D&B DecisionMaker Now Available Via Internet; Customized credit decision tool translates information into uniform actionable decisions.

Business Editors

MURRAY HILL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB), the global leader in providing business information, today announced that D&B customers can now activate and customize D&B's popular credit decision tool - D&B DecisionMaker(TM) - via the Internet at www.dnb.com/decisionmaker/.

D&B DecisionMaker makes it easier and faster for businesses to manage and automate small-dollar credit decisions and enable credit managers to contribute speed, standards and value to a company's supply and demand chain.

D&B DecisionMaker leverages the Internet to deliver a personalized credit recommendation that a business can act on immediately. This is done by combining a company's unique credit policies with D&B predictive scores and other business information. Each D&B DecisionMaker recommendation can be delivered via the Internet, or by fax, phone or computer-to-computer, with a requested D&B Credit Scoring Report. In addition, D&B DecisionMaker can be customized for an automated voice system that can deliver credit recommendations by any touch-tone phone. By using D&B DecisionMaker, businesses can shrink from days to minutes the time required to approve credit, while adhering to uniform credit policies across an enterprise.

"The fast reaction time equals money saved, by giving us more opportunities to cross-sell and more time to qualify leads," said Chris Swank, general manager of credit for J.A.M. Distributing Company, the largest distributor of Mobil Oil products in the United States. Upon the advice of its insurance carrier, J.A.M. implemented D&B DecisionMaker for its ordering process, reducing turn-around time from several days to minutes. The agreement with the insurance carrier indemnifies J.A.M. Distributing for losses up to the amount determined by D&B DecisionMaker.

With D&B DecisionMaker, credit managers can be confident that their credit staff, sales team and branch or store locations adhere to a uniform and consistent policy based upon the standard credit practices of the business.

"D&B DecisionMaker is a new application for the Internet and a unique service among commercial information bureaus," said John Bunyan, senior vice president, global marketing for Dun & Bradstreet. "We've designed D&B DecisionMaker to be easy to use, yet provide a powerful edge for our customers to manage their supply and demand chain."

Key benefits and features of D&B DecisionMaker include:

-- Facilitates the credit-decision process for companies faced with low-dollar,
high-volume credit decisions, especially those in high-growth and/or
service-oriented industries

-- Streamlines the credit checking process by creating customized D&B
Commercial or Small Business Credit Scoring reports

-- Adds consistency to a company's credit decisions by storing a company's
unique credit rules within the Internet platform that can be easily updated

-- Provides step-by-step assistance from start to finish via a specially
designed graphical interface

-- Offers guidance in creating customized credit decision rules with D&B
DecisionMaker's Personal Guide feature

Pricing and Availability

D&B DecisionMaker is immediately available at no additional charge when you obtain a D&B Commercial or Small Business Credit Scoring report. The customized scoring report can be delivered via the Internet, by fax or by phone or computer-to-computer. D&B subscribers with a D&B User ID, Password and a D&B DecisionMaker Security ID can access D&B DecisionMaker via the Internet. A D&B DecisionMaker Security ID may be obtained by calling the D&B Customer Service Center at 1-800-234-3867.

About Dun & Bradstreet

Dun & Bradstreet, a company of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (NYSE: DNB), is the world's leading provider of business-to-business credit, marketing and purchasing information and receivables management services. Companies of all sizes in all industries around the world use D&B information in their supply and demand chains. By integrating D&B information into business systems and processes, companies can better manage their customers and suppliers and achieve a direct and seamless link between back-office and front-office operations. The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation also includes Moody's Investors Service, the leading provider of credit ratings, research and analysis covering debt instruments and securities in the global capital markets. The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, based in Murray Hill, N.J., employs approximately 11,500 people in 37 countries with majority-owned company entities, and generated 1999 revenue of $1.97 billion. Additional information about Dun & Bradstreet is available at www.dnb.com.

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