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TSIG.com Announces that GeneralSearch.Com Selects Exodus for Internet Hosting and Management Services

St. Petersburg, Fla. (June 29, 2000) – TeleServices Internet Group Inc. (OTCBB:TIGI - news), known as TSIG.com, today announced that GeneralSearch.Com Inc., a privately-held company which owns a leading Internet search and portal site, has selected Exodus CommunicationsÔ , Inc. (NASDAQ:EXDS), a leader in complex Internet hosting and managed services, to host the GeneralSearch.Com Web Properties.

GeneralSearch.Com Inc. has located servers in an Exodus® Internet Data Center (IDC) and is utilizing Exodus’ high-speed, redundant backbone and network management expertise to handle demand for its Internet properties. GeneralSearch.Com is leveraging the Exodus network and high-speed, direct connections to the Internet in order to keep its Web properties up and running and to quickly and efficiently deliver information to its customers 24 x 7.

The GeneralSearch.Com portal contains one of the most powerful and accurate search engines on the Internet today, with access to a database of more than 100 million links. On June 7, TSIG.com announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire GeneralSearch.Com Inc., combining TSIG.com`s broad marketing strengths with the leading-edge technology strengths of GeneralSearch.Com Inc. Together, the two companies intend to register millions of Internet users at the lowest customer acquisition cost in the industry.

Exodus provides a variety of Internet system and network management solutions to help ensure that Web servers are always available and secure, and has expert certified system administrators and network professionals to manage Internet systems for peak performance, 24 x 7, Internet operations. Exodus also provides customers with access to Internet systems management expertise, critical for providing reliable Internet services and quickly expanding Internet capabilities.



About GeneralSearch.Com., Inc.

GeneralSearch.Com, Inc., is a private company that was formed in 1998 to enhance the individual’s Internet experience. GeneralSearch.Com is an Internet portal with one of the most powerful and accurate search engines on the Internet, with access to a database of more than 100 million links. The search engine is family-oriented, with filters that eliminate virtually all adult-oriented content, while still providing the most accurate search results available on the Internet.

GeneralSearch also has more than 900 Internet-based affiliates, including Office Max, Stamps.com and other popular sites. GeneralSearch offers free Internet access for life, free e-mail, fax, integrated messaging and other services. GeneralSearch.Com is located in West Chicago, IL. The company can be reached by e-mail at [e-mail]. The company’s website is at www.generalsearch.com.

About TSIG.com

Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, TeleServices Internet Group Inc., known as TSIG.com, has recently entered into definitive agreements to acquire GeneralSearch.Com, a leading Internet search engine and portal, and The Affinity Group, LLC, an affinity marketing company. TSIG.com forms myCard partnership agreements with national corporations and non-profit organizations, and then works with those partners to design revenue-generating programs that attract consumers to their Web sites. The first myCard program was myMusicCard, which enables consumers to purchase CDs and cassettes at the lowest available prices. Similarly TSIG.com’s myPhotoCard programs provide low-cost film processing and Kodak Film, and the myPhoneCard programs provide low-cost prepaid long-distance calling card services. For all new myCard users, TSIG.com has recently arranged through General Search.Com to provide free Internet access for life, free e-mail, fax, integrated messaging and other features.

These customized marketing programs are intended to provide recurring revenues to TSIG.com and its partners, and help develop strong brand loyalty and awareness within target communities. TSIG.com further enhances its myCard programs by providing customer service and support with its Web-based call center and related services. With non-profits, TSIG.com is engaged in "cause-related marketing" and has a "volunteer sales force" of millions generating sales and driving traffic to Internet sites for the lowest customer acquisition cost in the business. TSIG.com is the national marketing partner of UCP, the nation’s largest non-profit health care organization and leader in the disability field, which each year serves over 1 million people with disabilities in the United States. TSIG.com’s corporate web site is at www.tsig.com and the myMusicCard web site is at www.mymusiccard.com.

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Was war denn nun der grund für diesen ähm etwas ungewöhnlichen Kursanstieg am Di in den USA ? Diese Mitteilung aus Yahoo die erst am Donnerstag (03.08.00) rauskam ??

TSIG.com Announces that GeneralSearch.Com Launches Finance Site
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2000--TeleServices Internet Group Inc. (OTCBB:TIGI - news), known as TSIG.com, today announced that GeneralSearch.Com, Inc., an Internet search engine and portal, has launched GeneralSearch Finance. The new finance site can be accessed either through the stock quote box at http://www.generalsearch.com/ or through http://finance.generalsearch.com/. TSIG.com recently entered into a definitive agreement to acquire GeneralSearch.Com.

GeneralSearch Finance includes delayed stock quotes, historical stock quotes, charts, intra-day charts, company financials, SEC filings, company profiles, company news, financial news, currency rates, IPO calendar, splits calendar, economic calendar, upgrades/downgrades, buy/sell recommendations, most active stocks, bond updates, stock comparisons and portfolio tracking.

Over the next few months, more new features will be added to the finance section, including real-time stock quotes, insider trading reports, top security holdings and detailed mutual fund reports. The finance section will also integrate new features of the GeneralSearch.Com website that will be unveiled soon.

About GeneralSearch.Com, Inc.

GeneralSearch.Com, Inc., is a private company that was formed in 1998 to enhance the individual`s Internet experience. GeneralSearch.Com is an Internet portal with one of the most powerful and accurate search engines on the Internet, with access to a database of more than 100 million links. The search engine is family-oriented, with filters that eliminate virtually all adult-oriented content, while still providing the most accurate search results available on the Internet.

GeneralSearch also has more than 900 Internet-based affiliates, including Office Max, Stamps.com and other popular sites. GeneralSearch offers free Internet access for life, free e-mail, fax, integrated messaging and other services. GeneralSearch.Com is located in West Chicago, IL. The company can be reached by e-mail at [e-mail]. The company`s website is at www.generalsearch.com.

About TSIG.com

Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, TeleServices Internet Group Inc., known as TSIG.com, has reached definitive agreements to acquire GeneralSearch.Com, an Internet search engine and portal; The Affinity Group, an affinity marketing and sales company; and Reliant Interactive Media, a direct marketing company that drives retail sales via television and the Internet. TSIG.com forms myCard partnership agreements with national corporations and non-profit organizations, and then works with those partners to design revenue-generating programs that attract consumers to their Web sites. The first myCard program was myMusicCard, which enables consumers to purchase CDs and cassettes at the lowest available prices. Similarly TSIG.com`s myPhotoCard programs provide low-cost film processing and Kodak Film, and the myPhoneCard programs provide low-cost prepaid long-distance calling card services. For all new myCard users, TSIG.com has arranged through General Search.Com to provide free Internet access for life, free e-mail, fax, integrated messaging and other features.

These customized marketing programs are intended to provide recurring revenues to TSIG.com and its partners, and help develop strong brand loyalty and awareness within target communities. TSIG.com further enhances its myCard programs by providing customer service and support with its Web-based call center and related services. With non-profit organizations, TSIG.com is engaged in ``cause-related marketing`` and has a ``volunteer sales force`` of millions generating sales and driving traffic to Internet sites for the lowest customer acquisition cost in the business. TSIG.com is the national marketing partner of UCP, the nation`s largest non-profit health care organization and leader in the disability field, which each year serves over 1 million people with disabilities in the United States. TSIG.com`s corporate web site is at www.tsig.com and the myMusicCard web site is at www.mymusiccard.com.

This press release contains ``forward-looking statements`` within the meaning of Section 27A of the 1933 Securities Act and Section 21E of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act. Actual results could differ materially, as the result of (1) competition in the markets for the company`s products and services, (2) the ability of the company to execute its plans, (3) the availability of financing at favorable terms, and (4) other factors noted in the company`s public filings with the SEC.