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ots Ad hoc-Service: United Internet AG <DE0005089007> United Internet AG subsidiary GMX AG and TOMORROW Internet AG enter into a strategic partnership in the area of content and marketing

08.02.2001 – 08:06

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United Internet AG
subsidiary GMX AG and TOMORROW Internet AG enter into a strategic
partnership in the area of content and marketing / Turnover is
expected to increase in a two-digit million way
TOMORROW Internet AG is expanding Germany's leading e-mail service
GMX.de with high quality content channels to an information and
communication portal / Set-up of one of the leading portals in Europe
TOMORROW Internet AG, a leading Internet media company, enters
into a long-term cooperation with Germany's leading e-mail service
GMX.de (8.2 mln. accounts; 468 mln. page impressions in January 2001
(IVW), United Internet AG stake: 70,1%). The agreement includes the
editorial providing of the e-mail service with up to nine
comprehensive topic channels from TOMORROW Internet AG. GMX.de is to
be expanded to become an allround information and entertainment
portal by upgrading its services in terms of quality with editorial
online contents from AMICA, BELLEVUE, CINEMA, FITFORFUN, MAX,
NET-BUSINESS, TOMORROW and TV SPIELFILM. Moreover TOMORROW Internet
AG will be taking on the marketing of large sections for the new
services starting May 1st, 2001.
By working closely together, both partners are expecting to
increase their online-advertising revenues in a two-digit million
way. The editorial expansion and customer services will lead to a
massive increase in hits, not only for the online offers of TOMORROW
Internet AG, but also for GMX.de.
This cooperation is reflecting the trend towards alliances in the
German market regarding portal business and marketing. GMX is
specialist in the confidential communication of personal data. New
applications for personal information management as well as office
applications will be offered soon. The contents of TOMORROW Internet
AG will be integrated indistinguishably in the GMX user interface.
The focus of interest is to build up a huge Internet traffic
junction, which binds users by processing and providing with
personalized information independent from a local network lastingly.
Furthermore, a unique platform for various online-advertising and
e-commerce activities will be opened up by the high quality content
environment.

Contact:

Marcus Schaps, United Internet AG Phone:+49 2602/96-1076, Fax:+49
2602/96-1013, E-Mail:mschaps@united-internet.de

WKN:508900; Index:NEMAX50 Listed:Neuer Markt in Frankfurt;
Freiverkehr in Stuttgart, München, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg,
Düsseldorf und Hannover

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