2Roam Brings Five New Customers Into the Wireless World; uBid.com, WorldPages, Riffage, Cyberrebate.com and iSwag Choose 2Roam Solution to Extend Their Web Sites to Wireless Devices.

Business Editors/High-tech Writers

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2000

2Roam, a leading wireless Web application service provider (ASP), announced today that top B2B and B2C sites uBid.com, WorldPages, Riffage, Cyberrebate.com and iSwag have selected 2Roam to extend their businesses to millions of wireless devices. Using 2Roam's solution, these companies will quickly and easily reach new and existing audiences and extend their revenue stream without having to change the way they do business.

These five companies will offer the following wireless applications to end users through 2Roam:

-- uBid.com, http://www.ubid.com, a leading online auction and e-commerce site that offers its more than 1.5 million B2C and B2B registered users the opportunity to get substantial savings on brand name products, will offer its customers wireless access to its website, enabling them to place bids and monitor auctions, check shipping status and receive auction alerts.

-- WorldPages, http://www.worldpages.com, a leading provider of Internet and print directories, content and Web Services, will offer wireless access to its 117 million U.S. and Canadian White and Yellow Pages listings, nine million e-mail addresses and links to more than 350 international directories.

-- Riffage, http://www.riffage.com, an Internet pioneer in digital music and resource for musicians and music lovers, will offer its wireless users musician reviews, personalized music recommendations, artist listings and music news.

-- CyberRebate.com, http://www.cyberrebate.com, offers exclusive rebates on every one of its thousands of products, ensuring that customers never pay full price. Some items are rebated up to 100 percent. This agreement will enable wireless consumers to purchase goods, check the shipping status of their orders, and receive email alerts for products that are featured on the site.

-- iSwag, http://www.iswag.com, an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution for supply chain management, research, procurement and distribution of products, will use 2Roam to launch their iTrac Everywhere(TM), paramount wireless initiative. iTrac Everywhere allows wireless users to access many of the iSwag services including browsing and pricing items and generating requests for quotes from vendors.

"The selection of 2Roam to drive the wireless business goals of such a wide variety of online businesses validates both the quality of our solution and its speed of implementation," says Bryan Wargo, CEO and co-founder of 2Roam. "Companies such as these visionaries understand the need for a scaleable future-proof wireless service to extend their sites and capture the growing wireless audience."

2Roam's Wireless Website Toolkit(TM) is comprised of the Catalyst Server(TM), which delivers content to any wireless device in any wireless protocol or language, and Nomad(TM), a graphical content management tool that provides content providers with unprecedented control over the appearance of their wireless site. 2Roam features the broadest array of value-added services such as secure e-commerce, ad-serving, e-coupons, instant messaging, alerts and reporting and continues to partner with best of breed service providers to offer new voice, payment and content delivery for the future.

About uBid.com

uBid.com, a majority-owned company of CMGI, Inc., is a leading online auction and e-commerce site that offers consumers and small-to-mid-sized businesses the opportunity to "set the price" on a wide range of brand name merchandise through live-action bidding using sophisticated auction technology. The company's Internet auctions feature a rotating selection of more than 12,000 items in each daily auction. Consumers can browse in more than 12 different product categories, including: computer equipment, consumer electronics, home and leisure, sports and recreation, jewelry and gifts, apparel, home improvement products, appliances, art, travel and events.

With more than 1.5 million registered users, uBid is committed to providing all customers with the highest quality auction experience on the Internet and offers supplier warranties on most consumer products. uBid.com also meets Better Business Bureau Online standards, which gives customers the confidence and security to bid safely online. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.ubid.com.

About Riffage.com

Riffage, Inc., an Internet pioneer in digital music, is recognized industry-wide for its unique way of connecting artists and fans on the basis of personal musical taste. With state-of-the-art communications, live programming, community features and e-commerce, Riffage delivers a powerful forum for discovering both indie and popular music in a format that's compelling, personalized and easy-to-use. The company's Riffage Live division produces live and on-demand webcast programming from major music events across the globe and its own indie-artist TV showcase. The division also manages Riffage's venue, San Francisco's legendary Great American Music Hall, which serves as its premier facility for hosting live concerts and webcasts for emerging and popular artists. Through its 1500 Records division, Riffage provides select artists with professional music label representation, utilizing an industry-breakthrough business model that combines traditional A & R services with powerful Internet-based research and marketing.

Riffage, based in Palo Alto, Calif., is a privately-owned company. Company investors include AOL, Bertelsmann Ventures, BMG Entertainment, Mayfield Fund and TransCosmos USA. More information is available at http://www.riffage.com.

About iSwag

iSwag(TM), Inc. develops and markets a family of software products and services that ensure high levels of availability and performance for Internet, intranet, and extranet applications. Examples of these web-based and wireless Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions include customer relationship management, sales force automation, supply chain management, and self-service customer information and product support. iSwag.com clients include Rambus, Datek, and EP Performs. Copyright (c) 2000 iSwag Inc. All Rights Reserved.

About WorldPages

WorldPages.com, Inc. (NYSE: WPZ) is a leading Internet and Yellow Pages directory company, providing online and print directory advertising, content and e-commerce solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses.

Named one of the Top 100 Web Sites by PC Magazine and Entrepreneur Magazine, http://www.worldpages.com includes 117 million U.S. and Canadian White and Yellow Pages listings, 9 million e-mail addresses and links to more than 350 international directories. WorldPages.com is the exclusive online Yellow Pages directory for the AltaVista and Excite search sites and a host of related Internet properties. WorldPages also produces, manages and distributes original multimedia ChoiceContent delivered in text and streaming media formats to Internet, audio portals and wireless platforms. WorldPages'print Yellow Pages business publishes nearly 7 million directories in 42 markets.

About CyberRebate.com

Based in Cedarhurst, N.Y., CyberRebate has sold thousands of products and has rebated millions of dollars since its inception in 1998. Featuring brand name items of recognizable manufacturers and retailers, CyberRebate's product categories include computer and office equipment, housewares, gifts, sports, health, toys, games, electronics, books, entertainment and more. Offering exclusive rebates on all items and featuring the No-Fear Rebate Process(TM), CyberRebate provides its customers with complete satisfaction by putting money back into their pockets after each purchase.

About 2Roam, Inc.

2Roam is a Wireless Web Application Service Provider (ASP) that helps companies extend their existing content and e-commerce to all wireless devices quickly and profitably. The scaleable 2Roam program is designed to address the revenue and business goals of its customers by easily integrating wireless e-commerce, advertising and e-marketing programs and services while providing them with complete control of their brand. Customers like eBay, iWon, Fogdog and ShoppingList.com have found that the 2Roam solution requires no changes to the current business and no hiring of wireless programmers.

2Roam is a private company backed by leading U.S. and international investors CMGI @ Ventures, Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners (WPGVP), Trans Cosmos USA Inc., Siemens and Panasonic. For more information, contact the company through its Web site at www.2roam.com.