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Dialog and Freeserve Announce eCommerce Alliance
Business users given online access to OfficeShopper eCommerce service

London, England and Cary, N.C., 19th January 2000: The Dialog Corporation (LSE: DLG; NASDAQ: DIAL) today announced that its eCommerce division has entered into an alliance with leading UK Internet service provider Freeserve plc (LSE:FRE; NASDAQ:FREE), to provide a co-branded version of Dialog's OfficeShopper over the business channel of Freeserve's Internet portal, at www.freeserve.net.

OfficeShopper is now the exclusive supplier of office supplies and other related goods to customers of Freeserve's Business Centre - a dedicated central resource for small and medium sized UK companies. Over 40,000 products, ranging from pens and paper to cleaning products, are available from a network of over 100 suppliers around the UK. Orders are delivered the next day, with two-hour delivery available in major metropolitan areas.

OfficeShopper's award winning service offers a number of cutting edge features, such as intelligent search options and the ability to build custom catalogues tailored to a business' specific needs. Most important to users is the ability to track, control and authorise purchasing over the Internet, via OfficeShopper's comprehensive 'live' budget & management reporting functions.

"Today's announcements regarding our Business Centre further cement Freeserve's commitment to SMEs," says John Pluthero, Freeserve's Chief Executive. "In joining forces with leading suppliers like OfficeShopper, Freeserve has taken its commitment a step further, offering solid business solutions to its many business customers."

"The success of Freeserve over the past year has been phenomenal, and this must in part be due to the fact they offer added value to specific interest groups," commented Dan Wagner, Chief Executive, The Dialog Corporation. "We are delighted to be helping Freeserve extend its offering to its many thousands of business customers, and are committed to delivering the highest levels of usability and customer service via Freeserve's Business Centre."

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