SilverPlatter Information Forms Strategic Alliance with NOTIS Systems,
Inc.

February 16, 1994 -- SilverPlatter Information, Inc., a leading distributor
of electronic information products, has signed an agreement with NOTIS
Systems, Inc., a leading provider of information management services for
academic libraries. This agreement will allow both organizations to better
serve their mutual customers by providing access to SilverPlatter
databases through InfoShare, NOTIS' Z39.50-compliant database server.

This alliance is the first of its type in which an automation vendor will
provide "clients" that are compliant with SilverPlatter's
client/server-based, ERL (Electronic Reference Library). NOTIS will be
developing a gateway which will allow their Z39.50 clients to access
SilverPlatter databases running under ERL.

In announcing this new alliance, Bela Hatvany, President of SilverPlatter,
commented, "We are extremely pleased with our new relationship with NOTIS
Systems. Their customers can benefit from our comprehensive and growing
collection of databases, and we can now offer Z39.50-compliant access to
our databases." Mr. Hatvany further commented that every SilverPlatter
database subscription will still include SPIRS, SilverPlatter's search and
retrieval software. "NOTIS customers will have a choice of search
interfaces depending on their computer platform and their searching
needs."

"Our customers have told us they need to affordably expand their networked
database offerings. Our agreement with SilverPlatter meets that need by
offering many more databases delivered in a timely fashion," said Jane
Burke, President of NOTIS Systems.

"Our customers will be able to service their patrons more effectively. By
making InfoShare compliant with SilverPlatter's Electronic Reference
Library, everyone will benefit."

NOTIS Systems will provide access to SilverPlatter's databases from its
InfoShare server on the Sun Solaris and IBM RS6000 platforms by late
Spring. InfoShare's high performance configuration allows multiple users
to simultaneously access electronic databases on affordable UNIX
platforms.

SilverPlatter anticipates that all of its bibliographic databases will be
Z39.50 compatible by the end of Summer.

NOTIS Systems, Inc., Evanston, IL develops and markets integrated
information products for libraries including management systems, database
servers, information access products, and fulfillment products. All
products support client/server architecture for open systems and
connectivity standards including Z39.50, TCP/IP, USMARC, and more. NOTIS
Systems supports an installed base of approximately 250 libraries
worldwide and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameritech Corporation.

SilverPlatter Information is a worldwide distributor of more than 180
electronic information products, including bibliographic, full-text, and
multimedia. This collection covers 75 different subject areas. Over 80
internationally known Information Providers publish their data under the
SilverPlatter label. With over 10,000 institutions in 200 countries
subscribing to these databases, SilverPlatter remains committed in
delivering right information and right software to the service of its
markets.

SilverPlatter Information, Inc. 
100 River Ridge Dr, Norwood, MA 02062-5026
1-800-343-0064 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-617-769-2599 
Fax: 1-617-769-8763

SilverPlatter Information Ltd.
10 Barley Mow Passage
Chiswick London W4 4PH U.K.
Tel: +44(0) 81-995-8242 or 0800-262-096
Fax: +44(0) 81-995-5159

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