SCHEDULE 14A


                     Information Required in Proxy Statement

                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

                Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


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        to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12

                               ION NETWORKS, INC.
                (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                   (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement,
                          if other than the Registrant)

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ITEM 4.           PERSONS MAKING THE SOLICITATION

         On September 14, 1999, the Company engaged Morrow & Company, New York,
New York ("Morrow") as a paid solicitor in connection with its 1999 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held on September 21, 1999. The material features
of the arrangement include an agreement by Morrow to solicit proxies on behalf
of the Company, principally in connection with Proposal No. 2, "Approval of
Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation Relating to Preferred Stock." The
Company estimates that the cost of the solicitation will be approximately
$6,000.

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