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To: Tecinvestor who wrote (26420)	7/22/1999 8:40:00 AM
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ICQ Set to Launch ICQ Mail July 22, 1999 08:15 AM DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 1999-- ICQ and Critical Path Team To Deploy Free Web-Based Email to ICQ's 38 Million Registered Users Worldwide Over 1 Million ICQ User Notification Requests for Highly Anticipated Email Service with More than 400,000 Pre-Selecting ICQ Mail for Immediate Use ICQ, (www.icq.com) the world's largest online communications community, today announced the Company will soon launch the ICQ Mail (tm) service, a customized, free, Web-based email service for the ICQ (tm) service, developed in collaboration with Critical Path, Inc. CPTH , a leading provider of business-to-business Internet messaging solutions. The ICQ Mail service will be feature-rich and seamlessly integrated into the ICQ client to complement the ICQ service's instant messaging, chat, desktop Web search and community capabilities, now used by over 38 million ICQ registered users worldwide. To date, more than one million ICQ users have asked to be notified when the ICQ Mail service launches, and more than 400,000 have pre-selected the ICQ Mail service for immediate use and will have their ICQ mailbox boxes activated at launch. Starting shortly, all of the ICQ service's more than 38 million registered users will be able to activate their free email accounts and the ICQ service's growing roster of new users can quickly and easily sign up at www.icq.com. The ICQ Mail service is based on Critical Path's technology and is optimized for the ICQ platform. The service's first phase will introduce exciting new features including a desktop mail notification system and one-click access to email. The ICQ service's desk-top notification feature will inform ICQ users when an email arrives in their Web-based mailbox alleviating the need to "check your e-mail box." From there, the ICQ user can bring up the email message with one mouse click. "Over 38 million consumers have already made the ICQ service a part of their online communications experience and the addition of the ICQ Mail feature puts another valuable tool right on their desktops. Initial demand indicates the ICQ service's loyal audience is eager to start using email the ICQ way," said Donn Davis, COO of AOL Interactive Properties Group, which oversees the ICQ brand. "We're thrilled the ICQ and Critical Path development teams in Israel and San Francisco respectively have worked together to deliver powerful, flexible and scalable email for ICQ users worldwide." "Critical Path and ICQ together are bringing one of the most feature-rich, scalable online communication services to one of the most thriving online communities in the world," said Doug Hickey, president and CEO, Critical Path Inc. "Our tight integration with ICQ's existing functionality is the culmination of two top engineering teams working together to tailor Critical Path technology for a seamless ICQ Mail experience." About ICQ, Inc. Created in 1996 by the Israel-based company, Mirabilis, and acquired by America Online, Inc. in June 1998, the ICQ service is the world's largest online communications community with more than 38 million registered users worldwide. The ICQ service is a communications portal built around the ability to seek and communicate with your friends, family and colleagues online. ICQ's unique, popular, free software (available for download at www.icq.com) is loaded with vital and fun communications tools such as its flagship instant messaging and real-time chat features, plus Web functionality such as ICQ iT! search, and ICQ White Pages, which allow members to find like-minded members within the ICQ community.