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ng> Deluxe Contact Bev Bergstrom Deluxe Stamps.com: September 23, 1999 - Stamps.com Service Availability Now Scheduled For October Welcome to Stamps.com! Learn More Sign up for Stamps.com Check out the all new PhotoStamps Welcome to Stamps.com Stamps.com Service Availability Now Scheduled For October Pre-Registrants For Company's Internet Postage Service Approach 100, 000. Stamps.com Also Announces New Partnerships Santa Monica, Calif., - Thursday, September 23, 1999 - Stamps.com (Nasdaq: STMP) today announced that it is now scheduled to make its Internet Postage service available in October. The company also announced that 94, 072 people have already pre-registered for its service. Stamps.com also announced new strategic partnerships with Lotus and ZDNet that will make the Stamps.com service available to millions of customers who use these partners' products and services. Already approved by the U.S. Postal Service, Stamps.com harnesses the power of the Internet to allow customers to print postage any time of the day or night using just a computer, printer and Internet connection. With Stamps.com's convenient, secure and cost-effective service, customers will never have rush to the Post Office again. "In the six weeks since Stamps.com received regulatory approval, we have experienced very strong demand for our service, " said Stamps.com CEO John Payne said. "With minimal advertising and marketing, our number of pre-registrants have grown from just 7, 000 to almost 100, 000. To accommodate this high demand, our continued development efforts are focused on delivering the highest quality service possible to the small business and individuals that will use Stamps.com Internet Postage. We know from our current users how quickly Stamps.com becomes an integral part of their lives. Our highest priority is providing a world-class service." Payne also said: "These new partnerships allow Stamps.com to increase our customer base by leveraging the strong brand equity these companies have within our target small business market." As part of the alliance with Lotus Development Corp., the Stamps.com service will be accessible through a SmartIcon on the Lotus Organizer Release 6 tool bar. Lotus Organizer is used by 42 million people worldwide. Through the partnership with ZDNet, the Stamps.com service will be made available to ZDNet's millions of technology-interested visitors. "Stamps.com is the best choice for anyone who wants to take advantage of the Internet to get their postage, " said Larry Grimm of L G Transportation, who has been using the Stamps.com service as a beta tester. "With Stamps.com I don't need hardware or address correction CD's. Instead, I can do everything online and the set-up is easy and free." About Stamps.com Founded in 1996, Santa Monica-based Stamps.com is the only commercially approved true Internet Postage service. The company's innovative technology eliminates the need for specialized hardware by giving customers the flexibility to print postage over the Internet - securely, accurately and fast. Through partnerships with major companies like Microsoft, America Online, Quicken.com and Office Depot, Stamps.com has tremendous reach into the small office/home office and consumer markets. More information about the company can be found at www.stamps.com. Stamps.com: September 30, 1999 - Stamps.com and ZDNet Partner To Provide Internet Postage Welcome to Stamps.com! Learn More Sign up for Stamps.com Check out the all new PhotoStamps Welcome to Stamps.com Stamps.com and ZDNet Partner To Provide Internet Postage ZDNet Will Promote Stamps.com Service To Its Over 8.5 Million Monthly Visitors Santa Monica, Calif. - September 30, 1999 - Stamps.com , the leader in Internet Postage (Nasdaq: STMP), and ZDNet (NYSE: ZDZ), a leading source for technology and Internet content and commerce, today announced a strategic alliance that will make the Stamps.com Internet Postage service a featured recommendation on the ZDNet Web site and e-mail list, reaching ZDNet's over 8.5 million monthly unique visitors. Stamps.com harnesses the power of the Internet to allow consumers to print postage any time of the day or night using only a computer, printer and Internet connection. With Stamps.com's convenient, secure and cost-effective service, customers will never have to wait in line at the post office again. Since receiving regulatory approval on August 9, approximately 100, 000 users have pre-registered for Stamps.com's Internet Postage service. ZDNet (www.zdnet.com) will offer Stamps.com Internet Postage throughout the entire ZDNet network of sites to its growing audience of technology-interested visitors. "This alliance will allow Stamps.com to leverage ZDNet's established leadership position as a provider of online news and reviews and reach an expanded customer base with our Internet Postage service, " said John Payne, CEO of Stamps.com. "The convenience and cost-effectiveness of Stamps.com's service will be of great value to the millions of ZDNet visitors, many of whom are in our small business target market." "Stamps.com is the type of new, innovative service that we are excited to offer to our technology-savvy audience, " said Dan Rosenweig, president and CEO of ZDNet. "The Web has introduced countless new conveniences into our busy lives. ZDNet is constantly adding depth and breadth to our content and services with valuable features such as this one from Stamps.com. In addition to being a great use of cutting-edge technology, the idea behind Internet Postage is just plain cool." About ZDNet Based in San Francisco, ZDNet develops and maintains the ZDNet Web site (www.zdnet.com), a leading source for technology and Internet content and commerce. By combining groundbreaking, interactive technology with editorial from its own award-winning editorial team and from Ziff-Davis' worldwide network of journalists, ZDNet produces original, compelling content and communities of common interests in technology. ZDNet Sites was ranked by Media Metrix as the 17th largest Web property overall in August, and ZDNet was ranked as the number-one news, information, and entertainment site in the workplace for 20 out of the last 21 months. Internet Postage, Stamps.com and the Stamps.com logo are trademarks of Stamps.com Inc. All other brands and names are property of their respective owners. This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Although Ziff-Davis Inc. believes that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those expectations. Important cautionary statements and risk factors that would affect actual results are discussed in materials filed by Ziff-Davis Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the caption ``Risk Factors'' in the Registration Statement on Form S-1, which became effective March 30, 1999, and the Form S-3, which became effective August 11, 1999. Holders of ZD Group Stock (NYSE: ZD) and ZDNet Stock (NYSE: ZDZ) are common stockholders of Ziff-Davis Inc. and are subject to the risks associated with an investment in Ziff-Davis Inc. and all of its businesses, assets and liabilities. Press Contact Beth Johnson Fitzgerald Communications 650.264.1457 bjohnson@fitzgerald.com Investor Contact Austin Rettig Investor Relations 310.581.7552 http://investor.stamps.com ZDNet Contact Elzy Sklar (617) 225-3319 elzy_sklar@zd.com Help | Site Map | Download | Store | Company Info | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Search | Affiliates | Developers Stamps.com: September 30, 1999 - Stamps.com and Lotus Team Up To Offer Internet Postage At Your Fingertips Welcome to Stamps.com! Learn More Sign up for Stamps.com Check out the all new PhotoStamps Welcome to Stamps.com Stamps.com and Lotus Team Up To Offer Internet Postage At Your Fingertips Lotus Customers Can Easily Access Stamps.Com Service With Lotus Organizer Release 6 Santa Monica, Calif. - September 30, 1999 - Stamps.com , the leader in Internet Postage (Nasdaq: STMP), and Lotus Development Corp., today announced a partnership in which Lotus will provide Stamps.com service through a Smart Icon on the Lotus Organizer Release 6 toolbar. Lotus Organizer is an industry-leading Personal Information Manager that has more than 42 million users worldwide. Stamps.com will also be featured on trial CD-ROMs for Lotus Organizer and on Organizer packaging. Additionally, Stamps.com will provide information about Lotus Organizer on its Web site, and will make a trial version of Lotus Organizer available on the installation CD-ROM to potential Stamps.com customers. "This partnership increases Stamps.com's access to the small business customer base through the enormous reach of the Lotus Organizer, " said Stamps.com CEO John Payne. "At Stamps.com, we're delighted to offer Lotus customers the option to buy and apply postage over the Internet directly." "Lotus Organizer users want their Personal Information Manager to make their home and work lives simpler, and to save them time. By integrating Stamps.com Internet Postage with Organizer, we deliver on our promise of simplicity and time-savings better than ever before, " said Lotus SmartSuite General Manger Jim Burnham. "Equally important to users is knowing that the different tools on their PCs work well together. Building Stamps.com's Internet Postage functionality into Lotus Organizer makes using the two products together seamless and simple for our customers." About Lotus Lotus Development Corporation, founded in 1982, is a subsidiary of IBM Corporation. Lotus offers high quality software products and services that reflect the company's unique understanding of the new ways in which individuals and businesses must work together to achieve success. Lotus' innovative approach is evident in a new class of applications that allows users to access and communicate information in ways never before possible, both within and beyond organizational boundaries. Lotus markets its products in more than 80 countries worldwide and provides numerous professional consulting, support and education services through the Lotus Professional Services Group. Stamps.com: September 30, 1999 - Stamps.com and 3M Sign Agreement Welcome to Stamps.com! Learn More Sign up for Stamps.com Check out the all new PhotoStamps Welcome to Stamps.com Stamps.com and 3M Sign Agreement Stamps.Com Internet Postage Service To Be Distributed Through 3M Stationery Products Santa Monica, Calif. - September 30, 1999 - 3M (NYSE: MMM) and Stamps.com, the leader in Internet Postage (Nasdaq: STMP), announced today a joint agreement that will make Stamps.com's Internet Postage service available to users of 3M's stationery products. "This alliance allows Stamps.com to further increase our customer base by leveraging 3M's market leadership and enormous presence within the small business market, " said Stamps.com CEO John Payne. "3M has consistently demonstrated how innovations can make office life simpler and can easily spread to almost every desktop in America; Stamps.com is making the same strides in Internet Postage. That is why we believe this partnership makes sense and will serve small businesses well." "This agreement is good for 3M and for Stamps.com's Internet Postage service, " said Peter Ley, business unit manager, 3M Stationary Products Division. "Now our customers can count on Stamps.com Internet Postage to make mailing of packages and letters simpler and more convenient, just as they have always counted on Scotch brand tapes to seal envelopes and packages." Stamps.com: October 6, 1999 - Stamps.com and HotOffice Form Strategic Alliance to Bring Internet Postage to Small Businesses Welcome to Stamps.com! Learn More Sign up for Stamps.com Check out the all new PhotoStamps Welcome to Stamps.com Stamps.com and HotOffice Form Strategic Alliance to Bring Internet Postage to Small Businesses NEW YORK, Fall Internet World - October 6, 1999 - Stamps.com (Nasdaq: STMP), the leader in Internet Postage , and HotOffice Technologies, an Application Service Provider (ASP), today announced at Fall Internet World a strategic alliance which will distribute Stamps.com's free software through the HotOffice Web-Based Intranet Service. In addition, Stamps.com will include HotOffice on its partner Web page, as well as the customer perks page, which features special offers and promotions from partners. Stamps.com harnesses the power of the Internet to allow consumers to print postage any time of the day or night using only a computer, printer and Internet connection. With Stamps.com's convenient, secure and cost-effective service, customers will never have to wait in line at the post office again. "This partnership with HotOffice continues to expand easy access to the Stamps.com service to millions of small business owners, " said CEO John Payne of Stamps.com. "Together with HotOffice, we are leading the way in demonstrating how small businesses can leverage technology to increase their productivity and efficiency, and grow their business." "Stamps.com is a perfect example of how going online can make a small business more productive, which is why we at HotOffice are very pleased to be delivering Internet Postage to our customers, " said R. Michael Franz, chairman and CEO of HotOffice Technologies. "Business travellers will also be able to take advantage of Stamps.com's service while using HotOffice on the road, which means postage is one less thing they'll have to worry about." About HotOffice Technologies, Inc. HotOffice is an award-winning Application Service Provider (ASP) that pioneered the development of Web-based collaboration and productivity tools for small businesses. The Company leverages cutting-edge technology to provide tools that allow small businesses to level the playing field and communicate effectively through an affordable, private office on the Web. The same suite of applications is available in both free (advertising supported) and subscription-based versions. HotOffice received the PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award for 1998 and 1999; was designated by Windows Magazine as one of the Best Business Sites on the Internet and by PC Computing as the Top Business Technology Service on the Internet; and was listed as the Best Small Office Internet Solution in the Gadget Guru's Guide to the Best (syndicated columnist and NBC Today Show Correspondent). HotOffice Technologies, Inc., founded in 1995, is a privately held company based in Boca Raton, Florida and is funded in part by Intel Corporation, Staples, Inc. and TBG Information Investors, a partnership of Blumenstein/Thorne Information Partners and GS Capital Partners II, an affiliate of Goldman Sachs Group. Internet Postage, Stamps.com and the Stamps.com logo are trademarks of Stamps.com Inc. All other brands and names are property of their respective owners. Stamps.com Media Contacts Rebecca Bassin Alexander Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (415) 923-1660 rbassin@alexanderogilvy.com Brandee Barker Marketing Communications Manager (310) 581-7547 bbarker@stamps.com Investor Contact Austin Rettig Investor Relations 310.581.7552 http://investor.stamps.com HotOffice Technologies Media Contact Erin Kittredge Alexander Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (404) 897-2300, ext. 322 ekittredge@alexanderogilvy.com Help | Site Map | Download | Store | Company Info | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Search | Affiliates | Developers Stamps.com: October 12, 1999 - IBM Selects Stamps.com as Internet Postage Provider Welcome to Stamps.com! Learn More Sign up for Stamps.com Check out the all new PhotoStamps Welcome to Stamps.com IBM Selects Stamps.com as Internet Postage Provider IBM Aptiva and ThinkPad Owners Can Access Stamps.com Internet Postage Service in Just a Click SANTA MONICA, Calif. - October 12, 1999 - Stamps.com (NASDAQ: STMP), the leader in Internet Postage , and International Business Machines (IBM), a leading manufacturer and developer of hardware and software solutions (NYSE: IBM) today announced a marketing and distribution alliance that will bring Stamps.com service to over one million customers who are members of the IBM Owner Privileges Program, a unique membership program for IBM Aptiva PC and Thinkpad i Series system owners. IBM Owner Privileges helps individuals take advantage of the breadth of IBM's and its partner's technology by keeping them linked and connected to the information and products they need for a productive and easy computing experience. Stamps.com will be featured on the Owner Privileges Web site as a free download, bringing Aptiva and ThinkPad i Series owners the convenience and security of Stamps.com Internet Postage. IBM Owner Privileges and Stamps.com will also proactively inform IBM Owner Privilege members of Stamps.com's easy, convenient and cost-effective Internet Postage service via direct email and other forms of direct marketing. "This alliance provides Stamps.com with direct access to potential Small Office and Home Office customers, " said Stamps.com CEO John Payne. "IBM has consistently demonstrated its commitment to customers by providing convenient and reliable products and services, and Stamps.com is pleased to offer IBM customers our online postage service." "The Stamps.com service enables us to continue to meet the needs of our SOHO and unique, individual customers by delivering products and services that respond to their individual lifestyles. The combination of IBM PCs and innovative services like Stamps.com provides our members with a new level of convenience and productivity which we feel will be a valuable service to our Owner Privileges members, " said Marianne Jacobs, program director, IBM Owner Privileges. "IBM is committed to providing connected solutions to its customers to meet the demands of work and home computing lifestyles; with Stamps.com, we have a partner that shares that commitment." More information about IBM's Owner Privileges program can be obtained through the Web site located at http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/privileges or by calling 1-888-PRIVILEGES. About Stamps.com Founded in 1996, Santa Monica-based Stamps.com is the only commercially approved true Internet Postage service. The company's innovative technology eliminates the need for specialized hardware by giving customers the flexibility to print postage over the Internet - securely, accurately and fast. Through partnerships with major companies like 3M, America Online, Microsoft, Office Depot and Quicken.com, Stamps.com has tremendous reach into the small office/home office and consumer markets. More information about the company can be found at www.stamps.com. About IBM IBM is a leading manufacturer and developer of hardware and software solutions for the home. IBM's consumer products have been widely recognized for technology innovation and product design. These products include the Aptiva and ThinkPad i Series family of personal computers, Consumer Options and Solutions, the upcoming BRAIN QUEST brand of entertainment and educational software products, the Crayola family of software, the Edmark brand of educational software and IBM reference software products including the World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. For information on current product offerings visit http://www.ibm.com/pc/athome or call (800) 320-8377. ### Investor Relations 310.581.7552 http://investor.stamps.com IBM Media Contact Lisa Kaslyn (212) 745-3110 kaslyn@us.ibm.com Help | Site Map | Download | Store | Company Info | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Search | Affiliates | Developers Stamps.com: October 18, 1999 - Bob Newhart Stars in Stamps.com's New Innovative Advertising Campaign Welcome to Stamps.com! Learn More Sign up for Stamps.com Check out the all new PhotoStamps Welcome to Stamps.com Bob Newhart Stars in Stamps.com's New Innovative Advertising Campaign Multi-Million Dollar Campaign Kicks-off Today With Television and Print Buys SANTA MONICA, Calif. - October 18, 1999 - Stamps.com (NASDAQ: STMP), the leader in Internet Postage , today announced that Bob Newhart, the beloved star of such hit television shows as "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart, " is the company's new spokesperson. Newhart will star in an innovative television and print advertising campaign for Stamps.com that launches in select markets today before rolling out nationally at the end of the year. Already approved by the U.S. Postal Service, Stamps.com harnesses the power of the Internet to allow consumers to print postage any time of the day or night using only a computer, printer and Internet connection. With Stamps.com's convenient, secure and cost-effective service, customers will never have to rush to the post office again. Scheduled to launch this month, Stamps.com already has more than 100, 000 people pre-registered for its service. In the new campaign -- created by Wieden Kennedy, the agency which developed the famed Nike advertisements -- Newhart portrays a fictional small businessman, Frank Mettman Jr., who has begrudgingly taken over his father's company, the Mettman Manufacturing Company. The company is known for its ill-conceived products that carry the risk of serious physical injury and Frank Jr. is faced with turning the ship around. One of his first steps is signing up for Stamps.com's service to help get all his recall notices, apology letters and "get well" cards out to his customers. Stamps.com soon becomes the only thing that goes right in his business. "This campaign breaks the mold of traditional dot com advertising and, in an innovative, sitcom-like style, communicates the ease and efficiency of Stamps.com's service, " said Chris Hylen, senior vice president of marketing for Stamps.com. "It is designed to connect directly with our primary small business target market and convey that Stamps.com understands the challenges of running a small business, particularly as it relates to administrative tasks such as postage. Newhart is known for his roles portraying small businessmen, and through his comedy genius will be able to create empathy with the real-life small office/home office users that we hope to make Stamps.com customers." Stamps.com's multi-million dollar campaign kicks-off with a 60-second TV spot that will begin airing today in select markets before going national at the end of the year. Additionally, the campaign will include radio and print ads, which will appear in publications for upcoming issues. About Wieden Kennedy Wieden Kennedy, founded in Portland, Oregon, is one of the largest independently owned advertising agencies with offices in New York, Amsterdam, London and Tokyo. A full-service, creatively led communications company, Wieden Kennedy has helped build some of the strongest global brands including Nike, Coca-Cola, ESPN and Miller Brewing Company. Recently, Wieden Kennedy added AltaVista, PowerBar, Audi, Stamps.com and HomeGrocer.com, among others, to its roster. ### Stamps.com: October 21, 1999 - America Online, Inc. and Stamps.com Form Major Alliance To Bring Internet Postage To Millions Welcome to Stamps.com! Learn More Sign up for Stamps.com Check out the all new PhotoStamps Welcome to Stamps.com America Online, Inc. and Stamps.com Form Major Alliance To Bri monebaggasse