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To: ynot who wrote (21231)	9/7/1999 10:47:00 AM
From: AlienTech	Respond to of 43080

CyberSource(R) Powers Online Public Record Service, US SEARCH.com CyberSource Internet Commerce Suite Keeps Sales Up and Fraud Down SAN JOSE, Calif. and BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Sep. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- CyberSource Corporation (Nasdaq: CYBS), a leading developer and provider of real-time eCommerce transaction services, today announced that US SEARCH.com (Nasdaq: SRCH) the leading Internet-based provider of public record information, has selected CyberSource to power its real-time credit card transactions while significantly reducing fraud losses. (Photo: newscom.com ) US SEARCH provides clients a single, comprehensive access point to a broad range of public record information about individuals available through the Internet, as well as through a 1-800 phone line. In the first quarter of 1999, US SEARCH managed more than four-and-a-half million visitors to their web site. With US SEARCH, clients can obtain addresses, aliases, phone numbers, property ownership, court records and judgments, corporate affiliations and date of death information. All of the searches are highly automated and are performed by electronically accessing multiple, geographically dispersed public record databases. "Our bank suggested CyberSource when we were looking for an online credit card verification supplier," said Bob Richards, VP Operations at US SEARCH.com. "With CyberSource we were able catch fraudulent transactions before they became a problem, and we are continuing to minimize our exposure to the associated charge-backs. "As a leader in our industry, it was a natural for us to choose CyberSource to handle USSearch.com's payment and fraud protection needs. Their reputation and impressive history gives us a great deal of confidence in their services, and their demonstrated ability to manage our consistent growth is reassuring." US SEARCH utilizes a 24X7 operations center with more than 200 people in their Beverly Hills office. Real-time CyberSource Credit Card Payment services has meant that if a transaction is possibly fraudulent, the operators can immediately request more information or another form of payment -- resulting in more sales and less processing time. "US SEARCH.com is the perfect example of a company that wanted to optimize and focus their core business," said William Donahoo, VP of Marketing at CyberSource. "By outsourcing their eCommerce transaction services with CyberSource they have the confidence that their back office will seamlessly accommodate their growth while significantly reducing exposure to fraud and allowing them to focus on locating people." On the 1800USSearch.com site and in their operations center, CyberSource Internet Fraud Screen is used in conjunction with CyberSource Credit Card Processing to provide fast, convenient and fully automated payment services. About CyberSource CyberSource is a leading developer and provider of Internet commerce services. More than 600 Internet merchants worldwide have chosen to use CyberSource services. CyberSource provides mission-critical reliability with the CyberSource Internet Commerce Suite(SM) offering merchant-controlled, real-time services including Payment Services, Tax Services, Risk Management Services, Distribution Control Services, and Fulfillment Management Services. Customers of CyberSource include Beyond.com, BUY.COM, Compaq Computer, Egghead.com, Fawcette Technical Publications, nike.com, Remedy and Shopping.com. About US SEARCH.com US SEARCH.com is a leading provider of web-based public record information headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. US SEARCH provides individual, corporate and professional clients with a quick and inexpensive access point to a broad range of public information. US SEARCH's services can be accessed from anywhere and at any time from its toll free number 800 USSEARCH, from its web site, www.1800USSEARCH.com or by visiting the corporate web site at www.USSEARCH.com. For more information on CyberSource visit cybersource.com or email to info@cybersource.com For more information on US SEARCH.com visit ussearch.com or place an order at 1800ussearch.com. NOTE: CyberSource is a U.S. registered trademark. The CyberSource Internet Commerce Suite is a service mark of CyberSource Corporation. All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. /CONTACT: Sam Paior of CyberSource Corporation, 408-260.6058, or samp@cybersource.com; or Meg Shea-Chiles of US SEARCH.com, 310-553.7000, or rachell@rx.com/ 08:02 EDT