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January 8, 2002 CNET Channel's DataSource™ provides mondus' technology buying customers faster and easier access to essential purchasing information. ST-LEGIER, January 8, 2002 - CNET Channel, a business unit of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNET), today announced it has added mondus, a leading European online business-to-business marketplace, to its list of licensees. mondus will use CNET Channel's DataSource, an electronic catalog maintenance service focused on technology products, to provide users of its B2B Web site serving France, Germany and UK the IT-related product information they need for a seamless online researching and buying experience. By implementing DataSource, mondus is making it easier for its community of buyers and sellers to make informed purchasing decisions. "We are an e-marketplace for small- to medium-sized businesses who don't have extra time to do all the legwork involved in researching and comparing products, or extra money to waste in making the wrong purchase decisions. DataSource will enable us to expedite the research process for our users and increase their ability to make informed decisions that suit their needs. In addition, mondus will benefit, gaining cost efficiencies by outsourcing a necessary but resource-intensive data maintenance function," said Rouzbeh Pirouz, CEO, mondus. CNET Channel (www.cnetchannel.com) provides manufacturers, distributors, resellers and portals the critical, product-centric data they need to build efficient and cost-effective online marketplaces. At the core of all CNET Channel's products and services is its unique Transactive Product Data™ (TPD™), granular and highly structured product information that can be stored in any electronic commerce platform product database to enable Web sites' transactive functionalities. CNET Channel has built a worldwide production and distribution network of TPD that reaches, through its thousands of customers, a vast community of 150 million IT buyers and users in 40 markets and in 12 languages. "Our products are gaining significant traction in the European market, setting a new standard for efficient and informed technology buying and selling across the IT supply channel," said Albert de Heer, president of CNET Channel. "CNET Channel database-driven products have become the de facto industry standard for technology product data on a worldwide scale." About CNET Networks, Inc. About mondus # # # CNET Networks contact: mondus contact: |