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ADVISORY/Activate Premieres Activate Grand Central; Streaming Media Company Webcasts Launch...

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ADVISORY...Tuesday (Feb. 27)

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2001

Activate premieres Activate Grand Central, the streaming media industry's largest digital operations center, including a live and on-demand Webcast launch event

from their headquarters in Seattle's historic 1914 Black Building.

The 20,000 square foot facility includes one of the largest satellite downlink facilities on the West Coast and increases Activate's production and service capacity by a factor of ten. The Activate Grand Central launch Webcast features executives from Activate, Compaq, EMC and Microsoft discussing their vision for the digital media future.

WHEN

Tuesday, February 27, 2001

3:00-4:00pm PST

WHERE

Activate

1130 Rainier Ave.

Seattle, WA 98144

WEBCAST EVENT - http://www.activate.net/grandcentral.htm

3:00-4:15pm: Activate Grand Central Welcome Remarks

Jeff Schrock, CEO and Founder, Activate

Mark Linesch, Vice President, Compaq Service Solutions Provider

Will Poole, Vice President, Microsoft Digital Media Division

3:55-3:58pm: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Jon Brown, VP of Engineering, Activate

Scott Whitcomb, Director of Broadcast Engineering, Activate

Kerek Edwards, Director of Broadcast Operations, Activate

4:00-4:10pm: Closing Remarks

Jeff Schrock, CEO and Founder, Activate

CONTACT

Activate's press and analyst relations information is available at www.activate.com. Call 503/351-0106 to request more information or an interview.

ABOUT ACTIVATE

Activate is a leading Webcasting service provider. Activate's services include event Webcasting for business communications and consumer live events, on-demand Webcasting of audio and video content to enhance any Web site, and live 24x7 Webcasting for radio, TV and Internet-only programming. Major clients include Microsoft, Nortel, Amway, MTVi, Miramax, Rivals.com, and Streetfusion.

Activate received the Blue Ribbon award from Network World Streaming Review and has been named one of the top 100 emerging companies to watch in 2001 by Computerworld. A majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc., Activate is based in Seattle with offices in New York, San Francisco and Toronto. For more information about the company or its services, please visit www.activate.com or call 206/830-5300.

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