ADVISORY/Beyond.com VP of Marketing to Speak At Internet Commerce Expo; Talk Will Highlight Importance of International E-Commerce.

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ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Sept. 13)

Internet Commerce Expo San Jose 2000

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000

Brian Mellea, vice president of marketing for e-commerce services provider Beyond.com(TM) (Nasdaq:BYND), will be speaking at the Internet Commerce Expo (ICE) in San Jose, California tomorrow Wednesday, September 13, 2000. The expo is expected to draw 12,000 technology professionals.

Mellea will be speaking at 12:45 PM in Room A4 at the San Jose Convention Center. He will present a study on "Globalizing An eCommerce Solution," showing the ramifications of effective eCommerce localization.

"Many companies are looking to expand their eCommerce capabilities, but the intricacies of providing a truly localized, end-to-end solution in a variety of native languages are not always apparent," said Mellea. "Companies looking to expand their market reach through global eCommerce must ensure that everything from the initial website to customer service and product fulfillment flows seamlessly in the languages of choice if they want to please international customers."

Beyond.com currently runs online stores in fifteen countries, eleven languages, and nineteen currencies. As vice president of marketing for Beyond.com, Mellea is responsible for all product marketing, marketing research, and marketing communication for Beyond.com's eStore, Government and website businesses. Prior to joining Beyond.com, Mellea held several senior international management positions at Apple Computer, Inpart and IBM. Mellea holds a masters in business administration from Harvard University, a masters of science in engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a bachelor of science in civil engineering from Worchester Polytechnic Institute.

About Beyond.com

Beyond.com(TM) is an e-commerce services provider that builds, manages and markets online stores for businesses. The company also sells software and computer-related products to consumers and U.S. Government agencies. The company's BuyDirect Group provides eStores by Beyond.com, a suite of services that enables software developers, systems OEMs and hardware manufacturers to market and sell over the Internet. Beyond.com's Government Systems Group provides digital distribution of software and related services to a growing list of U.S. Government agencies. Beyond.com Corporation trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ("BYND"). More information on the company can be found in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").