INTERNET.COM VENTURE PARTNERS III PORTFOLIO COMPANY, BACKWIRE.COM, ACQUIRED BY LEAP WIRELESS (NASDAQ: LWIN)

Other internet.com Venture Partners III recent activity included participating in second round funding for Alistia Inc. and PureCarbon, Inc. INT Media Group also made an equity investment in Alistia in exchange for barter advertising. Additional terms were not disclosed.

internet.com Venture Partners III strategically follows internet.com Venture Funds I and II by expanding the portfolio of early-stage investments in Internet properties that demonstrate high growth potential and promote community and commerce through vertically focused content and informational resources. internet.com Venture Funds I and II and Venture Partners III have invested in over 40 Internet properties to date. For further information about internet.com Venture Capital Funds visit (venturefunds.internet.com).

About Backwire.com
Backwire.com (www.backwire.com), a leading e-marketing company, has developed a proprietary customization technology to deliver one-to-one content, commerce and advertising via electronic messaging. Backwire.com publishes free, personalized e-mails that help Internet users find and navigate the wealth of quality content on the Web. Backwire.com's e-mail publications cover over 30 categories such as Internet and Technology, Personal Finance, Small Business, Personal Computing, Business and Investing and Career, to name a few. Backwire.com allows users to preview content at dozens of the top sites within a category and then use their browser to surf the material that catches their interest.

About Alistia Inc.
Alistia Inc. (www.alistia.com) provides technology and services that enable rapid data access, integration and usage. Alistia provides a faster, more efficient way to acquire, analyze and utilize marketing information enabling marketers to create a more complete understanding of customer and prospect characteristics and behaviors. Marketing professionals can now help their clients extend CRM initiatives to entire markets and accelerate the process of building more profitable relationships through better targeting and market intelligence. Alistia was named one of the top 50 companies to watch in 2000 and 2001 by LocalBusiness.com, and was among 85 companies selected by Jesse Berst to present at Upside Events' Showcase 2001 as well being selected as one of VENTUREONE Corporation's 2001 Best of Breed in Venture Capital.

About PureCarbon, Inc.
PureCarbon, Inc. (www.purecarbon.com) is an application service provider (ASP) that delivers technology to fundamentally improve the way companies attract, hire and retain top talent. Its first product, JobPlanet, transforms the employment section of corporate Web sites into powerful, interactive recruiting tools for finding and matching employees to jobs. JobPlanet is recognized as a "Top Ten Human Resource Product" of 2000 by Human Resource Executive magazine.

About INT Media Group
INT Media Group (Nasdaq: INTM), headquartered in Darien, CT, is a leading provider of global real-time news, information and media resources for Internet industry and information technology professionals, Web developers and experienced Internet users. INT Media Group includes the internet.com and EarthWeb Network of 160 Web sites and nearly 300 e-mail newsletters that generate over 275 million page views monthly. INT Media Group�s events include over 40 offline internet.com and Intermedia Group seminars on Internet and IT-specific topics that are aligned with our Network of Web sites and e-mail newsletters. In addition, INT Media Group recently launched its CyberAtlas Research Division that publishes research reports analyzing the Internet and information technologies sectors worldwide.

Interested advertisers should contact the Ad Sales department at [email protected] or (203) 662-2962.
For Venture Capital information, contact Kirk Holland, Vice President, Business Development, [email protected] or (650) 745-3636.
For e-commerce and licensing opportunities, contact David Arganbright, Vice President, Commerce and Licensing, at [email protected] or (203) 662-2858.

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Mary Ann Boland
Marketing and Public Relations Associate
212-547-7939
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