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To: bundashus who wrote (12315)	8/3/1999 5:44:00 PM
From: James Thompson	Respond to of 19700

Raging Bull - Alta Vista News RAGING BULL AND ALTAVISTA JOIN FORCES TO OFFER BEST-OF-THE-WEB Business Wire Aug 3 1999 9:33AM ET Financial Community; Raging Bull Named Exclusive Community Provider for AltaVista Finance Channel Business/Technology Editors ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 1999--Raging Bull(TM) (http://www.ragingbull.com), the Web's most innovative and dynamic financial community, and AltaVista, a top 10 Internet site (http://www.altavista.com), today announced a strategic alliance. AltaVista now provides fully-integrated access through its Finance Channel to the more than 2.4 million comments and market insights currently posted on Raging Bull's investment message boards. This relationship benefits both companies by connecting AltaVista Finance users with Raging Bull's established network of more than 220,000 savvy investors, allowing for an active exchange of investing ideas and informed opinions. "Raging Bull's goal is to lead the investor revolution by creating a forum where individuals can share valuable insights and information to shape their investing strategies," stated Stephen Killeen, president and CEO of Raging Bull. "We welcome AltaVista's Web-savvy users to Raging Bull and look forward to the breadth and depth they will add to discussions in our community." "Raging Bull is a powerful and trusted source for online investors," said Ross Levinsohn, vice president and general manager of new media for AltaVista. "Creating co-branded message boards, already populated and frequented with the shared knowledge of Raging Bull's insightful members, is a crucial piece of our Finance Channel's effort to provide users with a rich resource for financial information and opinion." AltaVista Finance Channel is designed to provide fast, comprehensive access to services that allow users to make the most of their investing dollars. By integrating Raging Bull as the exclusive provider of community, investors searching for company information on AltaVista Finance will now enjoy direct links to relevant Raging Bull message boards. AltaVista Finance featuring the Raging Bull community as well as free stock quotes, charts and news, can be found at finance.altavista.com, or directly through altavista.ragingbull.com. Users of AltaVista Finance will be able to use their current user name and password to register as members on Raging Bull. About AltaVista Company AltaVista Company is the premier online media and commerce network. The company integrates unique Internet technology and services to deliver relevant results faster for both individuals and Web-based businesses. By combining distinctive AltaVista brand services with 'best of the Web' partnerships, the AltaVista Network creates the most satisfying Internet experience. AltaVista is building on its heritage of technology and innovation leadership, offering award-winning services including: My AltaVista, AltaVista Finance, AltaVista Search, AltaVista Local Portal Services, the AltaVista MicroPortal, and AltaVista Shopping.com. For more information, visit AltaVista at altavista.com. About Raging Bull Raging Bull (http://www.ragingbull.com) is a dynamic and free financial Web site that provides investors with the best in financial discussion and commentary alongside free real-time stock quotes. With more than 7,000 dynamic discussion boards and membership growing more than 400% since January, the site has skyrocketed to become one of the top financial communities on the Web by empowering people to make the most of their investment dollars. Recently cited by Media Metrix as the second "stickiest" financial site used at work and third "stickiest" financial site used at home, the site is leading the online investing revolution by leveling the playing field - giving individual investors the financial tools and information once reserved for professionals. The company's proprietary message board technology offers innovative features like a unique "Ignore" command (to filter out unwanted postings) and timesaving Raging Links that surface the best posts on Raging Bull's boards and provide instant access to investor resources published across the Web. Users of personalized "My Raging Bull" pages can rapidly navigate their preferred boards and track their favorite members. Raging Bull also provides original market analysis and commentary as well as financial newsletters, including the weekly Cyberstock Investor Report and daily Herd on the Boards, boasting combined circulations of more than 225,000 including many of Wall Street's financial elite. Raging Bull has received funding from @Ventures, the affiliated venture capital arm of CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMGI) and CNet (Nasdaq:CNET). For more information on Raging Bull, go to ragingbull.com, call Tara Burgess at (978) 247-5357 or email: tburgess@ragingbull.com.

To: bundashus who wrote (12315)	8/3/1999 5:46:00 PM
From: James Thompson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19700

USURF America - Navinet News USURF AMERICA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH NAVINET, A MAJORITY-OWNED Business Wire Aug 3 1999 8:49AM ET Subsidiary of CMGI; Deal Strengthens Company's National Provider Capabilities Business Editors/Technology Writers BATON ROUGE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 1999--USURF America, Inc. (OTC BB: USRF) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with NaviNet, Inc., an innovative provider of low-cost, high-performance Internet\IP network services and a majority-owned subsidiary of CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMGI), to resell dial-up Internet access to its customers nationwide. CMGI is a recognized leader in the Internet economy, having invested millions of dollars to bring nascent Internet companies public. According to USURF America President David M. Loflin: "NaviNet has a more contemporary network architecture than other network providers, and as a result we will be able to offer the highest-quality service and revolutionary cost savings to our customers." NaviNet was the first network to offer voice bypass technology on a national scale, enabling Internet users to avoid busy signals when logging online. The Andover, Mass.-based company also pioneered the "megapop" technology, which enables a single point of presence, or POP, to service several states. Older networks often require one POP in each city served. USURF America hopes to capitalize on this NaviNet feature. NaviNet has announced that it will expand its service coverage area to 80% of the national Internet user population in 1999. "This agreement, which comes on the heels of a similar agreement with the world's largest independent commercial ISP, further strengthens our ability to create a national network for superior high-speed Internet service," Mr. Loflin added. "Importantly, it also gives us cost advantages in certain key cities." USURF America was recently awarded "Top Growth Wireless Company of the Year" by Webzter.com, a leading developer of virtual ISPs. USURF America's Web site is: www.usrf.com. Investor relations contact: Matthew Marcus, IBChannel, 949/442-8919; www.ibchannel.com. This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause USURF America's actual results or outcomes to be materially different from those anticipated and discussed herein. These include its historical lack of profitability, the need for additional capital, end-use customers' acceptance of new products and actual demand, which may differ significantly from expectations, the need for USURF America to manage its growth, and other risks associated with a development-stage company.