IBM Credit Corporation and AST Research, Inc. Establish Inventory Financing
Arrangement

STAMFORD, Conn., and IRVINE, Calif., June 23, 1995 . . . IBM Credit
Corporation and AST Research, Inc. announce an agreement in which IBM
Credit will provide inventory financing for the wholesale purchase of AST
products.

Robert F. Talbot, IBM Credit general manager, remarketer financing, said
the arrangement is part of IBM Credit's ongoing efforts to give resellers
convenient and flexible information technology acquisition options. "This
agreement was designed to satisfy the requirements of AST resellers and
their customers," said Talbot. "It is part of IBM Credit's long-term
commitment to offer resellers comprehensive technology solutions that will
benefit their business and enhance the products and services they provide
to customers."

With the agreement, IBM Credit will offer inventory financing to select
resellers who purchase AST products.

"The relationship with IBM Credit will give our resellers and customers
additional flexibility when purchasing AST systems," said Jim Wittry, AST
senior vice president, the Americas region. "We have a shared commitment
to find new ways to better service the customer -- and this agreement fits
the bill."

In 1992, IBM Credit announced that it would offer inventory financing for
other-than-IBM products. Since then, the company has established financial
relationships with approximately 135 manufacturers and distributors
nationwide, and that number continues to climb.

AST Research, Inc., a member of the Fortune 500 list of America's largest
industrial and service companies, is one of the world's leading personal
computer manufacturers. The $2.367 billion company develops PC products
ranging from portable systems, to superservers sold in more than 100
countries worldwide. The company's corporate headquarters is located at
16215 Alton Parkway, P. O. Box 57005, Irvine, California, 92619-7005.
Telephone (714) 727-4141, or(800) 876-4278. Fax: (714) 727-9355.

IBM Credit is a wholly owned subsidiary of IBM Corporation, offering
end-user leasing and financing for IBM and complementary solutions. It
also offers remarketers inventory and accounts receivable financing and
leasing for their customers.

IBM news releases are available on the Internet via the IBM home page at
http://www.ibm.com.

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