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News June 15, 11:41 Eastern Time
GO2NET HIRES THOMAS CAMP AS VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
SEATTLE, Jun 15, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Go2Net, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNET), a network of branded, technology- and community-driven Web sites, today announced the appointment of Thomas Camp as vice president of business development. Camp comes to Go2Net from the Boston-based law firm of Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, where he represented Go2Net in several of its most significant business transactions, ranging from the company's recent $300 million investment from Paul Allen and Vulcan Ventures, Inc. to its acquisitions of IQC ( iqc.com ), Haggle Online ( haggle.com ) and Virtual Avenue ( virtualave.net ).
"Tom Camp brings a proven wealth of business development expertise inthe Internet sector and a deep understanding of Go2Net and our emerging business opportunities," said Russell C. Horowitz, Go2Net Chief Executive Officer. "He's been highly involved in many of our most important business transactions to-date and we're very excited to have him joining Go2Net on a full-timebasis."
Camp will direct Go2Net's business development efforts and play a leading role in the company's acquisitions, strategic partnerships and investments. He also will oversee the growth and day-to-day operations of Go2Net's business development department. Camp has significant experience in areas including business acquisitions and dispositions, venture capital investments, and public and private company financing. In addition to his work on behalf of Go2Net, Camp has represented a host of other public and private companies and private equity firms, including CMG@Ventures, Summit Partners, Thomas H. Lee Company, Advent International, General Nutrition Companies, Inc., Mercury Computer Systems, Inc., and Concentra Managed Care, Inc. He received an MBA from Boston College Graduate School of Management, a JD from Boston College Law School, and a BA from Tufts University.
About Go2Net, Inc. Go2Net is a network of branded, technology- and community-driven Websites focused on the following categories: personal finance, search, commerce, and games. The company also develops Web-related software. The Go2Net Network's properties include: Go2Net Personal ( go2net.com ), whichprovides users with a comprehensive Internet start page offering customizable news, discussion, and stock information, as well as direct access to Go2Net's own finance, search, free Web hosting, shopping and Java multiplayer game sites; Silicon Investor ( siliconinvestor.com ), the Web's premier financial discussion site; StockSite ( stocksite.com ), which offers proprietary articles, portfolio tracking tools, company research and news relating to business and finance; MetaCrawler ( metacrawler.com ), a metasearch service that combines various existing search/index guides into one service; 100hot ( 100hot.com ), a leading directory of the Web's most popular sites; HyperMart ( hypermart.net ), the Web's leading provider of free business hosting services; Haggle Online ( haggle.com ), one of the Web's premier person-to-person auction services; WebMarket ( webmarket.com ), a one-stop comparison shopping service; and PlaySite ( playsite.com ), the Web's premier Java-based multi-player games site. The company's Go2Net Labs division develops innovative technologies to enhance the features and functionality of the Go2Net sites and for licensing to other Internet companies.
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including those relating to the company's ability to grow its user and advertiser base. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the company's limited operating history, the competitive environment in which the company competes, the early stage of the Web as an advertising and electronic commerce medium, the company's dependence on advertising and sponsorship revenues, the company's dependence on strategic relationships to drive traffic to its Web sites, consumer acceptance of the company's new products and services, the company's ability to develop and integrate new technologies and services into its existing services, and the increased use of the Web for commerce. More information about the potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1998 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1998, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT: Mark S. Peterson, Director of Public Relations of Go2Net, Inc., 206-447-1595, or mark@go2net.com.
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