BrainStorm Interactive Initiates Registration For Online Community Of 28 Jesuit Colleges And Universities.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 1997--

Unique Private Cyber Community Created for Alumni and Students

BrainStorm Interactive Inc., creator and operator of BranchOut online communities (www.branchout.com), today announced it has initiated registration for students and alumni of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities across the US. By registering early, members of the new online community will have their alumni affiliation verified and receive confirmation of their membership prior to the site's formal launch on October 27, 1997. This marks the second BranchOut virtual community designed around a college affinity group.

BranchOut communities enable their members to tap into the power of ever expanding alumni networks. By leveraging common bonds through BranchOut, members can find contacts that can lead to new jobs, employees, customers, and social contacts - all within a safe, private environment.

"We are using Internet technology to breath new life into the age old practice of networking," said David Ronick, Founder of BrainStorm Interactive. "After the launch of our first BranchOut community, Ivy Plus, we were overwhelmed with requests to establish additional private networking communities. This is our first step in response to the tremendous demand."

Registration and membership to the site is open to all graduates and students of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities across the country. Currently, there are a over one million alumni from the schools that form this second community.

"Our alumni have been looking for and requesting a way to interact and network beyond the traditional alumni event or reunion function," said Tim Brooks, Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations at Fordham University. "We chose our relationship with BranchOut carefully, because of its quality and because we believe it adds a great deal of value to the lives of our alumni. BranchOut is also unique in the marketplace. It is a superior service our alumni can't find anywhere else."

Founded in 1996, BrainStorm Interactive Inc. is a leading developer of online communities, advancing networking to an entirely new level of privacy and functionality. The company's BranchOut communities bring together affinity groups such as schools and professional membership associations. Additionally, BranchOut provides existing Web sites a way to help their subscribers network with each other. BrainStorm Interactive is located in the heart of New York City's Silicon Alley. For more information, visit BrainStorm Interactive's Web Site at www.branchout.com. -0- Affiliated Jesuit Colleges and Universities:

Boston College--Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Canisius College--Buffalo, New York College of the Holy Cross--Worchester, Massachusetts Creighton University--Omaha, Nebraska Fairfield University--Fairfield, Connecticut Fordham University

--Rose Hill, Bronx, New York

--Lincoln Center, New York, New York

--Tarrytown, New York, New York Georgetown University--Washington, DC Gonzaga University--Spokane, Washington John Carroll University--Cleveland, Ohio Le Moyne College--Syracuse, New York Loyola College in Maryland--Baltimore, Maryland Loyola Marymount University--Los Angeles, California Loyola University Chicago 

--Lake Shore Campus, Chicago, Illinois

--Water Tower Campus, Chicago, Illinois

--Medical Center Campus, Maywood, Illinois 

--Mallinckrodt Campus, Wilmette, Illinois Loyola University--New Orleans, Louisiana Marquette University--Milwaukee, Wisconsin Regis University--Denver, Colorado Rockhurst College--Kansas City, Missouri Saint Joseph's University--Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Saint Louis University 

--Frost Campus, St. Louis, Missouri

--Parks College, Cahokia, Illinois

--Health Sciences Center, St. Louis, Missouri

--Spain, Madrid, Spain Saint Peter's College--Jersey City, New Jersey Santa Clara University--Santa Clara, California Seattle University--Seattle, Washington Spring Hill College--Mobile, Alabama University of Detroit Mercy 

--McNichols Campus, Detroit, Michigan

--Outer Drive Campus, Detroit, Michigan University of San Francisco--San Francisco, California University of Scranton--Scranton, Pennsylvania Wheeling Jesuit College--Wheeling, West Virginia Xavier University--Cincinnati, Ohio

For A List Jesuit Colleges And Universities:

CONTACT: Rahn Rampton

Coltrin & Associates

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