| Alicia Mickelsen Breakaway Communications 212-616-6002 |
or | Pamela Preston Breakaway Communications 212-616-6001 |
November 22, 2004 (MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.) — Plaxo, Inc., creator of the fastest-growing consumer Internet service for updating and accessing contact information, today unveiled a suite of new “Plaxo-enhanced” services that includes a simple way for Plaxo™ members to create holiday and birthday lists, then purchase and send greeting cards, gifts, books and flowers to friends, loved ones and professional colleagues noted in their Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express or Plaxo Online address books. Besides augmenting the popular basic Plaxo service with additional rich features and interactive tools, Plaxo is expected to generate significant revenue through its partnerships with well-known online retailers, including Barnes & Noble.com and RedEnvelope.
The announcement also includes an agreement between Plaxo and iPrint Systems, Inc., a leading online print shop offering a broad array of customizable printed products, to develop a co-branded site where Plaxo.s millions of registered members can easily design and order printed business cards, based on the always-current information in their Plaxo profile.
“Our goal has consistently been to build an indispensable, easy-to-use service to help people simplify their lives,” said Todd Masonis, co-founder and vice president of Products for Plaxo.“ We do this by keeping our members. contact information up-to-date and available to them wherever they go, to use in whatever ways they find most useful. Providing convenient new features for holidays and birthdays seemed to be a no-brainer.”
More than four million users stay connected via the Plaxo Network and more than 35 million unique users in 200 countries have responded to member requests to update their contact information. These consumer-friendly services are available to all Plaxo connected members. Plaxo is free and can be downloaded at http://www.plaxo.com. The new product enhancements include:
Plaxo Premium Services
Plaxo also announced separately today new premium services focused on mobile access and productivity for a nominal charge to its members. Plaxo premium mobile services are accessible as free downloads for a limited time at http://www.plaxo.com/products/plaxo_mobile and Plaxo Duplicate Contact Remover premium service is available as a trial at http://www.plaxo.com/beta. Specific pricing for Plaxo premium services will be announced later this year.
PLAXO PARTNERS
About Artamata
Artamata, Inc. provides software and services that enable Internet websites, e-commerce companies, and software companies to sell customizable e-card and printed greeting card services. Its technology enables customers of e-commerce websites to include a highly personalized printed greeting card that can be printed by the merchant and shipped along with gift purchases. Artamata also enables web sites to quickly form a source of revenue by creating specialized printed greeting card stores that cater to their unique customers. For over ten years, Artamata has provided graphics technologies to software and print industry including companies such as Hewlett Packard, Epson, Streetwise Software and PictureBuzz.com.
About Barnes & Noble.com
Barnes & Noble.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS - News), is a leading online retailer of books, music, and DVDs/videos. Barnes & Noble.com's bookstore includes the largest in-stock selection of in-print book titles with access to approximately one million titles for immediate delivery, supplemented by more than 30 million listings from its nationwide network of out-of-print, rare and used book dealers. Barnes & Noble.com offers its customers fast delivery, free shipping on orders of $25 or more, easy and secure ordering, and rich editorial content.
About GrowerFlowers.com
GrowerFlowers.com offers quality flowers fresh from the grower at about half the price. Flowers are hand selected by our growers and delivered by next day delivery anywhere in the United States and Canada. The flowers arrive in an elegant gift box with your personalized message to the recipient. Easy online ordering allows you to conveniently send flowers to your loved ones for any occasion, or for no occasion at all.
About iPrint
iPrint Systems, Inc. is a leading online print shop offering the broadest array of customizable printed products on the Web. iPrint’s award-winning web site, iPrint.com, was launched in 1996, and offers small business customers an easy, convenient way to design and order online professionally printed products. iPrint is a privately held company funded by Alloy Ventures, Band of Angels LP, Nexus Group, Charter Venture Capital, and Crescent Venture Investors. More information about iPrint.com and its services can be found at www.iPrint.com.
About RedEnvelope
RedEnvelope, Inc. is a multi-channel retailer of upscale gifts for every occasion, every day. RedEnvelope offers a unique assortment of imaginative gifts through its catalog and website, http://www.redenvelope.com/
About Plaxo
Plaxo, Inc. (www.plaxo.com) is an innovative consumer technology company that provides a critical new layer to the Internet infrastructure: consumer services that accurately and seamlessly keep people’s data up-to-date and accessible. Plaxo is a privately held company funded by leading investment and technology firms — Sequoia Capital, Globespan Capital Partners, Harbinger Venture Management and Cisco Systems — as well as individual investors Ram Shriram and Tim Koogle. The company has raised almost $20 million since it was founded in 2001.
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