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<p>For Immediate Release</p>
<p>Wired Business' New Wired E-Business (W.E.B.) Direct Service First To Sell<br />
Commercial High Speed DSL Access On-Line</p>
<p>Helps Small and Medium Sized Companies Quickly Order High-Speed Internet<br />
Access With a Click of a Mouse</p>
<p>Wired Business Works With Cabletron and Covad To Provide Companies with<br />
Fast, Affordable Internet Access Via Web Site</p>
<p>New York City, August 2, 1999 -- Wired Business today introduced its new<br />
Wired E-Business (W.E.B.) Direct service, the first high-speed Internet<br />
access service that enables small and medium sized companies to order<br />
Internet access directly from the web.</p>
<p>Wired Business' W.E.B. Direct service enables companies to go on the web<br />
and easily configure and order all the hardware, software and services<br />
needed to secure a reliable, high-speed Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)<br />
Internet connection. Previously, ordering a commercial DSL line could often<br />
be a time consuming and tedious process. The Wired Business service may<br />
include DSL circuits from Covad Communications [NASDAQ:COVD] and equipment<br />
from Cabletron [NYSE:CS].</p>
<p>Wired Business' new W.E.B. Direct Service helps install and deploy DSL<br />
service an average of 24-78 hours quicker than conventional methods of<br />
ordering DSL service. In addition, W.E.B. Direct eliminates many of the<br />
administrative hassles that companies usually have to deal with when<br />
ordering DSL service.</p>
<p>W.E.B. Direct Service will provide companies with several advantages over<br />
alternative methods for ordering high-speed commercial Internet access<br />
service including:<br />
Easy online ordering from Wired Business's web site<br />
(<a href="http://www.wiredbusiness.com" title="http://www.wiredbusiness.com">http://www.wiredbusiness.com</a>) -- an industry first.<br />
Immediate response time in ordering. No voice mails to leave, no emails to<br />
send and no fax forms to fill out.<br />
Very low cost connection fees<br />
Fast, always connected Internet speeds ranging from 144kbps to 1.5Mbps<br />
Minimal installation of new wiring through the use of existing telephone<br />
lines<br />
Coverage that includes the Covad DSL network, the largest national DSL<br />
deployment in the world, covering 25 percent of the US population by the end<br />
of the year<br />
The reliability and speed of Cabletron's industry leading line of DSL<br />
modems and routers</p>
<p>"Too often, the high-costs and complexity of high-speed Internet access<br />
have kept smaller companies on the outside looking in, unable to take<br />
advantage of a myriad of web business opportunities," said John Possumato,<br />
CEO of Wired Business. "With our new W.E.B. Direct service, small and<br />
medium sized companies have an easy, affordable way to break through this<br />
glass ceiling and secure the benefits of high-speed Internet access for<br />
their own company."</p>
<p>"Wired Business understands that getting connected to the Internet should<br />
be a simple process," said Robert Roblin, Covad's executive vice president<br />
of Marketing. " W.E.B. Direct is an industry leading service that brings<br />
the benefits of the Internet easily and cost effectively to companies who<br />
need to be on-line to support their business. The service is at the<br />
forefront of making high-speed, always-on Internet access an easy purchase."</p>
<p>"Cabletron's line of full-featured high-availability DSL equipment is a<br />
perfect complement to Wired Business' Internet services expertise," said PG<br />
Menon, Cabletron's director of Product Management. "We are confident that<br />
our relationship will help further accelerate the adoption of high-speed<br />
Internet access by small and medium sized businesses."</p>
<p>A "One-Stop Web Shop" for High-Speed Internet Service</p>
<p>Wired Business's new W.E.B. Direct service speeds the delivery of fast<br />
Internet access to small and medium sized businesses with a "one-stop web<br />
shop." With W.E.B. Direct, all the information needed to begin setting up a<br />
customer with DSL service can be accessed and acted upon at the Wired<br />
Business web-site. No additional fax forms, email forms, or follow-up sales<br />
calls are necessary for Wired Business to begin the process of setting up a<br />
customer with DSL service. Just a few simple clicks and the customer is on<br />
their way.</p>
<p>e-Business Comes to the Small and Medium-Sized Business Market</p>
<p>The new W.E.B. Direct service package positions Wired Business to take<br />
advantage of one of the key trends now shaping the Internet Industry today<br />
-- the arrival of the small and medium sized business customer. According<br />
to Forrester Research, over the next three years, the use of high -speed<br />
Internet services by small and medium-sized businesses will explode from $1<br />
billion a year to $16 billion a year.</p>
<p>"Access to a worldwide market, stronger relationships with their customers,<br />
quicker response to trends in the industry, more efficient communication<br />
with suppliers and other value-chain partners -- these are just a few of<br />
the benefits that high-speed Internet access provides to small and medium<br />
sized companies," said Possumato. "We are excited to be at the forefront of<br />
providing these companies with the solutions that will enable them to grow<br />
their business by tapping into these benefits."</p>
<p>About Wired Business</p>
<p>Wired Business is a DSL service provider, specializing in the Internet<br />
access needs of small and medium size businesses. Wired Business' mission<br />
is to help companies leverage the Internet as a tool for growth by<br />
providing easy to use, cost-effective Internet access and services.</p>
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