EXHIBIT 99.3


                 [THE DIALOG CORPORATION LETTERHEAD]


News Announcement
For Immediate Release

         THE DIALOG CORPORATION APPOINTS GRAHAM BURROWS,
      JOINT CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS


New York, NY and Cary, NC - October 9, 1998: The Dialog Corporation plc
(NASDAQ:DIALY), a leading provider of online information, today announced
that Graham Burrows, 48, has been appointed joint Chief Technology Officer,
and is to join The Dialog Corporation's Board of Directors, effective
immediately. The appointment raises the number of directors to twelve,
including yesterday's announcement that new Chief Operating Officer Patrick
Sommers had also been named to the Dialog Board.

Graham Burrows joined the Company as Vice President of Product and Project
Management in May 1998, having previously worked as a consultant to The
Dialog Corporation. Mr. Burrows brings to the Board a wealth of experience
in IT operations. He previously ran his own successful business focused on
the organizational and product development needs of leading Silicon Valley
technology companies. Prior to that he held senior management positions at
numerous US software companies such as Lotus Development -- a unit of
International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), Claris and Atex. He began his
technology career in various software engineering and architecture
positions within large global organizations.

Graham Burrows will be located in the Company's Mountain View office where
he will oversee the US technology team and work jointly with Steve Maller
on all new product development and delivery.

Dan Wagner, Chief Executive Officer, of The Dialog Corporation, said: "We
are delighted to welcome Graham Burrows to the Board. His experience and
knowledge of the IT industry is very valuable to our continued growth and
success. He has already proven himself extremely skilled at managing our US
technology team and as an asset to the Company."

The Dialog Corporation (http://www.dialog.com) is a leading provider of
online information created by the merger of M.A.I.D plc and Knight-Ridder
Information Inc. The Dialog Corporation brands include the DIALOG, DataStar
and Profound range of products and services. These brands provide
comprehensive, authoritative sources of information to professionals
worldwide. The Dialog Corporation has world headquarters in London and US
headquarters in Cary, NC. Its American Depositary Shares (ADS) are traded
on NASDAQ under the symbol "DIALY" with four Ordinary Shares comprising one
ADS; its Ordinary Shares trade on the London Stock Exchange under the
symbol "DLG."


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Contacts:
Sara Parker, Corporate Communications       sara_parker@dialog.com
The Dialog Corporation plc                     011-44-171-930-6900

David C. Collins/Robert L. Rinderman -
   U.S. investors relations                         dialy@jcir.com
Jaffoni & Collins Incorporated                        212/835-8500

Courtney Darby/Sarah Clark -
   U.S. media contacts                     courtney@middleberg.com
Middleberg + Associates                               212/888-6610



                            SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Date: October 14, 1998              The Dialog Corporation plc


                                    By:  /s/ David G. Mattey    
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                                         David G. Mattey
                                         Finance Director