November 4, 1994. Lohengrin has accepted and will pay for, in accordance
with the terms of the offer, all of the shares validly tendered.

The shares tendered constitute approximately 95.47% of Information
America's presently outstanding common stock. As previously announced, all
Information America common shares not tendered and purchased pursuant to
the offer will be acquired in a subsequent merger transaction at the same
$6.00 per share price.

Information America has developed one of the world's largest databases
addressing the relationships between corporations, people and their
assets. The company serves legal professionals, banks, governments and
Fortune 500 corporations with database and related document services. The
company's information and product services are used to obtain background
data about businesses, locate assets and people, obtain governmental
records and solve investigative problems.

West Publishing is the nation's premier publisher of legal materials. For
120 years, West has provided its customers with timely and accurate
editorially enhanced information, including judicial decisions, statutes
and treatises. Today, that information is available in various media,
including print, CD-ROM and online through WESTLAW.

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