To: CIMA who wrote (59 ) 8/22/2000 8:05:14 AM From: john Respond to of 81 (COMTEX) B: IZ.com Reaches Agreement With Vignette Corporation B: IZ.com Reaches Agreement With Vignette Corporation BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug 22, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PopMail.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:POPM), an affinity digital marketing company, today announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, IZ.com, Inc., selected Vignette Corporation (Nasdaq: VIGN), the leading supplier of e-Business applications, to provide the underlying software mechanisms for the IZ Publishing System (IPS). Vignette's software will allow IZ to offer world-class digital publishing solutions to prospects and customers. The IZ Publishing System allows content to be entered once for repeated use and in multiple formats, with multiple "brands" and on multiple platforms (email, web, WAP). This powerful and highly scalable tool automatically handles input, editing, workflow, formatting, production and delivery. IZ Publishing System meets the needs of companies who want to lead the way in the New Economy by developing new revenue opportunities, increasing customer contact and lowering consumer acquisition costs. Jesse Berst, CEO of IZ, commented, "We have a state-of-the-art publishing concept that we are building in partnership with some of the Internet's top brands. It only made sense to build on top of the leading content platform. Teaming with Vignette gives us - and our partners - the confidence that we can grow as fast and as far as needed." About IZ.com, Inc. IZ is an affinity digital marketing company serving the needs of individual businesses in a one-on-one relationship with their customers, (http://www.iz.com). IZ founder Jesse Berst also pioneered ZDNet AnchorDesk, one of the Internet's most visible and profitable newsletter and Web site operations. Noted analyst Jesse Berst is moving this proven formula to this next-generation tool. IZ allows advertisers to build deep, loyal, lifetime relationships with consumers. To do that, IZ creates "customer magnets" - Izines that connect people with their passions. IZ is taking direct email marketing to the next stage - from yesterday's spam, to today's opt-in, to tomorrow's affinity content. IZ allows the world's largest corporations to reach out to customers, to find them where they live, to deliver messages directly and build a long-term relationship. "SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995: The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include the Company's entry into new commercial businesses, the risk of obtaining financing, risks associated with startup or early stage enterprises, the effect of demand for public securities, activity in the secondary securities markets, general economic, political and market conditions, and other risks described in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. CONTACT: IZ.com, Bellevue Share L. Reeves Tel: 425-497-2889 sreeves@iz-inc.com iz.com or Continental Capital & Equity Corporation, Longwood, FL Dodi B. Handy, 407/682-2001 dodi@insidewallstreet.com