EXHIBIT (d)(4)

                                                               NEWS RELEASE




                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Contact:    Emma Marie Cocci
            Secretary
            (215) 785-0101


                      SCANFORMS TO MERGE AT $3.60 PER SHARE


Bristol, PA, February 16, 1996 -- Scanforms, Inc. (Nasdaq Small Cap:SCFM) today
reported that the Company entered into a merger agreement with a management
group consisting of its Chairman and President, Robert A. Samans, and one of its
Directors, Sebastian Carcioppolo, which would pay $3.60 cash per share to the
Company's public shareholders and would result in the Company becoming privately
held by the management group. This action occurred subsequent to a process
commenced with a public announcement in March 1995 of the Company's willingness
to consider proposals for a significant transaction, and subsequent efforts by
Janney Montgomery Scott, the investment banking firm retained for that purpose.

The effectuation of the merger is contingent upon the completion of final
documentation of a bank financing, and the approval of the Company's
shareholders at a special meeting after the preparation and distribution of
proxy materials. Janney Montgomery Scott has rendered a fairness opinion in
connection with the transaction.

Scanforms is a full-service manufacturer of direct mail advertising with
in-house forms manufacturing, laser computer personalization and mailing
services.