DealTime User Base Surges 44 Percent; Nielsen//NetRatings Ranks DealTime in the Top 3 Shopping Directories and Guides.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2002

DealTime(R), the world's leading online shopping search engine, today announced that the number of visitors to its website has grown 44 percent since the beginning of this year, making it the third largest shopping directory and guide on the Internet according to Nielsen//NetRatings. The top 3 list also includes Yahoo! Shopping and MSN eShop. In addition, DealTime ranks among the top five overall shopping destinations, based on Nielsen//NetRatings' custom analysis, excluding travel sites, along with Amazon, Yahoo Shopping, eBay and MSN Shopping. Separately, DealTime announced that it has reached 21 million U.S. Internet shoppers during the November 2001 to April 2002 timeframe according to Nielsen//NetRatings' custom analysis.

"The tremendous growth we've seen in traffic is due in part to our alliances with other leading portals, including AltaVista, Lycos and Excite Network. By providing shopping search functionality for these sites, more and more people are coming to know and benefit from DealTime's best-of-breed shopping search service," said Dan Ciporin, Chairman and CEO of DealTime. "The rise in our traffic shows that consumers are increasingly using shopping search to choose the products they want and select the merchant that best fills their needs. We're also helping merchants boost their profits by connecting them with millions of shoppers who have done their research and are ready to make a purchase."

According to Nielsen//NetRatings, DealTime's U.S. traffic grew from 4,979,937 unique visitors in January 2002 to 7,156,099 in June 2002, a 44 percent increase. "During the first half of this year, DealTime has managed to grow faster than other eCommerce leaders, positioning them well for the upcoming holiday shopping season," said Lisa Strand, director and chief ecommerce analyst, NetRatings.

About DealTime(R)

DealTime is the world's leading online shopping search engine, reaching millions of shoppers worldwide every month. Through its Web sites, dealtime.com(R) and dealtime.co.uk and other affiliate sites (including AltaVista and Lycos), shoppers compare products, prices and stores across the Web. For merchants and manufacturers, DealTime delivers qualified, in-market buyers and lower customer-acquisition costs. For traffic aggregators, portals and other affiliate sites, DealTime provides a powerful search engine and superior shopping tools that enable them to monetize their traffic more easily. For consumers, DealTime supplies product information and an easy way to find the right product at the best price. DealTime Ltd. is a multi-national private company, venture-backed by key strategic and financial partners including Bertelsmann, AOL Time Warner, Bank of America, Bain Capital, Nomura International, Singapore Telecom, and others. DealTime, DealTime.com and the DealTime logo are registered trademarks of DealTime Ltd.