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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (March 9, 2000) -- FindLaw, Inc., the most highly-trafficked Web portal focused on law and government, today announced an agreement to deliver content from its Small Business Legal Center to Go2Net's HyperMart Network. The HyperMart Network is one of the Internet's largest communities of small businesses, with more than 800,000 members. The co-branded site (http://hypermart.FindLaw.com) provides small businesses with free, immediate access to essential legal information on a wide range of key issues such as funding, intellectual property and business formation.

FindLaw's Small Business Legal Center also provides a guide to understanding and utilizing the legal system, access to government documents and articles, as well as useful links to other law-related resources.

"This agreement will provide added exposure to FindLaw's Small Business legal resources and to the rest of our growing family of media properties," said Jared Slosberg, FindLaw vice president of business development. "We are excited to work with Go2Net's popular HyperMart Small Business Center to provide essential legal content to its users."

The HyperMart Small Business Center is a robust resource area full of services designed to help small businesses run more efficiently. It includes: legal resources, powered by FindLaw; payroll services; time and expense tracking; billing; office supplies, computer software and hardware resellers; trademark search and registration; and other services to help businesses succeed online.

The cornerstone of HyperMart's offerings is a free hosting service enabling small businesses to publish their sites on the Internet with a free Web site name, or virtual domain hosting. HyperMart's hosting service includes free space on HyperMart's secure servers (SSL); free email; free registration on popular search engines; affordable advertising buying programs; and valuable statistical information. In addition, HyperMart members have access to free customer support, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and flexible back-office site management options.

FindLaw, Inc. (http://www.findlaw.com), the leading Web portal focused on law and government, is dedicated to making legal information on the Internet freely available and easy to find. The most highly-trafficked legal Website, FindLaw offers lawyers, consumers, and small businesses a wealth of legal resources and information, including legal search tools, case law (including U.S. Supreme court decisions back to 1893), legal news, real-time SEC filings, community discussion areas and online continuing legal education. FindLaw is currently a privately held company backed by @Ventures, the affiliated venture capital arm of CMGI, Inc. Other investors include Amicus Investments, Angel Investors LP, Arba Seed Investment Group and Glasser Legal Works.