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To: Richie who wrote (17292)	11/24/1999 8:41:00 AM
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EXCITE@HOME BRINGS BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICES TO COMPAQ CUSTOMERS COMPANIES CREATE NEW DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL FOR HIGH-SPEED INTERNET Services REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov 24, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Excite@Home (Nasdaq: ATHM) today announced that consumers will now be able to get the @Home service through Compaq Corporation (NYSE: CPQ). Consumers can visit Compaq's high-speed Internet services Web site (www.compaq.com/mypresario/highspeed) to learn about the @Home service, check to see if the service is available in their neighborhood, sign up, and arrange for an installation. Consumers also can purchase Compaq Presario PCs with network cards for a connection to the @Home service. This arrangement is the first completed step in a collaboration formed by Excite@Home and Compaq in November of last year to develop an easy, end-to-end solution for Compaq customers who want high-speed cable Internet access. Both organizations are committed to a long-term strategic partnership to deliver broadband solutions to Compaq customers. (Photo: newscom.com ) Advancing the delivery of cable Internet services to the home, Excite@Home's OEM sales and marketing program provides an easy, end-to-end solution for consumers who want a high-speed cable Internet service. Consumers can check if their home is serviceable for the @Home service, learn about subscription program options, and sign-up for preferred times to be installed by a cable technician, all in a single, easy to use Web interface. When an order for the @Home service is placed on the Compaq Web site, Excite@Home will work with Compaq to process the order and bring the service to the user. Excite@Home will then work with its cable partners to get the @Home service set up locally for the user. "Compaq provides Excite@Home and its cable affiliates with a new channel for reaching the consumers at the time the PC is purchased," said Adam Grosser, president of subscriber networks, Excite@Home. "We're simplifying the installation experience for all consumers and creating a plug and play solution for new cable Internet subscribers." "It is very important for Compaq to offer broadband services to our customers, providing them with immediate access to much richer Web content, and a convenient 'always-on' connection," said Laurie Frick, Vice President, Consumer Internet and eTronics Division at Compaq. "By providing consumers with the ability to sign up for the @Home cable Internet service on our Web site, we are continuing to deliver high-speed Internet access as outlined in our "Triple-Play" initiative." About Excite@Home Excite@Home is a global media company offering media services through Excite (www.excite.com) and broadband subscription services through @Home (www.home.com) and @Work (www.work.com). MatchLogic (www.matchlogic.com) offers marketers industry leading digital advertising capabilities including rich media production, ad and email services, user profiling and targeting and database analysis and management all integrated into a complete solutions package. The company has a worldwide footprint of 72 million cable homes to deliver on its vision of bringing personalized content to consumers "All Band, All Device, All the Time." SOURCE Excite@Home (C) 1999 PR Newswire. All rights reserved. prnewswire.com CONTACT: Lauren Meller of Excite@Home, 650-556-5181, or lmeller@corp.home.net /Photo: NewsCom: newscom.com AP Archive: photoarchive.ap.org PRN Photo Desk, 888-776-6555 or 201-369-3467 WEB PAGE: http:// www.compaq.com/mypresario/highspeed home.net GEOGRAPHY: California INDUSTRY CODE: MLM CPR SUBJECT CODE: CON