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10.9.01
Wijits Teams with CustomWeather to Launch Interactive Desktop Weather Application

San Francisco, CA—October 9, 2001—CustomWeather, the leading supplier of syndicated weather data on the Internet and wireless devices, has joined forces with People I Know Communications, Inc. to offer integrated, current conditions and forecasts to consumers around the world as part of the Wijits Desktop Manager. The Wijits Plugin is a revolutionary platform that combines web browsing, instant messaging, and email into a single tool that integrates with Internet Explorer and most popular email clients. The powerful combination of live web information, notification, and email collaboration into one plug-in has the potential to advance the way people use the internet by reducing the time required to retrieve information and improving the ability to communicate online.

“We are launching a collection of valuable, time-sensitive ‘Wijits’ from best-of-breed content providers spanning various industries. Weather has always been the most sought after content by consumers, and we needed a dependable partner .” said Dominic Vinciguerra, Director of Business Development for People I Know, “CustomWeather is able to provide the most accurate weather for more US cities than any other supplier. They gave us the ability to provide reliable, up-to-date and accurate weather forecasts.”

“CustomWeather’s products can be implemented in a variety of ways—the XML format makes it easy.” said Geoff Flint, CEO of CustomWeather, “People are most familiar with our data as they see it via web sites and wireless providers, but the Wijits implementation is an example of how delivery and display of the data via any medium can really be totally controlled by our customers. We’re excited to see CustomWeather’s forecasts available on desktops around the country.”

CustomWeather’s current conditions and 5-day forecasts are conveniently integrated into the Wijits Desktop Manager. Individual forecasts are available for more than 28,000 US cities. The Wijits Desktop Manager can be downloaded for free at www.wijits.com.

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 PIK Communications, Inc.
People I Know Communications, Inc. (PIK) is the leading provider of proprietary software platform and related applications that integrate with every major browser, operating system, and email client currently in use. The applications enhance the way companies and individuals collaborate and communicate through email. The company, founded in March 2000, has created a comprehensive software development infrastructure and marketing platform around an open standard called Wijits. The platform enables users to easily transform static email communications into interactive experiences that combine the dynamic qualities of the web with the personalization and context-relevant qualities of email. For more information, visit www.wijits.com or www.peopleiknow.com.

Contacts
CustomWeather, Inc.

Marketing and Business Development:
Geoff Flint
415. 777 3945
marketing@customweather.com

People I Know Communications, Inc.
Dominic C. Vinciguerra
vinci@wijits.com
303. 776 9703

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