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To: Wayne Rumball who wrote (5424)	6/19/1998 1:43:00 PM
From: P.E. Allen	Respond to of 25711

FLNK FUTURELINK WINS $4 MILLION WILLSON STATIONERS CONTRACT CALGARY, June 17 /CNW-PRN/ - Ms. Gayle Howard, Director of Marketing of FUTURELINK DISTRIBUTION CORP. (NASD-OTCBB: ''FLNK''), is pleased to announce that FutureLink has been awarded the information Technology Services contract for Willson Stationers Ltd., a major Western Canadian retail chain. Under the terms of the agreement, FutureLink will be responsible for the design, implementation and management of Willson's complete network systems and functions at all stores and the head office. The installation will involve more than 175 computing stations and will provide FutureLink with contracted revenues of approximately CAN$4,000, 000 (US $2,700,000) over the term of the contract. Willson Stationers Ltd., founded in 1890, is one of the most widely recognised and respected business names in Western Canada. Today, Willson's operates 27 retail outlets and 4 telemarketing/commercial sales offices in six cities, as well is a distribution centre and custom products division. FutureLink is the world's first computing utility company providing small and medium sized businesses with an outsourcing solution for their computing needs through the use of thin client computers and networked PC's, FutureLink's information technology services cater to businesses with more than 20 computer users or seats. On a subscription basis, FutureLink offers its customers a full service, multi-year computing solution, which includes hardware, software, training and maintenance. Certain statements in this news release are ''forward-looking statements'' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements made by the company involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, risks associated with international operations, dependence on licenses, governmental regulation, technological changes, intense competition and dependence on management. Given these uncertainties, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The company disclaims any obligation to forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the company's expectation with regard thereto or any change in events, condition, circumstances, or assumption underlying such statements. FUTURELINK DISTRIBUTION CORP. Ms. Gayle Howard, Director of Marketing SOURCE: FutureLink Distribution Corp. -0- 06/17/98 /CONTACT: Investor Relations, Mr. Chell McNeill, Toll-Free: (888) 543-5511, E-mail: invrel(at)futurelink.net, Website: www.futurelink.net; U.S., Mr. Tom Madden, (800) 941-1558/ (FLNK) CO: FutureLink Distribution Corp. ST: Alberta IN: CPR SU: -30-