Computerworld Names BankAmerica to Its "Premier 100" List.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1997--Computerworld has named BankAmerica Corporation to its Premier 100 list of companies that are "among the most innovative at implementing intranet/Internet applications and Web sites" to develop more efficient methods of conducting business.

Computerworld, one of the leading publications tracking the computer industry, reviewed the Internet and intranet applications of 10,000 companies and organizations, comparing content, maintenance costs, revenue generation and business benefits. Only one percent of the organizations reviewed by Computerworld made it on the publication's Premier 100 list, based on the successful application of Internet technology "more effectively than other organizations relative to their business goals."

BankAmerica is the only one of the nation's five largest bank holding companies to be named to Computerworld's Premier 100 list.

"We're delighted to be among the handful of organizations selected by Computerworld for its Premier 100 list," said Jeanine R. Brown, executive vice president of Bank of America's San Francisco-based Interactive Banking Division. "We have worked hard to develop a significant presence on the Internet, and we plan to continue expanding our online product and service offerings, as more and more customers opt for the convenience of conducting many financial transactions via their computers."

Alan Alper, Computerworld magazines group editor, said in a statement that organizations selected for the publication's Premier 100 list "are using the Internet and related technologies to build on their relationships with customers and suppliers, to improve communications within their organization, and to open up new business frontiers."

Bank of America, a unit of San Francisco-based BankAmerica Corporation, has an award-winning corporate Web site (http://www.bankamerica.com) and also operates an employee intranet which provides many of the company's employees around the world with daily news updates and information.

Bank of America's HomeBanking service, which allows customers to manage their accounts and pay bills electronically, is available via four different access channels -- the Internet (using a secure Netscape browser); America Online; a direct link to the bank using Managing Your Money software; and the bank's Pay-by-Phone service.

The Bank of America Web site contains a wealth of information about the company's wide range of products and services for consumers and corporate customers. More than 2,200 different pages of information can be viewed by anyone visiting the corporate Web site. Visitors can access a broad array of information and services, including online loan applications, interactive personal finance decision tools, listings of bank-owned residential and commercial properties, news releases, economic reports, and the company's U.S.-focused HomeBanking service. The Build Your Own Bank feature allows visitors to select topics of interest and view a personalized page of money tips and financial information whenever they stop by Bank of America's Web site.

CONTACT: Bank of America, San Francisco 

Jeff Hershberger, 415/622-0870