Exhibit 99
 
IKON                                                 P.O. Box 834
  Office Solutions                                   Valley Forge, PA 19482-0834
                                                     70 Valley Stream Parkway
                                                     Malvern, PA 19355

         News Release
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Contacts:
      Susan Gaffney            Veronica Rosa             Steven Eck
      Investor Relations       Investor Relations        Media Relations
      610-408-7292             610-408-7196              610-408-7295
      sgaffney@ikon.com        vrosa@ikon.com            seck@ikon.com
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                     IKON NAMES WILLIAM S. URKIEL NEW CFO

     Valley Forge, Pennsylvania - April 22, 1999 - IKON Office Solutions 
(NYSE:IKN) today announced the appointment of William S. Urkiel to Chief 
Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, effective May 10, 1999.
 
     Mr. Urkiel, 53, most recently served as Corporate Vice President and Chief 
Financial Officer of AMP Incorporated, a $5.5 billion electronic connector 
manufacturer in Harrisburg, PA. Prior to his employment with AMP, Mr. Urkiel 
spent 27 years with IBM Corporation, where he held a variety of financial and 
planning positions in both operations and corporate finance. A graduate of 
Marist College, he also holds a master's degree from Iona College.

     "I am excited to welcome Bill to the IKON team," stated James J. Forese, 
President and CEO. "He has a strong financial and operational background in 
diverse technology companies. We are confident that his strong results-oriented 
style will be a great asset to IKON as we strive to deliver greater operational 
efficiencies and solid financial results, and to unleash the value of this 
strong franchise."

     IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (www.ikon.com) is one of the world's leading 
office technology companies, providing customers with the 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 1000 locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, 
France, Germany and Denmark.

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