Computer Concepts announces Internet Directory Assistance (IDA).

BOHEMIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1995--Computer Concepts Corp. (NASDAQ: CCEE) today announced its plan to enter the Internet products arena with a directory assistance service.

IDA(TM) (Internet Directory Assistance) is a service that allows users to obtain all the online service addresses, by subject matter and/or name, for an individual or business (i.e. Compuserve, Prodigy, AT&T Business Network, AOL, MSN, WWW, Internet...etc.) and is very similar to the directory assistance or "411" service currently provided by the telephone companies. Computer Concepts Corp. is utilizing its patented database indexing and graphical selection technology, d.b.Express(TM), in a data-mining application to accomplish the task, saving time, money, and effort.

The latest version of d.b.Express provides instant access to millions of telephone call records. Along with its use in the telephone market, d.b. Express' capabilities can be utilized to provide instant access to the multiple online addresses of the 70+ million current users of online services. As the Internet Browsers contribute to the continued dramatic growth in Internet usage by making the net a powerful channel for conducting commerce, IDA will enhance Internet usage by providing users with rapid access to a desired address, increasing their productive usage of the net.

Within 90 days, users will be able to register their address information, accessing interactive forms from Computer Concepts' Web site. The forms are standard HTML pages and can be accessed by all graphical Web browsers. The Address Access Tool, a specialized version of d.b.Express, can be downloaded from Computer Concepts Web site, to all address registrants, at no charge, and Computer Concepts expects that the Directory Address Server will be online shortly after data collection begins. The Computer Concepts' Address Access Tool will return to Web browsers a legitimate Internet address and a list of all online service addresses for a registrant.

Ed Warman, executive vice president, Software Products at Computer Concepts, said that for some time there has been an obvious demand for such a service in the industry, but that technology to make such a system feasible has been lacking. Computer Concepts' patented database and graphical interface technology makes the task of interactive access to such a potentially huge database feasible.

Founded in 1989, Computer Concepts Corp. develops and markets, through a family of specialized business units, software tools that help organizations develop and operate business-critical applications. The company itself markets a unique d.b.Express line of information delivery software, the first software to allow instantaneous delivery of data without the need of programming, to end-users of database applications. The company's Softworks, Inc. subsidiary focuses on managers of large systems configurations and provides industry-leading systems and data management software products that enhance the reliability and availability of the data processing environment. The company's Maplinx Corp. subsidiary focuses on PC Geographic Information Systems (GIS) interfaces for end user applications. -0- d.b. Express is a trademark of Computer Concepts Corp. All rights reserved. Other brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their holders.

CONTACT: Computer Concepts Corp.

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