Critical Path to Provide In-Language Email Solutions to Pre-Eminent International Cable Programmer.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2000

International Channel Networks Selects Critical Path To Deliver

Multi-Language Internet Messaging Solutions

Critical Path Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTH), the dominant global provider of business-to-business Internet messaging and collaboration solutions, today announced an agreement with International Channel Networks, a leading provider and marketer of ethnic programming in the United States.

Critical Path's Web-based email will be provided to International Channel Networks in multiple languages to meet the demands of its diverse customer base.

"Our mission is to connect people with the best information and entertainment from around the world and to accomplish this we need to partner with global industry leaders such as Critical Path," said Kent Rice, president and COO of International Channel Networks. "Critical Path was the only Internet messaging provider that could deliver in-language email solutions for each of our consumer ethnic groups."

Critical Path is helping International Channel Networks capitalize on the increasing ethnic diversity in the U.S. by providing email services in English, traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Spanish. As International Channel Networks expands its Internet offerings it will benefit from Critical Path's email services, which are localized in 17 languages.

"Critical Path enables companies like International Channel Networks to tailor their Internet messaging services to meet the demands of their diverse customer base," said Sharon Wienbar, Critical Path's vice president of marketing.

"Critical Path enables International Channel Networks to meet the increasing demands of its eight million customers by providing the most reliable and scaleable Web-based email."

About International Channel Networks

International Channel Networks is the premier provider and marketer of ethnic programming in the United States. Its basic cable television service, International Channel, provides programming from around the world in more than 20 Asian, European and Middle Eastern languages.

International Channel Networks has also launched a digital platform of 24-hour, single language premium channels that consists of ART (Arabic), CCTV-4 (Chinese), CTN (Chinese), RAI (Italian), Scandinavian Channel, The Filipino Channel, TV Asia (South Asian), TV5 (French), and Zee TV (South Asian).

In addition, International Channel Networks represents, markets and sells Canales n, Liberty Media's digital tier of Spanish-language services that includes Discovery en Espanol, CNN en Espanol, Fox Sports World Espanol, Toon Disney, MTV S, VHUno, CBS TeleNoticias, CineLatino, Rio de la Plata and eight channels of DMX Latino-formatted digital audio.

International Channel Networks is a service of International Cable Channels Partnership, Ltd. (a company owned by Liberty Media -- 90% -- and JJS II Communications, L.L.C. -- 10%.) Additional information about the company can be found at www.i-channel.com.

About Critical Path, Inc.

Critical Path, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTH) is a leading global provider of business-to-business Internet messaging and collaboration solutions for corporations, Internet service providers (ISPs), Web hosting companies, and Web portals. Critical Path has built an industry-leading global infrastructure with data centers connected to key Internet exchange points, and currently reaches millions of end-users through its customer relationships.

Critical Path provides reliable, secure, and scalable e-mail, and flexible suite of enhanced messaging services to partners such as E*Trade, CompuServe, Network Solutions, US West, Sprint, and ICQ. Critical Path is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in locations nationwide and in Germany, England, Ireland, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark and Argentina.

More information on Critical Path can be found at www.cp.net.

Note to Editors: Critical Path is a service mark and the Critical Path logo is a trademark of Critical Path, Inc.

The statements in this press release relating to matters that are not historical are forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties facing Critical Path are described in its prospectus dated June 1, 1999 and with its periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov).