Pro CD and OCLC Sign Online Agreement for Phone America Telephone
Directory

Danvers, MA. February 1, 1995--Pro CD, Inc., the leading publisher of
telephone directories on CD-ROM, announced that it has signed an agreement
to distribute Pro CD's United States telephone directory information
through the online services of Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
(OCLC). OCLC, a nonprofit computer library service and research
organization whose computer network and services link more than 16,000
libraries in 47 countries and territories, will offer Pro CD's data under
the name Phone America.

Phone America, which contains telephone directory information for over 83
million business and residential listings, will be available through the
FirstSearch and EPIC online services. Phone America from Pro CD joins over
50 other key reference titles that can be accessed through OCLC. The
FirstSearch service provides libraries with easy online access to Phone
America via subscription or per-search options. EPIC is a command
interface system designed for the information professional.

OCLC Vice President of Reference Services, Rick Noble commented "The
addition of the Phone America file from Pro CD offers OCLC customers easy
access to an important reference resource which libraries cannot possibly
provide in print. Providing a cost effective solution for finding
telephone numbers and addresses quickly fulfills an important reference
requirement for librarians and their patrons."

The Phone America telephone directory will be available through OCLC during
the first quarter of 1995. The data will be updated on a quarterly basis.
Each update represents a revision of approximately 25% of the listings in
Phone America.

Pro CD, Inc., a privately held firm based outside of Boston, has changed
the way people access directory information. For product information
contact: Pro CD Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923 Telephone:
(800) 99-CD-ROM or (508) 750-0000, Facsimile: (508)750-0070, BBS: (508)
750-0077 Internet: sales@procd.com

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