Melinda Mattei, USWeb/CKS, (650) 558-0890,
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Investor contact: Kate Wagner, USWeb/CKS, (408) 987-3268,
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USWeb/CKS E-Services Division Announces Availability of Outsourced Communications and Knowledge Management Services
Initial offerings in USWeb/CKS E-Services Portfolio to help businesses cost-effectively build stronger relationships with customers, employees and partners
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - February 22, 1999 - USWeb/CKS E-Services, a division of USWeb/CKS (Nasdaq: USWB), today announced availability of the initial offerings in its E-Services Portfolio. The USWeb/CKS Communications and Knowledge Management Services offer a variety of Internet-based communications tools to enable businesses to communicate more efficiently and cost-effectively with employees, partners and customers. The applications within this service include:
� Communications Central, an enterprise suite of collaboration and communication solutions that enable real-time video conferencing, application sharing and meeting management
� Presentations Central, an interactive, online presentation offering that enables companies to easily communicate with employees, customers, media and shareholders over the Internet
� Microsoft Exchange Services, an externally managed electronic mail, scheduling and productivity offering that enables businesses to enjoy the capabilities of this vital communications medium without developing, maintaining and managing the system internally
Managed by the E-Services division of USWeb/CKS, these services offer clients access to leading-edge communications systems without costly infrastructure investments or the need to develop and maintain these systems internally. They are part of the USWeb/CKS E-Services Portfolio that will combine best-of-breed packaged applications with USWeb/CKS custom application development - intended to provide the industry's most comprehensive outsourced Internet application solutions. The E-Services Portfolio was announced separately today by the USWeb/CKS E-Services division.
"The World Economic Forum brings together top leaders and visionaries from around the globe to collaborate on improving the state of the world," said Klaus Schwab president of the World Economic Forum. "We meet face-to-face once per year, but it is essential that our conversations continue throughout the remainder of year. The reliable, comprehensive communications solution from USWeb/CKS E-Services enables hundreds of our members to benefit from Internet collaboration, while allowing our organization to stay focused on our core mission."
"This implementation of Communications Central for the World Economic Forum demonstrates how E-Services provides a new breed of videoconferencing solution," said Bob Wise, COO of USWeb/CKS E-Services. "Communications Central can tie in to different types of existing videoconferencing solutions to enable the intimacy and convenience of desktop videoconferencing without a high initial capital outlay."
Communications & Knowledge Management: Economical, Universal Communications
The initial three offerings within Communications and Knowledge Management Services offer a fast, economical and universal means of communicating business information among a variety of audiences.
� Communications Central provides a full suite of collaboration and communications tools that create innovative forums for connecting with customers, allow employees to easily share expertise, and build online communities that reinforce brand loyalty. Key features include real-time video conferencing, application sharing and meeting management, instant messaging threaded discussions, alert systems and business communication archival.
� Presentations Central enables businesses to deliver dynamic, online presentations to any-size audience simultaneously. These presentations leverage a variety of media, from PowerPoint slides with Flash animation to 3D modeling and other advanced multimedia technologies. Instant messaging and Web browsing augment presentations by enabling participants to exchange text messages and launch Web pages dynamically.
� Microsoft Exchange Services supports electronic mail, document and workflow management, calendaring, group scheduling and a variety of other business applications that foster a spirit of community and provide a vehicle for working cooperatively toward shared goals. The solution is implemented on our state-of-the-art IT infrastructure to ensure worry-free operations, with 24x7 availability and high levels of performance and scalability.
Availability and Pricing
Communications Central, Presentations Central and Microsoft Exchange Services are available immediately. Pricing is set on a per-month subscription basis. For more information, contact USWeb/CKS E-Services at 408-987-3200 or [email protected].
About USWeb/CKS E-Services
USWeb/CKS E-Services, a division of USWeb/CKS, is an emerging leader in the Application Service Provider (ASP) market, offering comprehensive outsourced management of Internet-based, entry- and enterprise-level applications for mid-market and Fortune 1000 companies. The subscription-based services within the E-Services Portfolio give corporate business professionals and resource-constrained IT organizations cost-effective, accelerated access to the latest technologies to enhance existing business systems while enabling them to focus on core competencies. The E-Services Portfolio solutions will include E-commerce, Communications and Knowledge Management, Customer Relationship Management and Back Office. All E-Services solutions will feature Internet strategy consulting, expert implementation, back-end integration, 24x7 operations management, a reliable and secure network infrastructure, and customer support by USWeb/CKS professionals. The USWeb/CKS E-Services division can be contacted at 408-987-3200 or [email protected].
About USWeb/CKS
USWeb/CKS (Nasdaq: USWB) is a professional services firm that works with clients to define strategies and implement innovative ways to build their businesses through the combination of expertise in strategy, Internet technology and marketing communications. USWeb/CKS helps clients differentiate their products and services, strengthen customer relationships, leverage human capital, and improve business efficiency in the new electronic economy. With more than 2,000 professionals, USWeb/CKS has helped hundreds of businesses advance their marketing communications programs as well as their traditional IT and Internet systems. The Company provides a broad selection of services from brand development and advertising to business process automation and e-commerce solutions. The Company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" (as defined under securities law) regarding the E-Services Portfolio and related service offerings of the E-Services division of USWeb/CKS. USWeb/CKS's actual results, including its ability to establish a comprehensive offering of services, grow the E-services business, effectively assist customers, or reach any expected revenue or earnings objectives, may differ materially and adversely from those discussed in this press release. Factors that may cause such a difference include, without limitation, risks associated with establishing a new set of service offerings, such as building and maintaining a base of employees with the required expertise, selling the new service offerings to customers, competition, managing growth, implementation and scale challenges, technological changes, and other factors. There can be no assurance that the E-Services division will be able to realize its objectives. For additional information about factors that could affect the business of USWeb/CKS, see the documents filed by USWeb and CKS Group with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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