Infomediary at Work: 2nd in a Series; AllAdvantage.com Enters Deal to Offer the RioPort Audio Manager Jukebox Software to Its Millions of Registered Users

Business Wire, July 28, 2000

Business Editors/Internet & Music Writers

HAYWARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2000

AllAdvantage.com, the Internet infomediary, today announced that it has entered into a deal with RioPort, Inc., a leading Internet music service provider, to offer its members a special discount on the popular RioPort Audio Manager jukebox software, which enables consumers to easily acquire, manage and playback digital audio content from the desktop or RioPort compatible portable playback devices.

Program members can also pay for the RioPort Audio Manager enhancements using available funds in their AllAdvantage.com accounts.

"This new offering shows we are providing benefits to our 6.7 million registered users in ways that go far beyond being paid to surf the Web," commented AllAdvantage.com Chief Internet Evangelist Gregg Stebben. "Our goal of bringing added value to members with products that are inexpensive, easy to operate and that customize their Web experience is strikingly clear here."

Members of AllAdvantage.com will be able to download the AllAdvantage-customized version of the RioPort Audio Manager jukebox software at no cost. The RioPort Audio Manager jukebox software features audio and video playback capabilities for downloadable or streaming content. It also lets users create custom CDs for playback of music and spoken word content on home stereo and portable devices and the easy acquisition and downloading of tracks in multiple formats using an integrated Web browser.

The AllAdvantage.com-customized version of the RioPort Audio Manager software offers AllAdvantage.com members an unlimited number of WMA encodes and up to 25MP3 encodes, as well as 25 CD burns without charge. AllAdvantage.com members will be able to enhance the software to allow for unlimited encoding, unlimited burning, or for both, at a discounted price. AllAdvantage.com members will be able to deduct the enhancement costs from available funds in their AllAdvantage.com member accounts. Records of the transactions will be contained on each member's account page on the AllAdvantage.com web site.

Stebben added that this promotion is one of a series of offerings to AllAdvantage.com members this month. It follows on the heels of a partnership with Net2Phone Inc. to deliver free pc-to-pc and discounted pc-to-phone services. Stebben also noted that the RioPort Audio Manager jukebox software, with its ability to create a customized music menu, is another step towards personalizing the Internet experience for AllAdvantage.com members.

About AllAdvantage.com

AllAdvantage.com is redefining the way consumers and advertisers communicate and do business together through its proprietary Viewbar(TM) communications window. The company creates value for its members by making it possible for them to benefit from their online personal data and maintain their privacy. AllAdvantage.com also offers its members discounts on sponsored products and services. AllAdvantage.com offers businesses a channel for delivering direct marketing, communications, electronic commerce and digital products to members. AllAdvantage.com has been in operation since March 1999.

About RioPort, Inc.

RioPort, Inc. is a leading music/audio ASP providing e-tailers with industry-standard solutions for selling music and spoken audio content to consumers in a simple and secure manner. RioPort's distribution partners include the House of Blues, MTVi Group, Ministry of Sound and others. RioPort is backed by Oak Investment Partners, S3, Inc. and Vulcan Ventures. More information about RioPort may be obtained from the Web site www.rioport.com.