Partners Encompass the ISP, Telecomm, Consulting and Law Industries

BOSTON (February 12, 2001)- Intranets.com (www.intranets.com), the world's largest and fastest growing provider of Web-based intranets, today announced more than 50 partnerships for its Branded Partner Program, primarily in the Internet service provider, telecommunications, consulting and law industries.

Partners signed in the fourth quarter include ChamberEngine, Skyline Connections, YouCanWorkFromAnywhere, Select Telecom Group, FuelQuest, NetWebTools.com, MiamiBranchOffice.com and DiscoveryBusiness.com.

"Partnering with Intranets.com is an important component of our online business strategy," said Phil Montero, president and founder of YouCanWorkFromAnywhere.com. "We provide telecommuters, mobile and home-based workers with tips, tools and other resources to improve their productivity. Intranets.com's applications provide our customers with valuable business tools to communicate and collaborate more effectively."

Since launching its Branded Partner Program in October of 1999, Intranets.com has inked deals with more than 180 business partners, including Hitachi, Virgin and Hello Direct. Partners provide their customers with a branded intranet solution that is comprised of document sharing, group calendars, announcement postings, group discussions and hosted email applications.

"Enhancing our business model with the continuance of partnerships is an essential component to our corporate success," said Steve Fischer, director of business development at Intranets.com. "Attaining customers through partnerships lowers end user acquisition costs and moves us towards profitability while at the same time, allows partners to build brand awareness.

"Intranets.com is a natural communication solution for foreign companies interested in expanding outside their resident market," said Scott Villanueva, CEO and Co-founder of MiamiBranchOffice.com. "Intranets.com's business applications support communication strategies for our Latin and South American customers, allowing them to expand their virtual storefronts into North America."

For more information on partnering with Intranets.com, please contact Steve Fischer at- 781-932-0960, or sfischer@intranets.com.

About Intranets.com
Intranets.com is the world's leading provider of on-demand collaboration services for small businesses or departments and groups inside large organizations. The company serves more than 350,000 users across 10,000 companies worldwide and offers a secure, web-based collaboration suite to share critical business information quickly and easily at any time from anywhere. Privately held and profitable, Intranets.com is led by an experienced team of software industry professionals who are committed to providing a secure, customizable, easy-to-deploy intranet solution supported by world-class customer service. Intranets.com is a PC Magazine "Editor's Choice" winner and is rated one of the world's "Top 25" leading service providers by ASPNews. The company has also been ranked by the Boston Business Journal as one of the fastest growing private companies in Massachusetts for two consecutive years. For more information or to take a FREE 30-day test drive, visit http://www.intranets.com/pr, e-mail corpsales@intranets.com or call 888-932-2600 or 781-565-6000.

About idealab!
idealab! (www.idealab.com ) identifies, creates and operates Internet businesses. Founded in March 1996 by Bill Gross, idealab! currently has approximately 50 businesses in various stages of development. idealab! generates ideas for new Internet businesses and creates, capitalizes and operates a separate company to conduct each new business. Actively participating in the on-going operations of its network companies through board representation, information sharing and facilitating collaboration among the companies, idealab! also recruits management to oversee the day-to-day operations allowing senior management to concentrate on executing the business plan. Additionally, idealab! provides each operating company with a full range of operational support services including office space and the accompanying network infrastructure, technology, graphic design, marketing, competitive research, legal, accounting and business development services. idealab! public companies include eToys (Nasdaq: ETYS), GoTo.com (Nasdaq: GOTO), CitySearch (TMCS), NetZero (Nasdaq: NZRO) and Tickets.com (Nasdaq: TIXX).

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