@Once Expands East Coast Operations, Opens Boston Office; Andrew G. Witherbee Named Director of Sales, Eastern Region

Business Wire, June 28, 2000

Business Editors

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2000

@Once, a leading permission-based e-mail marketing company, opened a Boston office and hired Andrew G. Witherbee as regional director of business development for the eastern region.

Headquartered in Portland, Ore, @Once provides extensive opt-in, targeted electronic communications for such companies as Nintendo, Art.com, Vans, Inc. and Warner Brothers.

Witherbee brings over 15 years of previous sales and marketing experience to his new post at @Once. Prior to joining @Once, he was the strategic partnership manager with MyWay.com, a CMGI-owned company, where he focused on custom branded portals and built a reseller channel for the company. While at MyWay.com, Witherbee established content partnerships with Arch Communications, BizBuyer.com and a number of other leading global companies. Witherbee has also worked in sales and business development for iWave.com and JSI FundRaising Systems.

"Boston is a great fit for our expanding financial and publishing client base, as well as a launching pad for our East Coast operations," said Jon Brodeur, president of @Once. "Andrew Witherbee brings a great deal of strategic sales experience and we are excited to have him on board."

The new office provides sales and client services for @Once clients and will help to further expand @Once's operations on the East Coast. The office is located in Suite 207P, Cummings Center, Beverly, MA, 01915 and can be reached at 978/921-5751.

About @Once

@Once is an eDirect Marketing Company providing a comprehensive set of hosted services for highly targeted and cost-effective e-mail campaigns. @Once services include strategic e-direct marketing consulting, rich content and creative, intelligent database management and profiling, and a technically advanced eMessaging system. @Once's eMessaging system is built utilizing best-of-breed products from companies such as Kana (Nasdaq:KANA), Broadbase Software (Nasdaq:BBSW) and BroadVision (Nasdaq:BVSN). @Once is a leader in the industry on adhering to strict consumer privacy guidelines with all clients. @Once is a member of the TRUSTe Privacy Program, CAUCE (Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail), the DMA (Direct Marketing Association), Internet Alliance and other industry organizations. Founded in 1998, @Once is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston and Minneapolis. @Once provides services for companies such as Nintendo, Hollywood Video, Art.com, Warner Brothers, iChristian.com, and RealNetworks. For more information, contact @Once 877/286-6232, or visit the web site at www.once.com.

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