| News - Earnings 
 ST. LOUIS, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 1998--The Source
 Information Management Company (Nasdaq-SORC) today announced its sixth
 successive record quarter for revenue and net income.
 
 Net income for the first quarter ended April 30, 1998 was
 $726,647 a 17% increase over the previous record 4th quarter results
 of $622,199 and a 184% increase over the comparable first quarter from
 the past year. Revenue for the quarter was $3,595,202 an increase of
 6% over the 4th quarter and a 42% increase over the corresponding
 quarter from last year.
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 Quarter Ended                          Apr. 30, 1998     Apr. 30, 1997
 
 Revenues                                  $3,595,202        $2,527,879
 Net Income                                   726,647           256,127
 Avg. Shares                                8,499,070         5,823,777
 
 Shr. Earns:
 
 Net Income                              .09               .04
 
 Condensed Summary Balance Sheet at April 30, 1998
 
 Current Assets                                             $21,505,951
 Non-current Assets                                           4,228,736
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 Total Assets                                       25,734,687
 
 Current Liabilities                                          3,116,385
 Non-current Liabilities                                      9,385,283
 
 Total Liabilities                                  12,501,668
 
 Equity                                                     $13,233,019
 
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 These results reflect the continuing development of various
 improved service programs the Company provides for its retailer
 clients. The Company has now completed its consolidation of all
 acquisitions into its High Point operation and has successfully
 expanded its Advance Pay and Front-End Management programs.
 
 The Company introduced newly developed technology for its Front-End
 
 Management program called SOURCEPRO in June of this year. Front-End
 Management now has over 10,000 stores under contract, up from 2,000 stores
 since October 1997. This technology enables retailers to see 3-D imaging
 of checkout configurations and instantly calculate the potential earnings of
 each configuration based on historical data.
 
 The Source is a leading provider of periodical information and
 related marketing services to hundreds of retail chains in the
 grocery, convenience, mass merchandise, and pharmacy industries. Their
 integrated software system is designed to efficiently and accurately
 monitor sales of high volume consumer products primarily to optimize
 sales incentive payments offered by manufacturers.
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