D&B Announces Executive Appointments to Drive Continued Growth.

SHORT HILLS, N.J. -- D&B (NYSE: DNB):

--Sara Mathew, CFO, assumes additional responsibility as President, D&B International

--Michael Pepe named President, D&B U.S.

--Jim Burke named Chief Marketing Officer and Leader, Global Solutions

D&B, the leading provider of global business information, tools and insight, today announced executive appointments to drive continued growth.

Sara Mathew, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, assumes additional responsibility as President, D&B International. Michael Pepe, most recently Leader - U.S. Customers, is named President, D&B U.S. Jim Burke, most recently Leader - U.S. Risk Management Solutions ("RMS"), is named Chief Marketing Officer and Leader - Global Solutions. These appointments are effective January 1, 2006.

Sara Mathew came to D&B in 2001 following an 18-year career with Procter & Gamble ("P&G"), most recently as head of Finance in P&G's Asian region. Mathew has been a member of D&B's Global Leadership Team since she joined the Company in August 2001 as Chief Financial Officer. During that time, she has been integral in driving the sustainability of D&B's flexible business model to fund growth-creating investments year after year. Mathew also drove the evolution of the Company's international partnership efforts and has helped lead the Company to deliver on its financial commitments to shareholders year after year.

Michael Pepe came to D&B in 2004 with more than 25 years of experience in general management and sales and marketing, most recently with Time Inc. Pepe has been a member of D&B's Global Leadership Team since he joined the Company in March, 2004. During that time, he played a strategic role in driving the strong organic revenue growth of the Company's U.S. business, which accounted for 76% of the Company's total revenue in the most recent quarter. Pepe built a strong U.S. sales leadership team and increased its focus on using the Company's DUNSRight(TM) Quality Process to deliver greater value to customers.

Jim Burke came to D&B in 2001, following senior marketing roles as Chief Development Officer at Prudential's E-Business Group and Leader - Internet Marketing at First USA Bank. Burke, most recently Leader - U.S. Risk Management Solutions, has been a member of D&B's Global Leadership Team since November, 2004. Under his leadership, RMS - D&B's largest solution set - has become the Company's leading growth driver. Specifically, Burke led the creation of the Company's subscription pricing plan, which has been the primary driver of growth in the RMS segment. He also led the development and launch of DNBi, the Company's new web-based subscription service, which uses innovation to bring greater value to customers.

"Sara's broad financial leadership and international experience will enable her to lead the continued improvement of our International business, while maintaining responsibility for the Finance function," said Steve Alesio, chairman and CEO of D&B. "As leader of our U.S. business, Michael will leverage his extensive general management experience to build on our growth momentum in this critical area of our business. Additionally, Jim will leverage his success in driving growth in RMS to implement strategic growth plans for our Sales & Marketing and Supply Management solutions globally."

"Through these executive appointments and the strength of our entire Global Leadership Team, we are well positioned to drive continued top-line growth and create further value for our shareholders," Alesio concluded.

About D&B

D&B (NYSE: DNB), the leading provider of global business information, tools, and insight, has enabled customers to Decide with Confidence for over 160 years. D&B's proprietary DUNSRight(TM) quality process provides customers with quality business information. This quality information is the foundation of D&B's solutions that customers rely on to make critical business decisions. Customers use D&B Risk Management Solutions to mitigate risk, increase cash flow and drive increased profitability; D&B Sales & Marketing Solutions to increase revenue from new and existing customers; D&B's E-Business Solutions to convert prospects into clients faster; and D&B Supply Management Solutions to identify purchasing savings, manage risk and ensure compliance within the supply base. For more information, please visit www.dnb.com.