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Cox Newspapers Build on Success with AdMission; Austin American-Statesman and Atlanta Journal-Constitution Upgrade to AdMission Classifieds; Ten New Cox Properties AdMission Enabled by Q3 2005.


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, Calif. -- AdMission Corporation, a provider of directional advertising solutions, today announced that The Austin American-Statesman The Austin American-Statesman is the major daily newspaper for Austin, the capital city of Texas. It is an award-winning publication owned by Cox Enterprises and edited by Richard Oppel, who led his previous newspaper, the Charlotte Observer to multiple Pulitzers.  and Atlanta Journal-Constitution have upgraded to AdMission Classifieds 2.0. The two Cox properties first launched photo ads in 2002 and 2003 respectively. Both have now upgraded their solutions, choosing from select 2.0 features including multiple images, expanded descriptions, e-commerce and word-of-mouth marketing components. Inspired by the success of those implementations, 10 additional Cox properties including the Palm Beach Post (FL), The Daily Sentinel (CO), and all 8 Cox Ohio publications will be AdMission enhanced by the end of Q3 2005.

Cox is one of the nation's largest newspaper publishing enterprises and publishes 17 daily and 30 non-daily newspapers. The Austin American-Statesman and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution have been successfully offering enhanced ads to their classifieds customers, and have both expanded their programs to include online and call center implementations. The Austin American-Statesman was particularly interested in an e-commerce solution that would help them compete with online-only players in their market. "AdMission Classifieds is the only photo ad solution I am aware of that has proven itself in the national market with Fortune(R) 500 auction and e-commerce providers," said Tom Linehan, online business manager for the Austin American-Statesman.

Florida's Palm Beach Post went live with AdMission Classifieds 2.0 in April. The Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction Grand Junction, city (1990 pop. 29,034), seat of Mesa co., W Colo., at the junction of the Gunnison and Colorado rivers; inc. 1891. The shipping and processing center of a large ranch and irrigated farm region, it also serves the area's uranium, oil shale, gas, and , CO and all 8 Cox Ohio properties will begin offering their advertisers ads with e-commerce in the June/July 2005 timeframe. "We looked at several options to provide our customers with enhanced ads," said Michael Prater prate  
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"Cox was one of the first newspaper groups to recognize the critical importance of providing media-rich interactive ads to today's advertisers and consumers," said Sarah Pate, AdMission Corporation president & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Working with Austin and with Atlanta, both directly and via our channel partner AdStar, are excellent examples of the many ways we can work with publishers to increase revenue and market reach in an increasingly competitive world. We look forward to the upcoming launches this quarter, and a continued successful association with each of Cox's newspaper publishers."

About AdMission Corporation

AdMission Corporation is a provider of patented technology solutions for directional advertising publishers, including newspaper classifieds, yellow pages, and online directories. AdMission is a hosted media platform that provides local advertisers with the means to create rich, visual ads showcasing their businesses, products and services, resulting in more relevant searches for consumers and qualified leads for advertisers. AdMission's powerful competitive advantage provides publishers with one of the most visual, interactive online marketing solutions available. AdMission is offered as fully featured products via AdMission Classifieds(TM) and AdMission Directories(TM) or as a custom integrated solution. Learn more about AdMission at www.admissioncorp.com.

About Cox Newspapers, Inc.

As one of the nation's largest newspaper publishing enterprises, Cox Newspapers Inc., produces 17 daily and 25 non-daily newspapers throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Cox Newspapers is a unit of privately-held Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. The company is private, 98% controlled by the octogenarian daughter of Cox, Anne Cox Chambers, and the two children of her late , one of the nation's leading media companies and providers of automotive services, with 2003 revenues of $10.7 billion and 77,000 employees. In addition to Cox Newspapers, major operating subsidiaries include Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. , Inc. (cable television distribution, telephone, high-speed Internet access and other advanced broadband services); Cox Television (television and television sales rep firms); Cox Radio, Inc. ((NYSE NYSE

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