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To: John Carragher who wrote (16907)	3/6/2000 11:37:00 AM
From: mike machi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19700

NaviSite and Angstrom Microsystems Announce Alliance Agreement ANDOVER, Mass., Mar 6, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- NaviSite, Inc. (Nasdaq:NAVI), a leading ASP and Web hosting company and a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc., today announced it had entered an alliance agreement with Angstrom Microsystems, pioneers of the first turnkey Linux-powered e-commerce solution. As part of the agreement, Angstrom Microsystems will join NaviSite's list of premier development partners, allowing NaviSite to work with Angstrom Microsystems to offer a complete, end-to-end Linux-based e-business system, including hardware, operating system, software and support. In order to thrive in the e-business era, synergies must be created between organizations that can enhance and complement each other's products and services. The NaviSite Alliance Program was created as a result of this basic tenet. By combining efforts, Angstrom and NaviSite are providing a one-stop shop for designing, developing, deploying and servicing present and future solutions. Angstrom's goal is to reduce customers' time-to-market by offering a menu of Linux-based pre-configured and easy-to-operate solutions such as web, cache, application, e-mail, firewall security and database servers. Angstrom delivers these solutions by providing end-to-end service designed to quick-start e-businesses. "We entered into this agreement with Angstrom because they offer a complete Linux-based e-commerce solution," said Jay Seaton, vice president of marketing for NaviSite, "We view Angstrom's end-to-end e-business solutions as having the potential to help companies stay competitive." "The NaviSite relationship makes sense for Angstrom because NaviSite provides our clients with premier managed Web hosting solutions," said Angstrom CEO Lalit Jain. "Together we provide the technology expertise, hardware, software and support system e-businesses need to move forward at the rapid pace demanded in today's competitive climate." About NaviSite, Inc.