Corporate Profile for ABR Information Services Inc., dated Dec. 18, 1998.

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Published Date:   Dec. 18, 1998

Company Name:     ABR Information Services, Inc.

Address:          34125 U.S. Highway 19 North
                  Palm Harbor, FL 34684-2141

Main Telephone
 Number:          727/785-2819

Internet Home
 Page Address
  (URL):          www.abr.com

Chief Executive
 Officer:         James E. MacDougald

Chief Financial
 Officer:         James P. O'Drobinak

Investor Relations
 Contact:         James P. O'Drobinak
 Business number: 727/785-2819

Public Relations
 Contact:         Patrick Manders
 Business number: 727/785-2819

Trading Symbol/
 Exchange:        ABRX - Nasdaq

Industry:         Benefits Administration Services

Market Makers:    Raymond James, Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc.,
                  Pauli & Co., and Saloman Smith Barney

Company description: ABR Information Services Inc. provides comprehensive benefits administration, payroll and human resource services to employers seeking to outsource functions such as COBRA, HIPAA, payroll and tax deposit, Flexible Spending Accounts, Qualified Plans and other services. ABR provides services to employers of all types ranging in size from 20 to 200,000 employees. ABR provides portability (COBRA and HIPAA) services through the trade name CobraServ(tm) and payroll and tax deposit services through the trade name PayAmerica(tm). The company employs approximately 1,400 people in marketing/service centers located in Florida, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, California, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Colorado.

For the year ended July 31, 1998, revenues increased 48.9% to $74.6 million, as compared to revenues of $50.1 million for the prior fiscal year. Operating income increased 52.1% to $18.4 million for fiscal year 1998, as compared to $12.1 million for the prior fiscal year. For fiscal year 1998, excluding acquired research and development costs, net income per share was $.63 (diluted), as compared to $.44 (diluted) for the prior fiscal year.

In 1998, Fortune magazine recognized ABR as one of "America's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies."