DoubleClick Chairman, Kevin O'Connor, Joins ScreamingMedia Board of Directors

Business Wire, Nov 1, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2000

ScreamingMedia (Nasdaq: SCRM), the leading global provider of content solutions, has named Kevin O'Connor, Co-founder and Chairman of DoubleClick Inc. (Nasdaq: DCLK), the leading global internet advertising solutions company, to its board of directors.

As Chairman of DoubleClick since February 1996, Mr. O'Connor has been responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and overall vision of the company. Under his leadership, the company has become the premier provider of technology solutions for online advertising, and in four years has grown from just two people to over 2,100 employees, in 24 countries.

"Kevin has been a friend of this company for a long time," said Kevin Clark, CEO of ScreamingMedia. "He's had great success in building DoubleClick into a global technology player, and I am confident that his experience will be instrumental in guiding us to meet our goals."

With his more than 16 years of experience in the technology sector, Mr. O'Connor's appointment to ScreamingMedia's board of directors underscores the company's commitment to remaining the preeminent global content solutions company.

"As a long-time advisor to ScreamingMedia, I've watched the company grow into a powerful global content solutions provider," said Kevin O'Connor. "In addition, DoubleClick is a customer of ScreamingMedia, so I've also had the opportunity to witness first-hand the value of ScreamingMedia's content solutions. I'm pleased and honored to be joining the Board."

About ScreamingMedia:

ScreamingMedia Inc. (NASDAQ: SCRM) is the leading global provider of content solutions: content infrastructure technology, content syndication, and content services. ScreamingMedia's proprietary technology aggregates licensed content -- news, features, photos, video, stock quotes, audio, weather reports, and more -- then filters, delivers and precisely integrates the content instantaneously into its clients' web platforms. ScreamingMedia's global digital content network consists of over 2,800 publications supplying content to more than 1,200 clients, including Fortune 100 corporations, portals, vortals, niche websites, and wireless networks. Serving the United States, Europe and Latin America, ScreamingMedia is headquartered in New York City and has offices in San Francisco, Miami, London, and Paris. For more information, visit ScreamingMedia's website at www.screamingmedia.com.

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