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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2

                           INSIGHT ENTERPRISES, INC.


                         PRESENTATION TO U.S. INVESTORS


        STATEMENTS IN THIS PRESENTATION THAT RELATE TO FUTURE PLANS,
EXPECTATIONS, EVENTS OR PERFORMANCE ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THAT INVOLVE
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, INCLUDING: PROJECTIONS OF MATTERS THAT MAY AFFECT SALES
OR NET EARNINGS; PROJECTIONS OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; PROJECTIONS OF GROWTH;
HIRING PLANS; PLANS FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS; FINANCING NEEDS OR PLANS; PLANS
RELATING TO THE COMPANY'S PRODUCTS; AND ASSUMPTIONS RELATING TO THE FOREGOING.
IN ADDITION, REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE "FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS" AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM
10K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998.


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                              TRANSACTION OVERVIEW

- -       Recommended share-for-share offer by Insight to Action shareholders

- -       Exchange ratio of 0.16 new Insight shares for each Action share

- -       Summary:

        - Number of new shares issued                5,638M

        - Action pro forma ownership                  18.1%

        - Premium to unaffected price                   28%

        - Transaction value                          $150MM

- -       Shareholder votes targeted August

- -       Closing expected September


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                               STRATEGIC RATIONALE

- -       Create global IT direct marketing leader in the U.S., the U.K., Canada,
        Germany and Spain

- -       Expand largest independent U.K. computer direct marketer

- -       Create platform for continued European expansion

- -       Add experienced international management

- -       Leverage best practices of both companies

        - Purchasing/vendor relationships

        - Outbound direct marketing model

        - E-commerce technology

- -       Realize scale opportunities in U.K. operations

        - Distribution

        - Overhead


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                           PRO FORMA INCOME STATEMENT



                         INSIGHT           ACTION            COMBINED
                         LTM 3/99        LTM 2/99(1)         LTM 3/99
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NET SALES                $1,134.1        $  454.6           $ 1,588.7
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GROSS PROFIT                135.4            63.8               199.2
   margin                    11.9%           14.0%               12.5%
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SG&A                         97.4            52.0(2)            149.4
   margin                     8.6%           11.4%                9.4%
OPERATING INCOME             38.0            11.8(2)             49.8
   margin                     3.4%            2.6%                3.1%
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NET INCOME                   22.9             6.4(2)             29.3
   margin                     2.0%            1.4%                1.8%
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EPS
   Basic                 $    0.93            N/A           $     0.97
   Diluted               $    0.89            N/A           $     0.93



Notes: (1)  Exchange Rate: L.1 = $1.602
       (2)  Excluding $1.6MM pre-tax exceptional charge ($1.1MM after tax)

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                                COMPANY OVERVIEW


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                                  ABOUT ACTION

- -       Largest independent U.K. direct marketer of IT products

        -  Operations in Spain

- -       Founded 1981, public since July 1996

- -       LTM February 1999 (UK GAAP)

        -  Sales               L.282.4     $452.4

        -  Operating Profit        7.9       12.7

           -  Margin               2.8%       2.8%

- -       Complementary business model


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                          COMPLEMENTARY BUSINESS MODELS




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                          ACTION                            INSIGHT
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TARGET            Small, medium, large               SMEs with 50 - 1,000
CUSTOMERS         business customers                 employees
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PRODUCT RANGE     13,500+  Wintel products           100,000+  Wintel products
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PRICING           Discounted                         Discounted
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SALES             Catalog                            Outbound telemarketers
APPROACH          E-commerce                         E-commerce
                  Telesales/field sales and          Catalog
                  service
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DISTRIBUTION      Centralized fulfillment            "Virtual inventory"
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GROWTH            Organic plus acquisitions          Organic plus acquisitions
                  - UK                               - US
                  - Spain                            - UK
                                                     - Germany
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                               ACTION'S MANAGEMENT




                               YEARS WITH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS              ACTION
                            
Henry Lewis                        18
 Chairman 

George Laplante                     8
 Group Managing Director

Duncan Wilkes                       8
 Chief Operating Officer

Ian Wakelin                         1
 Finance Director


 
                        DIRECTOR/EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP   17.5%


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                          SUMMARY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
                                 (in Millions)


                                    Net Sales




Year Ended August 31,
                          
1995..................... $163.4
1996..................... $215.6
1997 .................... $275.7
1998 .................... $399.9
LTM 2/99................. $452.4


         CAGR 34.8%


                                Operating Profit




Year Ended August 31,
                          
1995..................... $3.9
1996..................... $6.1
1997 .................... $8.5
1998 .................... $12.3
LTM 2/99................. $12.7



         CAGR 46.7%

Exchange Rate: L.1=$1.602. In U.K. GAAP. Operating profit before exceptional 
items.


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                                    INDUSTRY


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                                INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
                             Total - L.32.5 Billion



                            
Consultancy .................  20%
Other .......................  12%
Software & Services .........  46%
Hardware ....................  22%



Source: Holway Report.


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                                U.K. IT RESELLERS



                              LAST
                            REPORTED
RESELLER                     REVENUE        POSITION            OWNERSHIP
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       
Computacenter                L.1,586           VAR                Public
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Specialist Computer              536           VAR               Private
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Multi Vendor Computer           290E           VAR               Sub ICL
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Action                           250      Direct Marketer        Public
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Compel                           210           VAR               Public
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Elcom Ltd.                       176           VAR              US Public
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MicroWarehouse                   132      Direct Marketer       US Public
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Global Direct Mail               196      Direct Marketer       US Public
    (Total Europe)


    -   HIGHLY FRAGMENTED - 2,000 + RESELLERS
    -   DIRECT MARKETING CHANNEL - L.1.1 BILLION ESTIMATED


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                               BUSINESS STRATEGY


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                                TARGET CUSTOMERS

- -       Target customer base spans small businesses to large corporations

        -  No size or sector concentration

- -       Minimum 500,000 U.K. business sites with PC's

- -       Current penetration just 17%

        -  146,000 contacts at

        -  89,600 PC sites

- -       Action receives estimated 20 - 25% of customer IT expenditures


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                          PENETRATION BY TURNOVER BANDS

             SIGNIFICANT REPRESENTATION (25%) IN L.100M+ COMPANIES




               0-2     2-5    5-10    10-25   25-50   50-100   100-200     200+
                                                   
% of Universe   3       6       9       12      17      22        28        33



                             TURNOVER BANDS IN L.M


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                                  PRODUCT RANGE

- -       Widest U.K. product offering but more edited than U.S.

- -       Selected every 60 days

        -  Leading brands

        -  Demand driven

        -  GM/Picks/Returns

        -  Empirical

- -       13,500 live catalog lines

- -       Electronic range growing to 20,000

- -       Additional 400 specials weekly


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                               DATABASE CUSTOMERS

- -       95.25% retention

- -       21% of sites ordered in an average month

- -       6.7 orders per year

- -       91.7% (by value) on 30-day credit terms



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                                  KEY ACCOUNTS

- -       3,500 customers

- -       Direct marketing/e-commerce plus...

- -       Proactive sales teams

- -       Customized web site

- -       Tailored pricing

- -       100 quota carriers (telephone/field sales force)


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                                 SALES APPROACH




                                                                         ACCOUNT
CUSTOMER SEGMENT       CATALOG       DIRECT MAIL       E-COMMERCE       MANAGERS
- ----------------       -------       -----------       ----------       --------
                                                            
DATABASE
- - <L.10,000              X               X                  X
- - 86,100 sites

KEY ACCOUNTS

- - > L.25,000             X               X                  X               X
- - 3,500 sites



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                                ACTION'S CATALOG

- -       Products selected on rigorous criteria

- -       No charge to suppliers

- -       Industry "Bible"

- -       Focused distribution - customers only


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                                   DIRECT MAIL

- -       Ability to segment customers

- -       Ability to rapidly and cost effectively produce material

- -       Target customers using mini-catalogs

         -  By product/supplier or

         -  By theme

- -       Supplier funded


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                              CUSTOMERS TARGETED BY

o       Previous purchases

        -  Products purchased

        -  Products not purchased

        -  Time pattern

        -  Value

o       Organization

        -  Size

        -  SIC

o       Contact

        -  Job title


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                        ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION/COMMERCE

o       Low cost model

        -  Reduced transaction costs

        -  Reduced communication costs

o       Improved information flow

        -  Minute by minute update

        -  More data....

        -  ....on more products


- -  L.12MM REVENUE FOR 6 MONTHS ENDED 2/99

- -  UNASSISTED INTERNET SALES 8.6% OF TOTAL


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                                SERVICE OFFERING



VARs                                    Action
- ----------------------                  -----------------
Solutions                   VS          Configuration
Application software                    Maintenance
System design                           Upgrades
Software specification                  Project roll outs
Business processes                      Remote support
                                        

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                                 ACTION SERVICES


ACTION DELIVERS:

- -       Clear choice of services

- -       Clear definition of service levels

- -       Itemized pricing

- -       "Commodity" approach

ACTION RECEIVES:

- -       Increase penetration:  product sales

- -       More customers



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                                  ACQUISITIONS
FRASER ASSOCIATES


- -       L.3.5M purchase price

PRODUCT REVENUE:

- -       L.31.0M (1997)

- -       Siemens, Powergen, Mercedes Benz, Dorling, MEPC, Bodyshop

SERVICE REVENUE:

- -       L.2.5M (1997)

- -       Desktop installation, configuration, consultancy, support desks,
        implementation and roll out


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                                  ACQUISITIONS

   SHL RESELLER & SERVICE DIVISION

- -       L.7.9M purchase price

PRODUCT REVENUE:

- -       L.36.0M (1997)

- -       Orange, RAC, General Accident, RTZ, BOC

SERVICE REVENUE:

- -       L.12.0M (1997)

- -       Break/fix maintenance, project management, consultancy, helpdesks

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                                 INFRASTRUCTURE

Administration, Sales & Sales Support Offices

        -       Alperton (45,000 sq. ft.)

        -       Buckingham (20,000 sq. ft.)

        -       Six sales/service offices

Southall Warehouse (77,676 sq. ft.)

        -       11,500 catalog items in warehouse

        -       280,000 catalog items picked per month

        -       64,000 customer orders per month

        -       800 units per month through repair

Heathrow Warehouse (20,314 sq. ft.)

        -       5,000 customer specific configurations and tests per month

        -       800 next day configurations per month


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                                  ACTION SPAIN

- -       Founded in 1990

- -       LTM 2/99 sales L.10.2MM


- -       6 months ended 2/99 PBT L.66M  
          vs. 1998 (L.54M)

- -       New web site operational in July

- -       Strong management team

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                            INVESTING LOW COST MODEL


    -   Web - transaction processing/information

    -   Single IT systems across companies

    -   Strong infrastructure to support acquisitions

    -   Single call center - April 1, 1999

    -   Productivity of sales force

    -   Consolidated facilities

    -   Continued attention to balance sheet



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                              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS




                              YEAR ENDED                   6 MONTHS ENDED
                              AUGUST 1998                  FEBRUARY 1999
                        -----------------------        --------------------
                                                           
Turnover               L.249.6           +45.0%       L.140.9        +30.3%
Gross Profit              34.9           +46.7%          19.4        +30.6%
Operating Profit           7.7(1)        +45.2%           3.4         +7.4%
Pre-Tax Profit             7.1(1)        +39.2%           2.7        -11.8%
Net Income                 4.8(1)        +50.0%           1.8        -14.6%
Inventory DSO             16.9                           13.9


Note: (1) Excluding L.990M pre-tax exceptional charge. In U.K. GAAP.



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                             TRANSACTION RATIONALE







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                            INSIGHT'S GLOBAL PRESENCE



                                   [MAP]


                      Insight Canada - Montreal Oct. 1997
                    Insight UK-Workshop England - April 1998
                 Insight Direct, Canada - Montreal - Oct. 1998
                          Insight Germany - Dec. 1998


WHY GO GLOBAL?

- -    Demand for PCs in Western Europe is growing

- -    Acceptance of direct channel

- -    Migration to E-commerce

- -    Increased use of technology by businesses

- -    Market ready to respond to Insight's model

- -    Economies of scale - EDI shipping model

- -    Localized front end, centralized back end



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                         COMPLEMENTARY BUSINESS MODELS




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                          ACTION                            INSIGHT
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TARGET              Small, medium, large           SMEs with 50 - 1,000
CUSTOMERS           business customers             employees
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PRODUCT RANGE       13,500+  Wintel products       100,000+  Wintel products
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PRICING             Discounted                     Discounted
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SALES               Catalog                        Outbound telemarketers
APPROACH            E-commerce                     E-commerce
                    Telesales/field sales and      Catalog
                    service
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DISTRIBUTION        Centralized fulfillment        "Virtual inventory"
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GROWTH              Organic plus acquisitions      Organic plus acquisitions
                    - UK                           - US
                    - Spain                        - UK
                                                   - Germany
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                              ACTION OPPORTUNITIES





                                 INSIGHT
                        -------------------------           ACTION
                          1996           LTM 3/99        LTM 2/99(1)
                        --------         --------        -----------
                                                     
Net Sales               $  410.9         $1,134.1         $  454.6
Gross Margin                13.7%            11.9%            14.0%
SG&A                        10.8%             8.6%            11.4%
Operating Margin             2.9%             3.3%             2.6%
Inventory T/O                17x              43x(2)           21x(3)


(1)     Exchange Rate: L.1 = $1.602. Pro forma for U.S. GAAP.
        Excludes $1.6MM exceptional charge

(2)     Q1 annualized

(3)     6 months annualized



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                              ACTION OPPORTUNITIES



- -    Accelerate revenue growth

     -    Develop outbound model for U.K.

     -    Create global e-commerce platform

     -    Cross market existing products/services - ISP, computer services

     -    Improve product availability

     -    Provide global fulfillment to international customers

     -    Leverage Action's international marketing expertise to Insight U.K.
          and Germany

     -    Develop dual branding strategy


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                              ACTION OPPORTUNITIES



- -    Achieve cost savings/efficiencies

     -    Leverage increased buying power

     -    Combine Insight U.K. operations with Action

     -    Capitalize on new scale economies - catalog, overhead, telephone

     -    Standardize web technology

     -    Implement virtual inventory model



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                                COMPANY OVERVIEW







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                                  ABOUT INSIGHT



- -    Leading worldwide direct provider of name brand computers, hardware and
     software

- -    Offers 100,000+ Wintel products at discounted prices

- -    Products are sold primarily through outbound telesales and electronic
     commerce

- -    Well positioned for strong, profitable sales and earnings growth



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                           INSIGHT'S INVESTMENT THESIS



- -    Rapidly growing and highly fragmented market worldwide

- -    Highly efficient business model

- -    Global companies win

- -    Superior financial returns

- -    Maximizing growth through IS, IT and electronic commerce investments

- -    Well-positioned for continued rapid, profitable growth



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                         FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REFLECTS
                                INVESTMENT THESIS


                                  (in Millions)


                Net Sales



                                          
Year Ended December 31,

1995 ..............................     $  272.1
1996 ..............................     $  410.9
1997 ..............................     $  627.7
1998 ..............................     $1,002.8


               CAGR         (54.5%)




               Net Earnings




                                          
Year Ended December 31,

1995 ..............................     $    4.1
1996 ..............................     $    7.6
1997 ..............................     $   13.2
1998 ..............................     $   20.4


               CAGR         (70.6%)



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                               INDUSTRY OVERVIEW






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                            U.S. PC SALES BY CHANNEL

                              (% of sales through
                                 each segment)


               1997


                                            
Other Retail ....................            13.5%
Vars ............................            13.2%
Dealers .........................            26%
DIRECT ..........................            27%
PC/Office Store .................            20.3%


                                    % Chg in
Total units = 30,000,000            Units 80%


              2001E


                                            
Other Retail ....................            13.3%
Vars ............................            13.8%
Dealers .........................            20.2%
DIRECT ..........................            31.5%
PC/Office Store .................            21.2%


Total units = 54,000,000



Source:  Dataquest, December 1998



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                           WORLD PC MARKET BY CHANNEL

                              (% of sales through
                                 each segment)


                 1997


                                            
Other Retail ....................            12.2%
Vars ............................            12.4%
Dealers .........................            34.5%
DIRECT ..........................            27.9%
PC Store ........................            13%


                                    % Chg in
Total units = 81,000,000            Units 72%


                2001E


                                            
Other Retail ....................            11.7%
Vars ............................            13.1%
Dealers .........................            32.4%
DIRECT ..........................            29.3%
PC Store ........................            13.5%


Total units = 1,393,000,000




Source:  Dataquest, December 1998


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                               THE DIRECT CHANNEL



Direct Channel Growth is Due to:

- -    Continued acceptance of channel by suppliers and computer literate end
     users

- -    Depth and breadth of product

- -    Electronic commerce 

- -    Knowledgeable sales and technical staff

- -    Fast delivery and superior customer support

- -    Competitive pricing

- -    Most efficient distribution model



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                               BUSINESS STRATEGY





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                             1999 BUSINESS STRATEGY



- -    Outbound direct sales and E-commerce 

- -    Business and E-customer focused 

- -    Leading revenue and profit growth 

- -    Aggressively lower cost structure 

- -    Broadest offering of the best brands 

- -    Aggressively low prices 

- -    Best availability and delivery 

- -    Delightful customer experience



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                                 CUSTOMER MODEL
                                 --------------



SALES MODEL                 PREMIER                FINANCIAL MODEL
- -----------                 -------                ---------------
                                             
AZ Field Sales                                      Low Marketing
Inside Acct. Mgmt.        Fortune 1000              Low Sales Cost
                                                    Low Margin

Outbound Sales                VIP                   Mod. Marketing
                        Small and Medium            Mod. Sales Costs
                           Businesses               Mod. Margin
                                        
Inbound Sales              E-customer               Mod. Marketing
                                                    Low Sales Cost
                                                    High Margin




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                                TARGET CUSTOMERS



- -    Small- and medium-sized businesses

     -    Computer literate end users

     -    Frequent, predictable purchasing behavior

     -    Demand leading technology and discounted pricing

     -    Require less technical support

- -    86% of net sales from business customers

- -    Largest customer is approximately 1% of net sales

- -    E-customers



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                          E-MARKETING/BRANDING STRATEGY



- -    E-catalogs - product offerings via electronic mail

- -    Advertising banners/links on the Internet

- -    :15 second targeted television commercials 

- -    Print catalogs to SMEs and recent buyers

- -    Customized email offers to manufacturers' customer lists



                                                  INSIGHT.COM
                                                  800-INSIGHT



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  HOW INSIGHT USES TECHNOLOGY TO LEVERAGE OPERATIONS



- -    Proprietary, fully integrated, real-time, company-wide information system

- -    Electronic sales and marketing

- -    Effective fulfillment and distribution infrastructure

     -    Virtual inventory through EDI direct ship

     -    Indianapolis, IN distribution facility for distance based shipping
          advantages



                               We must maintain an
                         efficient, low-cost operational
                                 infrastructure



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                                GROWTH STRATEGY





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                                 GROWTH STRATEGY


- -    Strong Sales Growth

     -    Penetrate further into existing customer base

     -    Increase market share

     -    Expand/Adjust product offering

- -    Profitable Earnings Growth

     -    Leverage existing infrastructure

     -    Utilize emerging technologies

- -    Expand Global Presence



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                             LEVERAGE INFRASTRUCTURE



- -    Increase Account Executive productivity

- -    Operational capacity

- -    Outsourcing alliances


                              UTILIZE TECHNOLOGIES


- -    Increase awareness and communicate with customers via cost-effective Web 
     and E-mail

- -    Maintain state-of-the-art E-commerce sites

- -    Cutting-edge computer information systems 

- -    Virtual inventory and build-to-order through EDI



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                          GROWTH OF ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES





Twelve Months Ended December 31,

                                     
1994 .........................            194
1995 .........................            236
1996 .........................            374
1997 .........................            652
1998 .........................          1,072
Q1 99 ........................          1,062




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                           ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE MATURITY



                     PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES





                                       1998      1999
                                       ----      ----
                                            
<1 Year ......................          64%       55%
1-2 Years ....................          20%       25%
2-3 Years ....................           6%       11%
3+ Years .....................          10%        9%




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                              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS




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                                   NET SALES



                                  (in Millions)






Year Ended December 31,
                                          
1995 .........................          $  272.1
1996 .........................          $  410.9
1997 .........................          $  627.7
1998 .........................          $1,002.8


               CAGR      54.5%




Quarter Ended March 31,
                                          
1998 .........................          $ 206.8
1999 .........................          $ 338.1


                AGR      64%



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                            GROSS PROFIT PERCENTAGE





Year Ended December 31,
                                       
1995 .........................          14.7%
1996 .........................          13.7%
1997 .........................          12.6%
1998 .........................          12.0%





Quarter Ended March 31,
                                       
1998 .........................          12.3%
1999 .........................          11.8%




Insight Expects Gradual  GP% Decline

- -    Industry-wide pricing pressures

- -    Pricing/selling strategies

- -    Market conditions



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                      SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE





Year Ended December 31,
                                       
1995 .........................          12.0%
1996 .........................          10.7%
1997 .........................           9.1%
1998 .........................           8.7%






Quarter Ended March 31,
                                       
1998 .........................           8.7%
1999 .........................           8.4%





  Factors Contributing to Declining SG&A %       HISTORICAL EFFECT     FUTURE EFFECT
  ----------------------------------------       -----------------     -------------
                                                                 
  Marketing efficiencies                              MAJOR             MINOR
  Sales productivity increases                        NONE              MAJOR
  Electronic commerce                                 MINOR             MAJOR
  Economies of scale                                  MINOR             MAJOR




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                                  NET EARNINGS


                                  (in Millions)





Year Ended December 31,
                                       
1995 .........................          $ 4.1
1996 .........................          $ 7.6
1997 .........................          $13.2
1998 .........................          $20.4


               CAGR      70.6%
          



Quarter Ended March 31,
                                       
1998 .........................          $ 4.3
1999 .........................          $ 6.8


                AGR      57%



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                             NET EARNINGS BY QUARTER


                                 (in Thousands)





                                        
Q1 '97 .......................          $2,746
Q2 '97 .......................          $2,951
Q3 '97 .......................          $3,526
Q4 '97 .......................          $3,995
Q1 '98 .......................          $4,333
Q2 '98 .......................          $4,703
Q3 '98 .......................          $5,185
Q4 '98 .......................          $6,229
Q1 '99 .......................          $6,807




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                          DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE*


                                  (in Millions)





Year Ended December 31,
                                       
1995 .........................          $0.26
1996 .........................          $0.38
1997 .........................          $0.55
1998 .........................          $0.81






Quarter Ended March 31,
                                       
1998 .........................          $0.18
1999 .........................          $0.26



*    Retroactively reflects three-for-two stock splits effected in the form of
     stock dividends payable on February 18, 1999 to the stockholders of record
     at the close of business on January 25, 1999 and paid on September 8, 1998
     and September 17, 1997



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                            DILUTED EPS* BY QUARTER




                                       
Q1 '97 .......................          $0.11
Q2 '97 .......................          $0.12
Q3 '97 .......................          $0.15
Q4 '97 .......................          $0.16
Q1 '98 .......................          $0.18
Q2 '98 .......................          $0.19
Q3 '98 .......................          $0.20
Q4 '98 .......................          $0.24
Q1 '99 .......................          $0.26


*    Retroactively reflects three-for-two stock splits effected in the form of
     stock dividends payable on February 18, 1999 to the stockholders of record
     at the close of business on January 25, 1999 and paid on September 8, 1998
     and September 17, 1997



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                   SUMMARIZED BALANCE SHEET AT MARCH 31, 1999



- -    Accounts receivable - $155 million 

- -    DSO - 41.7 

- -    Bad debts <.3% of net sales

- -    Inventory - $20.7 million

     -    43 times inventory turns

     -    48% of shipments via EDI

- -    $100 million line of credit

- -    Equity - > $159 million



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                           INVENTORY LEVELS AND TURNS



                         Inventory Levels (in millions)




At December 31,
                                      
1996 .........................          27.5
1997 .........................          46.1
1998 .........................          34.4
Q1 99 ........................          20.7




                               Inventory Turnover




Year Ended December 31,
                                     
1996 .........................          17x
1997 .........................          17x
1998 .........................          26x
Q1 99 ........................          43x




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