Beyond.com, McAfee.com Expand International E-commerce Agreement; New eStores to Have Both Physical and Digital International Distribution Capabilities.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dec. 14, 2000

E-commerce services provider Beyond.com(TM) (Nasdaq:BYND) today announced that it has expanded its e-commerce agreement with McAfee.com Corporation (Nasdaq:MCAF).

Beyond.com will build and manage three new international eStores for McAfee.com under a plan that expands their existing partnership, originally signed in May 1998 and renewed in May 1999. Beyond.com will also provide a suite of marketing services, focused on increasing traffic and revenue, for all McAfee.com online stores.

Beyond.com currently runs the McAfee.com domestic Store, www.mcafeestore.com. The extended agreement calls for Beyond.com to design, launch and operate new eStores for McAfee.com in the United Kingdom before year-end, with two additional eStores in Q1'01 in Germany and France. The new eStores will be fully localized in each country's native language and will accept the local currency as well as the Euro. The stores will feature both digital download capabilities as well as physical product distribution, overcoming a significant hurdle many companies face when catering to international customers.

A key element of this strengthened relationship is the inclusion of an integrated marketing campaign and ongoing store merchandising services. These actions will ensure all McAfee.com stores and products are refreshed frequently so that the customer experience undergoes continuous improvement. Complementing the improved customer experience, Beyond.com will drive a series of online campaigns to targeted buyers to ensure the products and services gain maximum exposure on each of the sites.

"We are thrilled to expand on McAfee.com's e-commerce success by building out an international eStore solution," said Ron Hulse, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Beyond.com. "As a leading security ASP, McAfee.com is well positioned for further European e-commerce penetration. We are pleased to provide them with the technology and capabilities to ship physical products to their customers overseas, and to provide those customers with a fully localized purchasing experience."

"Our domestic McAfee.com Store has been very successful and we look forward to expanding the relationship with Beyond.com," said Jon Wong, Director of eCommerce at McAfee.com. "Their strong international e-commerce presence makes them a great partner as we set our sights on the growing European e-commerce market."

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").

About McAfee.com

Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, McAfee.com Corporation is a majority-owned subsidiary of Network Associates (Nasdaq:NETA). McAfee.com's Application Service Provider (ASP) model is redefining how software is developed, delivered and experienced by PC users at home and at work. The company delivers software benefits through an Internet browser, virtually

eliminating the need to install, configure and manage the technology on a local PC or network. McAfee.com hosts software application services on its vast technology infrastructure and provides these services to users online through its Web site www.mcafee.com. McAfee.com has signed up more than 650,000 paid subscribers and regularly has more than 400,000 visitors each day. For more information, contact McAfee.com at 408/992-8100 or visit http://www.mcafee.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include (i) the expectation that Beyond.com will design, build and manage international eStores for McAfee for the full term of the extended contract and (ii) those relating to increasing traffic and revenue, continuously improving the customer experience and gaining maximum site exposure. These statements are subject to substantial risk and uncertainty, including the risk that the contract may be terminated prematurely under certain circumstances. Beyond.com's business is subject to risks including reductions in or cancellations of customer orders, changes in relationships with software suppliers, changes in relationships with strategic partners, changes in the product mix sold by the company, competition from other online software resellers or publishers, inability to raise sufficient capital on satisfactory terms, or at all, and other factors described in the company's filings with the SEC.