Computer Language Research announces new utility industry focus.

CARROLLTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1996--Computer Language Research Inc. (Nasdaq/NM: CLRI), today announced the formation of a Utility Group, which is focused on the software needs of the utility industry.

This group will provide the utility industry with software and services to serve its unique requirements. CLR's corporate business segment formed a similar group in 1988 to focus on the needs of insurance companies. Today the Insurance Group provides software and services to more than 550 insurance companies.

In conjunction with this announcement, CLR also announced the signing of a $1.4 million contract to supply its new client/server Utility Fixed Asset Management System (Insource(R) CS-UFAMS) to Central Maine Power (CMP) located in Augusta, Maine. Most of the revenue from this contract will be recognized in 1997 as the product and services are delivered.

The contract is for software and services to be provided by CLR as a part of CMP's project to replace its corporate property records, book and tax depreciation systems, and several other fixed asset related systems. CLR is joined by Intergraph Corporation, located in Huntsville, Ala., to provide CMP's total solution for bringing together financial and operational information. Intergraph will provide an automated mapping/facility management/geographic information system to manage CMP's facility assets. CMP is Maine's largest utility, serving 520 thousand customers.

Allen Harris, group vice president of CLR/Fast-Tax's corporate business segment, stated, "We believe that our utility industry focus will provide utility companies with a long-needed solution: an integrated, Microsoft(R) Windows-based, client/server application, which automates fixed asset management for both financial and tax purposes."

Computer Language Research Inc., is headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, and maintains sales and support facilities throughout the United States. The Company provides tax and accounting software and information services to accounting firms, banks, corporations, and partnerships under the trade names ACE and Fast-Tax. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Rent Roll Inc., develops and markets apartment housing software and information services to large property management firms and owners of multifamily apartment communities under various trade names.

A member of the Fortune 1000, Intergraph Corp. is the world's largest company dedicated to supplying interactive computer graphics systems. Products range from point solutions, meeting individual and departmental needs, to integrated, enterprise-wide systems.

CONTACT: Computer Language Research Inc., Carrollton

Peter Feldman, 972-250-7970

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