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EFAX.COM INKS EXCLUSIVE DEAL WITH PHONE.COM EFAX.COM AND PHONE.COM PARTNER TO DELIVER WIRELESS FAX-TO-EMAIL SERVICE TO INTERNET ENABLED Phones MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct 21, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- eFax.com(TM) (Nasdaq: EFAX), the world's leading Internet provider of fax-to-email services, today announced an exclusive strategic partnership with Phone.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHCM), a leading provider of Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) software that enables the delivery of Internet-based services to mass-market wireless phones. The eFax(R) offering will be integrated into Phone.com's MyPhone service offering. The MyPhone service is a mobile portal platform with user customizable Internet content enabling network operators to offer their own branded portal sites to wireless subscribers. As part of the agreement, eFax.com will provide Phone.com with a customized fax solution for Internet enabled wireless phones, including fax notification and forwarding. Using Phone.com's MyPhone portal service, users can sign-up for their eFax number and access fax services directly from their wireless phones. "This alliance between eFax.com and Phone.com enables the convergence of the Internet, standard fax machines and mobile telephony; giving telecom carriers added subscriber value," said Greg Heumann, director of marketing. "Our software provides wireless subscribers with Internet-based services, including email, news, stocks, weather, travel and sports. Now with eFax, subscribers can be notified of a fax and have it forwarded to wherever they are." "Phone.com is leading the way into an entirely new Internet application area we expect to significantly expand Internet access and usage," said Ron Brown, vice president of marketing at eFax.com. "This is clearly a huge market space and a great fit for eFax.com to address, and this partnership gives us broad reach and visibility." About eFax.com eFax.com is a leading provider of Intern