Atomz.com Expands Into Europe; Company EnhancesInfrastructure by Co-Locating at Metromedia Fiber...

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2000

Atomz.com, a developer of hosted applications for building better Web sites, announced today that it has co-located servers for its advanced hosted site search services in Metromedia Fiber Network's (MFN)

Atomz.com is a fast-growing company and its expansion into Europe is its first step to building an international presence and to fuel continued growth for the company. With a fast growing international customer base, Atomz.com has enhanced its infrastructure in Europe by co-locating at MFN's European ISX. Atomz.com's presence in Europe puts the company closer to its international customers increasing the search performance for those customers. A sampling of Atomz.com European customers that have taken advantage of the benefits of being closer to the company's servers, include London Symphony Orchestra (http://www.lso.co.uk), the Thoemmes Press (http://www.thoemmes.com), and the Jewish Community Web site (http://www.jewish.co.uk). Nearly half of all Atomz.com customers are based outside of the U.S. Last month, the company's popular Web site search engine, Atomz.com Search, served more than 9.7 million searches in more than 100 countries.

"Although much of the initial ASP activity has been in the U.S., IDC is expecting demand for ASP services in Europe to increase over the next several years," said Meredith Whalen, IDC Program Manager, ASP and Internet Services Research. "Despite the fact that ASP services can be delivered from any location, we are finding that customers feel more comfortable with a local presence from their service provider."

Atomz.com allows customers to quickly add a powerful search engine to any Web site with just a few lines of HTML and no programming. Customers have complete control over the look and feel and the customizable reports will let them know exactly what their visitors are searching for. Search results are fast and accurate and Atomz.com Search is free for sites with less than 500 pages.

"We are providing Web sites around the world with a search service that is fast and gives users a high quality search experience," said Steve Kusmer, CEO and president of Atomz.com. "We will continue to expand internationally and this is an exciting first step for us to be closer to our customers outside the U.S. As the company continues to grow and offer new hosted applications, we will be able to quickly and seamlessly scale with the added server capacity."

About Atomz.com

Atomz.com, a privately held company based in San Bruno, California, is an Internet infrastructure company helping small businesses, corporations and individual Web developers build better Web sites. Its initial service, Atomz.com Search, is a site search engine well known for its accuracy, ease-of-installation, seamless integration and no required banner advertising. Atomz.com Search is the premiere site search service used by customers such as U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein; Silicon Valley Community Ventures, a non-profit organization; magazine site Texas Monthly Magazine; Yale University Press, one of America's largest university presses; and Garage.com, a site for entrepreneurs. In February 2000, Atomz.com was listed in the top 500 most visited sites, according to Media Metrix, a leading Internet and digital media audience measurement company. (SOURCE: Media Metrix Inc., Top 500 Report, February 2000) For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.atomz.com.

Note to Editors: Atomz.com, Atomz and Atomz.com Search are trademarks of Avivo Corporation.