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        Susan Gaffney        Veronica Rosa        Steven Eck
        Investor Relations   Investor Relations   Media Relations
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        sgaffney@ikon.com    vrosa@ikon.com       seck@ikon.com
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                  IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCES SEARCH FOR 
                            CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER


VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA - MARCH 9, 1999 - IKON Office Solutions (NYSE: IKN)
announced today the resignation of Kurt E. Dinkelacker as Chief Financial
Officer and a member of the IKON Board of Directors, effective May 1.

     Kurt has held a variety of financial and executive positions with IKON and
its predecessor company, Alco Standard, since 1985.  He is leaving to pursue
other opportunities.  The Company has engaged an executive search firm to
identify the new Chief Financial Officer and expects to have a successor in
place by May 1.

     The new Chief Financial Officer will be an essential member of IKON's
senior management team as the Company seeks to become a more cost-competitive,
customer focused operating company.

     IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (www.ikon.com) is one of the world's leading
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office technology companies, providing customers with total office solutions
from copier and printing systems, computer networking and digital document
services to copy center management, technology training and electronic file
conversion.  With fiscal 1998 revenues of more than $5.6 billion, IKON has more
than 1,000 locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom,
France, Germany and Denmark.

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