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7.30.02
MySkyWeb and CustomWeather Forge Alliance to Offer Wireless Weather Alerts

Wireless Messaging Leader Chooses CustomWeather for Global Weather Alert Service

San Francisco, CA – July 30, 2002 - CustomWeather, the leading supplier of syndicated weather data, announced today that it has signed an agreement with MySkyWeb to deliver weather information to subscribers of the MySkyInfo™ service. MySkyInfo delivers news, weather, sports, health headlines as well as ringtones, and screen savers to any text messaging enabled wireless phone in North America on-demand or at regularly scheduled times.

“MySkyInfo service was developed to meet the demands of consumers for wireless delivery of timely, accurate information and the demands of the Wireless Carriers to raise their text messaging traffic and revenue in North America,” said Robert Reiber, President & CEO of MySkyWeb. “CustomWeather’s global weather data, combined with their understanding of the requirements of wireless content delivery, make them an ideal partner in this market.”

Consumers will be able to subscribe to MySkyInfo through select Wireless Carriers or via the MySkyWeb web site beginning in August 2002. CustomWeather’s partnership with MySkyWeb is one of several exciting wireless partnerships that it has recently established for distributing its weather data.

“The partnership with MySkyWeb is exciting for us because it allows everyday consumers to tap into the power of CustomWeather’s weather data via wireless messaging,” explained Geoff Flint, CEO of CustomWeather, Inc. “We receive countless inquiries from consumers asking how to get weather reports on their phones, and MySkyInfo provides us one more channel to satisfy their need for high quality, comprehensive weather information.”

About CustomWeather, Inc.
CustomWeather, headquartered in San Francisco, is the leading supplier of custom weather content, services and applications that are designed to be fully integrated and private-labeled by wireless and online information providers such as Galileo Travel, Go2, and VoltDelta. CustomWeather’s geo-coded data feeds are offered in formats such as XML, ASCII and WML. CustomWeather generates weather reports and alerts for over 58,000 unique forecasts worldwide, establishing it as the leader for global location-based coverage. CustomWeather’s products can be viewed on its weather web site, www.MyForecast.com .

For corporate information, visit www.customweather.com, or call 415-777-3303.

About MySkyWeb
MySkyWeb provides software and solutions for wireless data services that are used by enterprises, wireless carriers and content providers. With its unique software technology, MySkyWeb enables IT professionals to deploy wireless solutions quicker and with far fewer resources. MySkyWeb’s headquarters is in San Ramon, California. For more information visit www.myskyweb.com.

Contacts
CustomWeather, Inc.
Marketing and Business Development:
Geoff Flint
415. 777 3945
marketing@customweather.com

MySkyWeb, Inc.
Zaki Usman
zaki.usman@myskyweb.com
819. 776 2345

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