Sharp Electronics Bundles Personal Journal® On Its Notebook PCs; Dow Jones Business Information Services Adds Sharp Electronics To Growing List of PC Manufacturers Pre-Installing Electronic, Customizable Wall Street Journal

Business Wire, Oct 26, 1995

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1995 -- Dow Jones Business Information Services (BIS) today announced that Sharp Electronics will bundle Dow Jones' Personal Journal(R) on all new Sharp(R) notebook PCs distributed in North America.

Sharp Electronics is the third company to enter into a bundling agreement with Dow Jones' Personal Journal since the beginning of August. Personal Journal is currently available on AT&T's Globalyst(R) PCs, AST Advantage!(R) PCs and Ascentia(R) notebook PCs. Personal Journal, an electronic, customizable version of The Wall Street Journal, automatically delivers a quick, concise read of the day's favorite Journal columns. The user can also download instant updates of company news, stock market data, sports and worldwide weather information with just one mouse click.

"Dow Jones has been developing computer products for the businessperson for years," said Josephine Ottman, director of product marketing, Dow Jones & Company. "By pre-installing Personal Journal to its notebook line of computers, Sharp has increased its PCs value by adding the ideal complement for the mobile business professional."

"Dow Jones' Personal Journal is a wonderful addition to the variety of valuable software pre-installed on Sharp notebooks. This service is of immediate value to the notebook user who is frequently traveling and working in a variety of environments but still needs to maintain a watch on the news," said Rob Rosborough, director of computer products division, Sharp Electronics.

Those interested in subscribing to Personal Journal can call 1-800-291-9382, ext. 891.

About Sharp Electronics

Sharp Electronics Corporation, the U.S. sales and marketing subsidiary of Japan's Sharp Corporation, provides one of the broadest and most advanced lines of consumer electronics, business products and electronic components. With U.S. sales of $3.4 billion, the company has achieved double-digit sales growth in each of the past three years.

Sharp is the world leader in liquid crystal displays (LCDs), and has developed innovative, consumer-focused products such as the Viewcam(TM), LCD camcorder, Zaurus(TM) keyboard-enhanced personal digital assistant, Wizard(R) electronic organizers, audio and video systems, appliances and office automation products. To support its more than 50 product lines, Sharp electronics employs approximately 2,300 people nationwide.

About Dow Jones

Business Information Services is the electronic publishing arm of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. that provides business news and information products, including Dow Jones News/Retrieval(R), to corporations, consumers and private investors through a variety of electronic media: computer, telephone, facsimile and radio.

Dow Jones publishes The Wall Street Journal(R) and its international editions, Barron's(R) magazine and other periodicals, electronic business information services including Dow Jones Telerate, a provider of real-time financial information to the international business community, Dow Jones News Services and other business newswires and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones also produces business television programming internationally and video news delivered to desktop computers.

CONTACT: Kris LeBoutillier, Dow Jones

609-520-4638

Internet address: dow.jonesPR@cor.dowjones.com

or

Rob Rosborough, Sharp Electronics

201-529-9441

or

Michael Bayer, Miller/Shandwick Technologies

617-536-0470

Internet Address: mbayer@millercom.com