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D&B ELECTS MICHAEL WINKLER TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Short Hills, N.J. - February 25, 2005 - D&B (NYSE: DNB), the leading provider of
global business information, tools and insight, today announced that Michael J.
Winkler, executive vice president, Customer Solutions Group and chief marketing
officer at HP (NYSE:HPQ) (Nasdaq:HPQ) has been elected to D&B's board of
directors, effective March 17, 2005.

The appointment of Winkler expands D&B's board of directors to eleven members,
including nine independent directors and Allan Z. Loren, chairman of the board
and Steven W. Alesio, president and chief executive officer, both of D&B.
Winkler will serve on the Company's Board's Affairs Committee.

"We are pleased to welcome Michael to the Board," Allan Loren, Chairman of the
Board, D&B said. "His extensive experience in leading and maintaining global
customer relationships and sales will serve D&B well as we continue to work on
achieving our aspiration to be the 'most trusted' source of business insight for
our customers."

A seasoned veteran in the industry, Winkler, 59, joined HP in 2002 after seven
years at Compaq where he most recently served as executive vice president,
Global Business Units. Previously, Winkler served four years as vice president
and general manager of the Computer Systems division of Toshiba America
Information Systems, Inc. He also held management positions at Xerox Corporation
where he served on the board of directors of three Xerox joint venture
companies.

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ABOUT D&B

D&B (NYSE: DNB), the leading provider of global business information, tools and
insight, has enabled customers to Decide with Confidence for over 160 years.
D&B's proprietary DUNSRight(TM) process provides customers with quality
information whenever and wherever they need it. This quality information is the
foundation of D&B's solutions that customers rely on to make critical business
decisions. Customers use D&B Risk Management Solutions to mitigate risk,
increase cash flow and drive increased profitability, D&B Sales & Marketing
Solutions to increase revenue from new and existing customers, and D&B Supply
Management Solutions to identify purchasing savings, manage risk and ensure
compliance within the supply base. D&B's E-Business Solutions help customers
convert prospects to clients faster. For more information, please visit
www.dnb.com.