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<p>ALTAVISTA TO BRING FREE INTERNET ACCESS TO MACINTOSH USERS IN NORTH AMERICA</p>
<p>Popular Free Internet Service Now Available to 2.3 Million Macintosh<br />
Households Source: Odyssey HomeFront January 2000 survey</p>
<p>PALO ALTO, Calif., June 5, 2000?AltaVista Company, the premier knowledge<br />
resource on the Internet and a majority-owned operating company of CMGI,<br />
Inc. (Nasdaq: CMGI), today expanded its Free Internet Access program to<br />
include support for Macintosh computers. Beginning today, Macintosh users<br />
in the United States and Canada can begin saving money with AltaVista's<br />
Free Access service, which currently has more than 2.5 million registered<br />
users. AltaVista Free Access is a high-quality dial-up service available<br />
for download in North America at: <a href="http://www.microav.com" title="www.microav.com">www.microav.com</a>.</p>
<p>"This new service will continue to put pressure on the obsolete practice of<br />
paying for dial-up access and introduces AltaVista Free Access to the<br />
Macintosh community as the leading Internet brand to offer such a service,"<br />
said Bill Keenan, director of AltaVista free access. "Mac users have been<br />
an untapped market for high-quality free Internet access, and we're excited<br />
to bring the value of our free service to this dynamic group."</p>
<p>AltaVista Free Access is the first free, quality dial-up Internet service<br />
offered by a leading Internet brand. The service provides unlimited<br />
Internet usage at no cost in cities across North America through almost<br />
5,000 dial-up phone numbers. AltaVista Free Access features the world's<br />
first microportal, a small desktop application that provides personalized,<br />
up-to-the-minute news, information and links to valuable AltaVista Network<br />
services. The microportal takes less than five percent of a user's screen<br />
space and contains a rotating advertisement within the window.</p>
<p>AltaVista Free Access is powered by patent-pending technology from<br />
1stUp.com Corporation, a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc. and<br />
a leading provider of private label Internet access solutions and<br />
innovative advertising technology.</p>
<p>Free Access Macintosh</p>
<p>AltaVista Free Access service for Macintosh is based on the same quality<br />
network as AltaVista's successful PC version with the following features:</p>
<p> Almost 5,000 dial-up phone numbers covering over 95 percent of the U.S.<br />
and Canada<br />
Free technical support<br />
Compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0+ and Netscape<br />
Navigator 3.0+<br />
Support for Apple Remote Access and QuickTime Requires MacOS 8.1 or higher</p>
<p>AltaVista Free Access user seeking technical assistance can tap into the<br />
AltaVista Support program via phone or online technical support. Online<br />
support is available by email at <a href="mailto:questions-freeaccess@av.com">questions-freeaccess@av.com</a> and has a<br />
guaranteed response time of 48-hours or less. Toll-free telephone support<br />
in the US and Canada is also available at 1-877-584-5551, where users can<br />
speak directly with customer care representatives and technicians.</p>
<p>About AltaVista Company<br />
AltaVista Company is the premier knowledge resource on the Internet at<br />
<a href="http://www.altavista.com" title="www.altavista.com">www.altavista.com</a>. Building on its strong search heritage and patented<br />
technology, AltaVista unlocks the vast Internet to provide the richest,<br />
most relevant information access across multiple dimensions, including: Web<br />
pages, shopping, up-to-the-minute news, live audio and video, and community<br />
resources. AltaVista offers informative services including the<br />
multi-dimensional AltaVista Search, pure Web page Raging Search (<br />
<a href="http://www.raging.com" title="www.raging.com">www.raging.com</a>) from AltaVista, AltaVista Shopping.com, AltaVista Live!<br />
personalized portal, and AltaVista Free Internet Access. AltaVista is a<br />
majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMGI), Andover,<br />
Mass. AltaVista is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif.</p>
<p>About 1stUp.com Corporation<br />
1stUp.com, a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc., is a market<br />
leader in providing online and offline brand names with private label<br />
Internet access solutions and innovative advertising technology.<br />
1stUp.com's patent-pending technology enables its distribution partners to<br />
brand, market and distribute free and cost-effective Internet services to<br />
their customers. Multiple leading ISPs support 1stUp.com's extensive ISP<br />
network to provide reliable connectivity. The 1stUp.com network is the<br />
largest in North America based on total dial-up numbers and delivers<br />
reliable Internet access to over 95 percent of the U.S. and Canada.<br />
1stUp.com powers Internet access solutions for leading brands like<br />
AltaVista, Lycos, Gratis1 by StarMedia, and more than 100 additional<br />
brands. By aggregating the over 3.5 million registered subscribers of its<br />
distribution partners, 1stUp.com is able to pass along the benefits of<br />
optimal connectivity costs and advertising revenues to those partners. For<br />
more information, visit <a href="http://www.1stup.com" title="www.1stup.com">www.1stup.com</a>.</p>
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