Merisel, Ingram Micro to Distribute New OneStep Connect Personal Organizer.

LOVELAND, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 1999--onestep LLC said its new OneStep Connect(TM) personal organizer will be distributed nationally by master distributors Ingram Micro Inc. and Merisel Inc.

"There is no more effective way for OneStep Connect to get to the reseller than through the two premier distributors in the industry, Ingram Micro and Merisel," said Bruce Roemmich, vice president of sales and marketing for onestep LLC. "Their credibility and the quality of OneStep Connect are a good match for success in the retail channel. With their emphasis on service to their customers, we're looking forward to strong sales results this year."

OneStep Connect will be available this month in computer and office product superstores, mass merchants, warehouse clubs and consumer electronics stores.

Ingram Micro is the largest worldwide distributor of computer technology products and services, with more than 115,000 reseller customers in 120 countries, Headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., Ingram Micro's inventory includes 190,000 products from more than 1,400 of the world's leading manufacturers.

Merisel, Inc. (Nasdaq:MSEL) is a leader in the distribution of computer hardware and software products. Based in El Segundo, Calif., Merisel is a Fortune 500 company, and distributes a full line of 25,000 products and services from the industry's leading manufacturers to resellers throughout North America.

OneStep Connect personal organizer solves the problems that have kept many computer users from taking advantage of the power of their PC to organize and manage personal and business information. It features direct links to the PalmPilot and Palm III connected organizers. One click gives access to fax, email, Netscape, Explorer, MAPI-compliant e-mail clients like Eudora, phone dialers, and Microsoft Word templates for letters, envelopes and memos.

"If your personal or business information needs are communication-heavy...OneStep Connect 1.0 is an exceptionally sound PIM," said a sneak preview of the new software which appeared on ZDNN on Nov. 19. Suggested retail price is $69.95, with a $20 end user rebate to buyers through June 30.

OneStep Connect includes all the best features of a personal organizer -- powerful import & export utilities to minimize re-keying data, complete contact management, address book, calendar, to-do lists, notes, time zone map, and document history.

OneStep Connect can import from most popular organizers or databases such as Microsoft Excel. Users can also quickly enter their own data. For more information, contact, onestep LLC, 200 East 7th St., Suite 210, Loveland, CO 80537, phone [phone], fax [phone]. Or visit the company*s web site, http://www.onestep.com.

Editor's note: (TM)OneStep Connect is a trademark of onestep LLC. Other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. Evaluation samples, slides and additional information are available on request. Contact Paul Rafferty or Deb McAlister at Holland McAlister PR for samples: [e-mail] or [e-mail], 800/878-1128.