Switchboard and click2send.com Agreement Offers Over Two Million Users Immediate Access To Online File Delivery, Handling, And Storage - Company Business and Marketing

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, Dec 27, 1999

Switchboard Incorporated, the popular Internet directory subsidiary of Banyan Worldwide, and click2send.com, Inc., the online file experts, Tuesday announced an agreement that provides CBS Switchboard.com users with immediate access to click2send's flagship Web-based file delivery, handling and storage service.

Switchboard's agreement with click2send.com enables all Switchboard.com users to send and receive large files directly from their Web browsers.

With click2send.com, Switchboard's `Find a person' and `Find email' directory services are being augmented so that users can easily send photos, presentations, graphics, resumes, or any large files to friends, colleagues, or future business associates, overcoming the bandwidth problems associated with large file transfer via email. This co-branded service fosters another level of interactivity among users who locate each other through Switchboard's leading on-line directory.

"click2send provides a unique solution to help our users overcome real barriers which exist when trying to electronically exchange information," said Dean Polnerow, president and founder of Switchboard. "We are constantly evaluating creative technologies to give our users easy and fast ways to connect with other people and businesses."

Switchboard's millions of users will be able to link to the click2send services in the December edition of the company's quarterly electronic newsletter for registered users or from the Switchboard.com home page. With one click, users can easily open large sample files directly in their browsers for an instant first-hand experience of click2send's capability.

"As an innovative leader in internet directory services, Switchboard understands the importance of providing value added services for its user base," said Charlene Steele Vaughn, president and CEO of click2send.com. "click2send's private-label partnership with Switchboard provides a `win-win' for both companies in terms of adding value, increasing `stickiness,' and maximizing target marketing capabilities and community building."

Switchboard Incorporated is a leading Internet-based local merchant network interconnecting consumers, merchants and national advertisers. Its flagship Web site, CBS Switchboard.com (www.switchboard.com) - connects consumers searching for specific products and services and the merchants that provide them.

Switchboard offers a rich suite of online services including yellow and white pages, E-mail and Web site directories, and interactive maps and driving directions. CBS Switchboard.com is viewed more than 50 million times each month and has won numerous awards since its launch, including capturing two positions in Yahoo Internet Life's July '99 list of The 10 Supremely Useful Sites on the Web.

Headquartered in Westboro, Mass., Switchboard Incorporated is a majority held subsidiary of Banyan Worldwide with a minority ownership stake held by CBS Corporation. Switchboard is a registered trademark of Switchboard Incorporated.

The people at click2send.com, Inc. are the online file experts. The company's flagship service provides enterprise and corporate users and consumers with a fast and easy way to deliver information over the Internet. Anyone with an Internet connection and a Web browser can log onto http://www.click2send.com to deliver files of various sizes and formats hassle-free, streamlining the exchange of digital information.

click2send's users include executives in Fortune 1000 companies and SMB (small and medium businesses), partners and consumers who need a more efficient and reliable alternative to email and overnight delivery services.

The service has built-in support with more than 110 million Web browsers in North America alone, 30 million of which are hard-wired to business desktops at corporations and government agencies. Founded in 1998, click2send.com, Inc. is privately financed.