Corporate Profile for Hello Direct Inc., dated Nov. 14, 1997.

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Published Date:   Nov. 14, 1997

Company Name:     Hello Direct Inc.

Address:          5893 Rue Ferrari
                  San Jose, CA 95138-1858

Main Telephone
 Number:          800/444-3556

Internet Home
 Page Address
  (URL)           www.hello-direct.com

Chief Operating
 Officer:         E. Alexander Glover

Chief Financial
 Officer:         Raymond E. Nystrom

Investor Relations
 Contact:         Raymond E. Nystrom
 Business number: 408/363-5075

Trading Symbol/
 Exchange:        HELO/NASDAQ

Industry:         Direct Marketing

Market Makers:    ALEX BROWN & SONS

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Company description: Hello Direct is a leading direct marketer of innovative telecommunications products to business end-users. Through its distinctive catalog, outbound telemarketing and Internet web page the company offers a broad selection of commercial-grade brand name, proprietary and private label products at competitive prices that provide solutions to its customers' evolving telecommunications needs. The company currently employs 175 people, all located at its San Jose, Calif. facility.

CONTACT: Hello Direct Inc.