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More ENON News: Euro909.com Enters French Internet Market New Euro909.com Office Prepared to Deliver Internet Solutions to French Customers COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2000--Euro909.com A/S (Nasdaq: ENON - news), a European-based Internet solutions integrator, Tuesday announced its expansion into the French Internet marketplace with new operations in Sophia Antipolis, France. Euro909.com's management believes the company's expansion into France will favorably position Euro909.com for additional growth and market presence within the European Internet and e-commerce industries. According to Network Solutions (Nasdaq: NSOL - news), Euro909.com is currently the leading channel for commercial (.com) and other top-level domain names (.org, and .net) in Europe. ``With customers already established throughout several other European countries, our move into France will help to further validate our mission of becoming one of the leading Internet companies in Europe,' said Aldo Petersen, chief executive office of Euro909.com. ``This step allows us to continue to prove our ability and expertise in providing businesses with the necessary tools and solutions to take their Internet strategies to the next level.' France ranks ninth globally in total number of Internet users, with almost 5.7 million, according to Computer Industry Almanac's 1999 estimates. Forecasted online consumer purchases in France for year 2000 are expected to jump to more than 3.8 billion francs (up from an estimated 1.3 billion for 1999), exceeding for the first time sales made via the French Minitel system(1). Euro909.com will initially offer its French corporate customers such Internet-related products and services as Web hosting, domain name registration, and Web site design, made possible through partnerships with Network Solutions and MCI WorldCom's (Nasdaq: WCOM - news) Internet division, UUNET. As additional partnerships and alliances develop, Euro909.com may offer other ancillary, value-added products and services in France. Founded in 1986, Euro909.com (Nasdaq: ENON - news; Warrant: ENONW) is an Internet solutions integrator with offices in Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden, and the U.K.