InterMute - AdSubtract Selected for Launch of Best Data's Best Buddy Rewards Program

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AdSubtract Selected for Launch of Best Data's
'Best Buddy' Rewards Program

InterMute's AdSubtract to Provide Best Data Customers Improved Internet Performance, Privacy and Productivity

BRAINTREE, MA. October 16, 2000 - AdSubtract removes clutter from their browsers, such as banner ads, cookies, web bugs and other unwanted material to provide faster web browsing and enhanced online privacy. Using AdSubtract, both consumer and corporate Internet users may specify and control how they want to see the web and how they want to be seen on the web.

"Best Data is excited to be launching our Best Buddy Rewards Program and enhancing the way our customers experience the Internet," said Paul Goldberg, vice president of Sales & Marketing for Best Data. "The addition of InterMute's AdSubtract product line -- which provides superior software to improve Internet performance, privacy and productivity -- is a great partner for our program."

AdSubtract complements Best Data's core mission to provide superior technology, functionality and speed to both office and home Internet users. AdSubtract enhances Best Data's extensive line of data communications products, from analog modems to broadband, enabling users to quickly and easily navigate the Internet without interruptions and distractions from unwanted advertisements and other web clutter.

"We are pleased to be a launch partner with Best Data for their Best Buddy program," said Ed English, president and CEO of InterMute. "Through this partnership, Best Data customers will benefit from AdSubtract's ability to provide a faster and cleaner web browsing experience and online privacy. Best Data's long-standing reputation as a provider of superior connectivity products fits well with InterMute's mission to provide simple solutions to enXance Internet user's browsing experience."

About InterMute, Inc.
InterMute, Inc. develops and distributes Internet software to make the web more productive, pleasant, and private. Based in Braintree, Massachusetts, InterMute's software 'Subtracts the Ads' and protects online privacy. For further information, visit the InterMute web site at www.intermute.com.