INFRASTRUCTURE to market Industry Pulse, a VLSI Research DataPacket.

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 1996--INFRASTRUCTURE, a leading electronic publisher of information on the semiconductor and semiconductor capital equipment industries announced today that it has reached an agreement with VLSI Research Inc of San Jose to market and re-sell Industry Pulse, a VLSI Research DataPacket.

Industry Pulse is a two page DataPacket or bulletin which provides a compilation of key industry statistics. The report provides a 9 to 12 month history of 40 key measures including bookings, billings, capital announcements, new Fabs and expansions, IC sales by device type and selected end-equipment and economic indices. Additionally, the report identifies "shoot-outs" of where new capital equipment business has been won by various suppliers, and also provides details of increases in Fab capacity worldwide. Industry Pulse will be distributed electronically via email in adobe Acrobat "PDF" file format to subscribers. Samples of an earlier issue of the report are available at the INFRASTRUCTURE Website at http://www.infras.com

INFRASTRUCTURE Director Carl Johnson said, "We are pleased to enter into this relationship with a prestigious market research firm like VLSI Research Inc. Industry Pulse brings all of the key semiconductor and semiconductor equipment industry indices right to the industry watchers in one convenient report." Johnson also said, "We at INFRASTRUCTURE will add value to the report with our own commentary and analysis of what is going on behind the numbers."

VLSI Research Inc CEO Jerry Hutcheson said, "INFRASTRUCTURE brings to this relationship their experience not only with our industry, but also with publishing over the Internet." Hutcheson also said, "Industry Pulse has been very successful and highly regarded by our client base over the last 9 years. The interest in such data is now becoming more diversified and the demand more real-time, so we look to INFRASTRUCTURE to help us distribute the DataPacket faster and to a wider subscriber base."

Pricing, Packaging and Availability:

The first electronic distribution of Industry Pulse is the May issue which is available immediately. Annual subscriptions for individuals (12 issues) are priced at $150 or monthly issues may be purchased for $15. Site licenses for re-distribution are also available. When added to the regular INFRASTRUCTURE subscription, bundled pricing is available.

About INFRASTRUCTURE:

INFRASTRUCTURE is the flagship electronic publication of WIPNET, Inc., a Texas corporation. The INFRASTRUCTURE staff includes three semiconductor industry veterans with a combined experience base of over 75 years in hands-on through executive positions within the industry. In addition to the Industry Pulse, INFRASTRUCTURE distributes its own monthly INFRASTRUCTURE publication and Daily Notes email service to subscribers. Other services provided by INFRASTRUCTURE include custom research on the semiconductor and semiconductor capital equipment industry.

About VLSI Research Inc.:

VLSI Research Inc. is one of the leading market research companies that performs extensive market research and economic analysis on the technical business and economic aspects of the high technology semiconductor industry. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., VLSI Research Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and has been performing market research in semiconductor manufacturing for 20 years since it was founded in 1976. -0-

Note to Editors: "DataPacket" is a registered trademark of VLSI Research, Inc. "Acrobat" is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

CONTACT: WIPNET, Inc. (d.b.a. INFRASTRUCTURE)

Carl Johnson, 214/402-8680

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Ron Leckie, 408/255-0853

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http://www.infras.com

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VLSI Research Inc.

Jerry Hutcheson, 408/437-0608