12.13.00-Mousepad Recall Announced

WARNING! FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SERVICE COMPANY ANNOUNCES MASSIVE MOUSEPAD RECALL


LOS ANGELES (December 13, 2000) - Informa Research Services, Inc., (formerly known as Bisys Research Services) in cooperation with the United States Workplace Aesthetics Commission (USWAC) announced today that it would recall all of the popular Bisys Research Services, Inc., Mousepads that the company has distributed over the past few years.

"I realize that many of our clients love these mousepads," said Michael E. Adler, President and Managing Director of Informa Research Services. "I want to assure the public that every recalled mousepad will be replaced with a new Informa Research Services model."

According to Adler, Informa Research Services has already mailed out thousands of replacement mousepads and that many clients have already received theirs.

"The newly designed Informa Research Services Mousepad will arrive at our clients' offices shortly," said Adler. "Our customers need only remove any picture they may have placed in the old mousepad then carefully dispose of the old mousepad in the nearest trash receptacle."

Adler went on to explain that Informa Research Services was truly regretful of any inconvenience to our clients; however, the recall and subsequent replacement is truly in the public's best interests.

"Clients using the new Informa Research Services Mousepad have reported greater job satisfaction and improved attitude and outlook," said Adler. "Look for your replacement mousepad . . . and best wishes for a happy holiday season."


About Informa Research Services, Inc. Based in Calabasas, CA, Informa Research Services, Inc., (formerly known as Bisys Research Services) provides the financial industry's most extensive array of market research and decision-support information.

Conducting daily surveys of the retail and business products offered by more than 5,000 financial organizations nationwide, Informa Research Services, Inc., currently supports the product pricing decisions of more than 2,100 clients, representing all 50 states and including the top 25 financial institutions. This electronically transmitted competitive pricing intelligence effectively generates profitable responses to continual market changes, enables clients to effectively position deposit and loan products within local markets, maximizes interest income, and manages interest expense. Informa is the premier provider of fee and feature studies used to determine the competitiveness of fee-based services. In-depth studies are also available on cash management services, trust products, and other specialized services.

Informa Research Services, Inc., is a division of London-based Informa Group PLC(LONDON:INF). Informa Group offers "must have" business-to-business information through 3,500 conferences and seminars and nearly 1,500 print and electronic publications from offices in 19 countries.