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To: cool who wrote (6285)	6/7/1999 7:50:00 PM
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Washington, DC, Jun. 07, 1999 (The Content Factory via COMTEX) -- Onebox.com of San Mateo, Calif., said it's raised additional venture capital funding and linked with ZDnet (ZDZ) for distribution of its universal messaging service. Backing is coming from Brentwood Venture Capital and IVP, raising the total amount of capital to nearly $20 million. ZDnet also intends to invest $1 million in Onebox.com and to make the company its exclusive provider of e-mail, voice, paging and fax services. Onebox.com President Ross Bott told CBS.MarketWatch.com he expects to partner with other Web site operators, too. Users who register will be given a local telephone number and an e-mail address for messages. The basic services will be free, but Bott said additional features will be added, some priced at $5 a month. Onebox.com will convert voice messages to text that can be read on the Web and vice versa; text messages can be turned into audio to be picked up on the phone. Bott said the company has three patents pending on processes to reduce the likelihood of the company "losing an enormous amount of money by giving (services) away." Bott said Onebox.com hopes to generate revenue through sponsorship of services and advertising, too. -0-