LOIS PAUL & PARTNERS ANNOUNCES NEW CLIENTS IN HOT TECHNOLOGY MARKETS, EXECUTIVE PROMOTIONS.

LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 1995--Lois Paul & Partners (LP&P), one of the country's leading high technology public relations firms, today announced new clients in the fastest-growing emerging technology segments, and the promotions of long-time agency executives.

LP&P Wins New Clients in Fastest-Growing Market Segments

Based on its nine-year track record of helping established and emerging companies anticipate and meet the challenges of the evolving technology industry, LP&P won the following new clients in key emerging technologies:

    o  FTP Software, Inc. -- the leading independent supplier
       of TCP/IP software and applications that enable millions of
       PC users worldwide to access resources across workgroup LANs,
       enterprise networks and the global Internet.

    o  @Ventures -- the first venture capital and development
       firm to focus exclusively on commercial opportunities
       created by the Internet and interactive media.  @Ventures will
       offer services in areas including publishing, advertising,
       software development, finance, WWW development and Internet
       communications.

    o  FlexiInternational Software, Inc.  -- a leader among the new
       client/server application providers and a key partner in
       Microsoft's enterprise-targeted BackOffice strategy.
       FlexiInternational's suite of financial applications
       exploits emerging technology standards including object
       orientation, Windows NT, SQL Server and OLE 2.0.

    Lois Paul, founder and president of LP&P, said, "We're very
pleased to be working with these clients to develop and implement
strategic communications programs.  Our ability to attract companies
of this caliber is a reflection of our team's track record in
developing successful programs for clients in diverse technology
areas, as well as our expertise in leveraging advances in technology
to deliver timely, creative and responsive client service."

LP&P Promotes Long-Time Agency Executives to Senior Positions

    To enable LP&P to provide even more focused, efficient services
to each client, the agency announced the following executive
promotions:

    o  Bill McLaughlin, to executive vice president -- McLaughlin
       was LP&P vice president of client service.  He has been
       with the agency for nearly five years.  In addition to leading
       LP&P's Lotus account team, McLaughlin drives the agency's use
       of advanced groupware technology on behalf of its clients and
       the agency's staff.

    o  Ruth D'Ambra, to senior vice president -- D'Ambra, previously
       LP&P's chief financial officer, has been with the agency more
       than five years with increasing operational and policy setting
       responsibility for systems, HR, finance and administration.

LP&P also announced the promotions of the following directors of client service to vice president of client service: Peter Bartolik, Joe Cordo, Barbara Ewen, David Grip, Brenda Nashawaty and Eric Sall. They join Gary Chesnutis, who became vice president of the agency's West Coast operations earlier this year.

Lois Paul said, "These promotions reflect the tremendous respect that their clients, their colleagues and everyone associated with LP&P share for these professionals. Collectively, they are among the most experienced and successful practitioners of high technology marketing in this business, with expertise in areas including product development and marketing, public relations and journalism."

Lois Paul & Partners, founded in 1986 as McGlinchey & Paul, provides strategic communications counsel and public relations programs to established and emerging high technology companies worldwide. LP&P's clients range from major market-leading corporations such as Lotus Development Corporation and Powersoft Corporation to innovative, high growth companies such as Shiva Corporation and Tivoli Systems. The 85-person agency works with clients in every area of information technology, including software, hardware, communications, distribution and professional services.

CONTACT: Lois Paul & Partners, 617/862-4514

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