EXHIBIT 99.1


                   MERGER OF TUCOWS AND INFONAUTICS COMPLETED
              STOCKHOLDERS APPROVE PROPOSALS AT RESPECTIVE MEETINGS

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Tucows Inc., a leading provider of
wholesale digital products to Internet service providers and web hosting
companies worldwide, and Infonautics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: INFO), a
provider of personalized information agents and Internet sites, today announced
the completion of their previously announced merger. Tucows stockholders
unanimously approved the merger at a special meeting held today in Toronto.
Infonautics shareholders overwhelmingly approved the merger and all of the other
proposals before them at the company's annual meeting held today in the
Philadelphia area.

"The merger with Infonautics gives us the resources to capitalize on numerous
growth opportunities available in the marketplace," said Elliot Noss, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Tucows Inc. "Tucows' unique wholesale model
allows us to reach more than 5,000 channel partners worldwide. Our success in
domain registration and software distribution is based on understanding the
needs of Internet service providers and web hosting companies, who make up one
of the most important distribution channels in the Internet economy."

The company expects that the board of directors will immediately change the name
of Infonautics, Inc. to Tucows Inc. and appoint Elliot Noss as President and
Chief Executive Officer. Pending receipt of any required approvals, the company
will continue to be quoted on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board as maintained
by Nasdaq under the symbol "TCOW."


ABOUT TUCOWS

Tucows Inc. is a leading distributor of e-business services and applications on
the Internet, with a network of more than 5,000 resellers in more than 100
countries around the world. Tucows is an ICANN-accredited registrar and a
leading provider of wholesale domain name registrations for country code and
generic TLDs, plus web certificates. In addition, the Tucows site offers more
than 30,000 software titles in libraries located around the world, providing
users with a fast local download. For more information, please visit:
http://www.opensrs.org or http://partner.tucows.com or go to
http://www.tucows.com and click on "Partner Home."

ABOUT INFONAUTICS

Infonautics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: INFO) is a provider of personalized
information agents and Internet sites. The Infonautics Network of Web properties
includes the award-winning Company Sleuth and Job Sleuth sites. The Infonautics
Network also includes Search and Reference Media sites consisting of Electric
Library, Encyclopedia.com and



NewsDirectory.com. The Electric Library site was the first reference site of its
type on the Internet, and is one of the largest paid subscription sites on the
Web, with approximately 66,000 paying subscribers. Infonautics was founded in
1992 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

Media contact:
Dan Klores Communications, Inc. Phone (212) 685-4300
Mark Hazlin/Ed Tagliaferri
mark_hazlin@dkcnews.com / edmund_tagliaferri@dkcnews.com


This news release contains, in addition to historical information,
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These
forward-looking statements may include statements regarding, for example, the
resources and growth made possible by the merger, continued success of Tucows'
business model and business, the name change of Infonautics, Inc. to Tucows
Inc., the appointment of any particular person as an officer of the merged
company, the continued quotation of the merged company's stock on the Over the
Counter Bulletin Board as maintained by Nasdaq, and the use of the TCOW ticker
symbol. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and are
subject to a number of uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
More information about potential factors, which could affect the Company, is
included in the Risk Factors sections of the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements included in
this document are based on information available to the Company as of the date
of this document, and the Company assumes no obligation to update such
forward-looking statements.

TUCOWS is a registered trademark of Tucows Inc. INFONAUTICS and COMPANY SLEUTH
are registered trademarks of Infonautics, Inc. or its subsidiaries. JOB SLEUTH,
ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM, and NEWSDIRECTORY.COM are trademarks of Infonautics, Inc. or
its subsidiaries. All other trademarks and service marks are the properties of
their respective owners.