DBT's AutoTrackXP.com Secure, Anti-Fraud Web Site Listed on GSA Award Schedule.

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1999--

DBT Online, Inc. (NYSE: DBT) announced that its AutoTrackXP.com(SM) secure, anti-fraud, anti-crime web site, as well as its AutoTrackPLUS(SM) and AutoTrackXP(SM) dial-up services, have been listed on the General Services Administration Award Schedule under contract number GS-23F-0069J, enabling any qualified federal agency to quickly and easily subscribe without competitive bidding.

Charles A. Lieppe, President and CEO of DBT Online, said the GSA listing assists in opening AutoTrack to all branches and departments of the federal government, including every executive department and branch of the military service, and more than 50 independent federal agencies. Obtaining the GSA listing is part of the Company's strategic plan to accelerate growth by increasing AutoTrack's penetration in the law enforcement, government and defense markets at federal, state, and local levels.

James S. Milford, VP of Law Enforcement Sales, said the award guarantees specific rates for the AutoTrack PLUS(SM) DOS dial-up service, the AutoTrackXP(SM) Windows 95/98(R) dial-up service, and the new www.autotrackxp.com web site for secure Internet access. The GSA (www.gsa.gov), the central management agency in the federal government, is focused on enabling federal employees to access supplies, services and solutions at the best possible value. With a GSA award in place, government agencies can quickly obtain this valuable service saving the time and expense of a competitive bid process.

George A. Bruder, Jr., VP of Government Sales, said AutoTrack enables qualified professionals to instantly search more than 4 billion current and historical public records that are intelligently cross-linked for the investigator to find valuable information. This increases an investigator's ability to quickly solve crimes, locate people and assets, and detect and prevent fraud more efficiently. Using a personal computer, investigators, analysts and researchers can develop useful information within in a matter of minutes that could otherwise take days, weeks or even months.

Both Milford and Bruder noted that the DBT family of AutoTrack products features its "DBT Secure Technology" which prevents anybody inside or outside the Company from tracking what records a law enforcement user is researching.

About DBT Online, Inc.

DBT Online, Inc. (www.dbtonline.com) is the fastest growing nationwide provider in the new market for online investigative information services. Qualified businesses, such as insurance companies and financial institutions, as well as law enforcement and government agencies turn to DBT's AutoTrackPLUS(SM), AutoTrackXP(SM), and www.autotrackxp.com online services, as well as DBT's other custom solutions, to solve more crimes, locate people and assets faster, and detect and prevent fraud more efficiently.

With more than 23 terabytes of capacity, DBT's database is one of the country's largest depositories of public records combined with other information. DBT currently has more than 14,000 subscribers, including investigators at more than 1,400 federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. DBT also provides its services to several non-profit organizations to assist their search efforts.

For the first quarter ended March 31, 1999, consolidated revenues and royalties increased 32% to $16.4 million and net income increased 19% to $1.9 million or $0.10 per share on a diluted basis. DBT's Electronic Information Group operating income rose 82% on revenue growth of 38% as DBT continued to strengthen its investments in marketing and sales and research and development while building overall operating margins. For the year ended December 31, 1998, consolidated revenues and royalties increased 43% to a record $54 million and net income increased 12% to $7 million or $0.35 per share on a diluted basis. Electronic Information Group's revenues grew 52% while DBT invested in its new data centers and entered new markets to fuel future growth.

Forward-Looking Statements: Information contained above with respect to the Company's Results of Operations, regarding expected future events and financial results, is forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties. Those statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 31E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The following important factors could affect the future results of the Company and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements: (i) the ability to manage DBT's rapid expansion, (ii) protecting DBT's proprietary technology, (iii) impact of future government regulation on the availability of public records, and (iv) the extent, timing and success of competition from other database providers.