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8.9.01
CustomWeather Continues Success in Wireless with go2 Partnership

San Francisco, CA—August 9, 2001—CustomWeather, the foremost supplier of syndicated weather data, announced today that it will supply weather forecasts to go2® for use within its wireless location-based directory and information services platform.

CustomWeather’s announcement of its partnership with go2 is a continuation of the momentum that the company has been gaining in the wireless marketplace. Earlier this year, CustomWeather announced its partnership with LocatioNet, a platform-provider for wireless location-based services. In addition, CustomWeather has directly supplied weather data to a number of companies that include weather forecasts as part of the content offerings they provide to their mobile customers.

“go2 is working to make our end users’ mobile experience complete by providing relevant information based on their location,” said go2 founder and CEO Lee Hancock. “CustomWeather’s local data will enhance our location-based services and allow go2 to deliver more pertinent, vital information to our users and enhance our merchants’ ability to help their customers save time and money.”

“CustomWeather’s ability to deliver in XML format makes us extremely desirable from a technology standpoint,” says Geoff Flint, CEO of CustomWeather. “The fact that we also geo-code our forecasts—which are so much more granular than any other weather resource makes us a good fit for go2’s wireless location based services.”

About CustomWeather, Inc.
CustomWeather, headquartered in San Francisco, CA, offers syndicated custom weather content, services and applications that are designed to be fully integrated and private-labeled by internet and wireless information providers. CustomWeather’s geo-coded data feeds are supplied via FTP in desirable formats such as XML and ASCII. CustomWeather generates over 58,000 unique forecasts worldwide, establishing it as the leader for global location-based coverage at both the US and International levels.

About go2, Inc.
Based in Irvine, Calif., go2® launched the first location-based directory available over the wireless Web in December 1999 and today is the most widely distributed location-based directory and information services platform for users of Web-enabled wireless devices. go2 has distribution agreements with a number of major North American carriers, including Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS, AT&T, Nextel, Cingular, Bell Mobility and Telus/Clearnet and can be accessed through pager and PDA networks such as Omnisky, yadayada and Palm. Customers already using go2’s systems include major U.S. companies such as worldwide brand Coca-Cola, Burger King, Jiffy Lube, Ramada, Blimpie, Jamba Juice and Cinnabon.

The company’s patented location referencing technology supports go2’s ability to provide location-based information for over 16 million real-world locations in the U.S. and serves as a cross-platform location interface with all Web-enabled wireless systems, applications and devices, including cell phones, PDAs, and pagers. go2 facilitates navigation and commerce by allowing users to save time and money by finding the closest products and services, wherever they are. For more information, visit www.go2.com.

Contacts
CustomWeather, Inc.

Geoff Flint
415. 777 3945
marketing@customweather.com

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