A.G. Edwards Deploys ImageX.com's Corporate Online Printing Center Nationwide; Leading Investment Firm Benefits From Improved Production and Delivery Times.

Business/High Tech Editors

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2000

ImageX.com(R)Inc. (NASDAQ:IMGX), the leading business-to-business Internet market maker for printed business materials, today announced that A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:AGE) has deployed the ImageX.com Corporate Online Printing Center to streamline the procurement of a variety of its printed business materials.

Using ImageX.com's online solution nationwide, A.G. Edwards, a full-service investment firm and Fortune 1000 company, has reported significant improvements in the print production and delivery cycles, as well as an overall boost in staff productivity.

"After evaluating technology solutions out in the marketplace, we found ImageX.com is able to provide the critical features we were looking for," said Thomas L. Schlesinger, vice president of corporate communications at A.G. Edwards. "ImageX.com's solution has helped cut several steps from our production cycle, allowing our print buyers, proofreaders and production artists to concentrate on the more complex jobs that need their skills, thereby saving us time and money."

Specifically, A.G. Edwards has chosen ImageX.com's Corporate Online Printing Center for use in its Corporate Communications and Managed Products departments to produce such items as seminar invitations, stationery items and other marketing collateral. "ImageX.com's e-procurement system has a proven track record of helping companies reduce the time and resources spent on the management of branded literature, which is a major area of concern for corporations today," said Dana Manciagli, vice president of sales and marketing for ImageX.com. "A.G. Edwards' strong brand presence specifically needed a powerful system for procuring and producing business effectively while maintaining brand integrity."

About A.G. Edwards

A.G. Edwards, Inc. (NYSE:AGE) is a financial services holding company whose primary subsidiary is the national brokerage firm of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. With headquarters in St. Louis, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. and its affiliates operate 678 offices in 49 states, the District of Columbia and London, England. For more information, visit www.agedwards.com.

About ImageX.com

Founded in 1995 and based in Bellevue, Wash., ImageX.com is the leading business-to-business Internet market maker for printed business materials. ImageX.com caters to the unique needs of every type of printing customer -- individuals, small businesses, corporations, graphic arts professionals, printing industry suppliers and manufacturers. From buying paper stock to finding the right graphic professional to design materials, ImageX.com's technology provides innovative services for each step in the process of printing materials. The company has filed for 52 patents for its Web-based, just-in-time print manufacturing technology, which facilitates the entire workflow process from creative concept to delivery of the final product. ImageX.com's branded service areas include the Corporate Online Printing Center, the Small Business Printing Center, PrintBid.com, PaperDeals.com, PrintPlace.com and Creativepro.com, an online vertical e-marketplace for the graphic arts community. ImageX.com was ranked third among the world's best-managed, fastest-growing technology companies by Forbes ASAP in its April 2000 cover story. Forbes noted the company's sound management, finances, market opportunity and competitive position. ImageX.com's customers include Automatic Data Processing (ADP), CB Richard Ellis, CIBC World Markets, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ), HomeGrocer.com, Liz Claiborne and Merck and Co. More information on the company, its services and its online marketplace can be obtained from http://www.imagex.com or by calling 877/682-0880.

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