Beyond.com Chosen by GTSI to Electronically Deliver Microsoft Software

Business Wire, Dec 3, 1998

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 1998--Online software superstore Beyond.com (Nasdaq: BYND) announced today that it has been selected by GTSI to be the provider for Electronic Software Distribution of software products over the Internet to a potential of more than 200,000 seats (desktop or portable computers), over the next five years under GTSI's Army License Software Upgrades (ALSU) - 1 contract. ASLU - 1 (contract No. DAAB07-97-A-V008) is mftware.

"This is the first major software ft software products including Microsoft(R) Office, Microsoft Windows NT Upgrade and Microsoft BackOffice Client Access License as a subcontractor to GTSI.

"Beyonde software agreement and Beyond.com's Enterpristronically distribute software upgrades and updderal government provider of computer products n, D.C. metropolitan area, GTSI provides productmercial, off-the-shelf software to the governmeion of software backed by customer service and ncluding software from such major publishers asrporation. Additionally, Beyond.com offers publishers transaction processing, physical and electronic order fusses expectations about software.net's (Beyond.com's) expectations about the company's new contract to electronically deliver software to GTSI and the U.S. Army in the fourth quarter of 1998 and beyond, or plans to grow the company's revenue or customer base through its contract with GTSI and the U.S. Army, these statements 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, and are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results for the fourth quarter of 1998 and subsequent quarters could differ materially from any future performance suggested above.

Among the factors that could affect subsequent periods include: Reductions in or cancellations of customer orders from GTSI and the U.S. Army, 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 prospectus dated June 17, 1998, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

Beyond.com news and product/service information is available at the company's World Wide Web site located at http://www.beyond.com

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