HARTE-HANKS RETAINS ZDMI PRESIDENT/MANAGEMENT.

Harte-Hanks Inc. (NYSE:HHS), San Antonio, Texas, has completed the acquisition of ZD Market Intelligence ("ZDMI") from Ziff- Davis Inc.

ZDMI is a leading provider of database products and solutions to the high-tech and communications industries in the United States, Canada and Europe. Robert G. Brown, president of ZDMI, will remain with Harte-Hanks along with the rest of his management team.

The announcement was made by Richard Hochhauser, Harte-Hanks president and COO. Commenting on the acquisition, Hochhauser said, "I have spent time this week at the ZDMI client Forum and talked with many of their customers and employees. These discussions confirmed the terrific fit with all of our operations that support the technology and telecommunications markets."

Brown said, "Our customers and employees are uniformly positive on ZD Market Intelligence becoming part of Harte-Hanks. Our CI Technology Database content combined with Harte-Hanks resources in response management and database integration create real end-to-end, direct marketing solutions for our technology customers. It's a great match."

ZDMI will become a part of the Response Management Group of Harte-Hanks Direct Marketing.

Based in San Antonio, Texas, Harte-Hanks owns and operates an integrated direct marketing company that provides a full range of specialized, coordinated and integrated direct marketing services including response management, database marketing and marketing services. The company also owns and operates shoppers that are zoned into more than 756 separate editions reaching over 9.1 million households in California and Florida each week.

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