The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, November 10, 1994            TAG: 9411110900
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: D01  EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: From staff reports 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   20 lines

AMERICA ONLINE TO BUY TWO INTERNET COMPANIES

America Online Inc. said that it has agreed to acquire two Internet companies, BookLink Technologies Inc. and NaviSoft Inc. The move is expected to strengthen America Online's strategic initiative in popularizing the Internet for publishers as well as for consumers. In addition, David C. Cole, Chairman and CEO of NaviSoft, has been named president of America Online's Internet Services Company. The BookLink and NaviSoft companies will form the nucleus of AOL's Internet Services Company. by CNB