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To: Lee Howe who wrote (220)	3/5/1999 4:12:00 PM
From: Jimmy Dell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 703

SEVL: News of a deal with AOL came out just before the close (3:50 or so ET) on the Dow Jones Newswire, PR newswire, and Reuters.

To: Lee Howe who wrote (220)	3/5/1999 4:17:00 PM
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7th Street.com Signs Deal to Offer Tutorials.comBrand and Product Line to AOL Members Service Will Provide Online Access To Over 150 CD-ROM Quality Titles For Computer Software Learning and Personal Improvement WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- 7th Street.com (Nasdaq: SEVL) today announced an agreement with America Online, the world's leading interactive service, to offer Internet multimedia training to AOL members through 7th Street.com's Tutorials.com. 7th Street.com's Tutorials.com will become an anchor tenant in AOL's Computing and WorkPlace Channels and will also be accessible to AOL members through Keyword: Tutorials.com or Computer Tutorials. As part of this agreement, AOL members will have direct access to 7th Street.com's unique online multimedia technology, enabling them to learn anytime, from the comfort of their homes, and at a fraction of the cost of traditional learning methods. Tutorials.com offers AOL members over 150 courses ranging from Windows 98, Office 97, PhotoShop and Lotus Notes 4.5 to Programming in HTML and Visual Basic and a number of personal improvement courses like Leadership Skills and Learning how to Interview. Each course contains practice sessions, help screens and proficiency exams with feedback on the questions answered right or wrong. After the completion of each course, AOL members can print a completion certificate indicating that they have successfully met all of the requirements of the course. "We are pleased to offer Tutorials.com to our members. This unique service, offering full screen interactive multimedia learning and CD-ROM quality tutorials, is a welcome addition to AOL's Computing and WorkPlace Channels," said Jonathan Sacks, AOL's Senior Vice President of Programming Operations. "We see a tremendous opportunity for growth in the consumer online training market and we look forward to reaching AOL's more than 16 million members," said Stephen Gott, President and CEO of 7th Street.com. "Branding of this consumer service is a key component of our overall corporate strategy to be a dominant player in the e-learning and high impact Internet communications market." AOL's Computing Channel is a primary online destination for those who want to get the most from their computers. Novice, intermediate and advanced computer users alike go to AOL's Computing Channel to compare products, shop for computer equipment, and to keep up on technology industry news. Members have thousands of downloadable software files at their fingertips, as well as classes and resources that teach subjects such as HTML, Graphics, Word Processing, and more. Designed for people seeking to advance in their careers, the AOL WorkPlace Channel has emerged as a leading professional and career site in cyberspace. The WorkPlace Channel features Professional areas, where professionals can meet clients, suppliers, and partners in more than 80 industries; Business Research, where members can quickly gather data on companies, people, and industry trends; and Classifieds, offering one of the largest consolidations of job and business opportunities online. 7th Street.com is committed to providing its customers with the most advanced learning and high impact communication products available over the Internet and Intranets. The 7th Street.com suite of products is based on the convergence of two highly advanced Internet streaming technologies, which allow interactive multimedia and animation to be accessed instantly over the Internet and Intranets. Tutorials.com is the leading provider of immediately accessible multimedia consumer training courses and tutorials. 7th Street.com provides corporations with access to the same high quality tutorials, through the Learning University, which includes additional features such as reporting and administration. For further information contact the company at 7thstreet.com. SOURCE 7th Street.com CO: 7th Street.com; America Online ST: New York IN: CPR MLM SU: 03/05/99 15:50 EST prnewswire.com