Exhibit 99.1


                  VIALOG CORPORATION PLANS TO ACQUIRE BY MERGER
                          A BETTER CONFERENCE, INC. AND
                       CONFERENCE PROS INTERNATIONAL, INC.



Andover,  Mass.,  January 15, 1999 -- VIALOG Corporation today announced that it
entered into  definitive  merger  agreements  to acquire all of the  outstanding
capital stock of A Better Conference, Inc. ("ABCI"), of Palm Springs, California
and  Conference  Pros  International,  Inc.  ("CPI")  of  Houston,  Texas,  both
independent providers of audioconferencing services.

VIALOG  intends  to acquire  all of the  outstanding  capital  stock of ABCI for
approximately  $6.2  million  in cash.  VIALOG  will also  assume  approximately
$471,000 of ABCI's  indebtedness  (based on ABCI's  September  30, 1998  balance
sheet).  ABCI had net revenues of approximately $2.1 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1998.

The Company intends to acquire all of the  outstanding  capital stock of CPI for
approximately  $6.0  million  in cash.  VIALOG  will also  assume  approximately
$464,000  of CPI's  indebtedness  (based on CPI's  September  30,  1998  balance
sheet).  CPI had net  revenues of  approximately  $1.8 for the nine months ended
September 30, 1998.

The  closing  of these  merger  transactions  is  contingent  upon  the  parties
satisfying the conditions specified in the merger agreements.

VIALOG Corporation is an independent provider of group communications  services,
including   audioconferencing,    videoconferencing,   web   conferencing,   and
teleservices  such as Interactive  Voice Response  (IVR),  broadcast fax and fax
on-demand.