5.7.01
CustomWeather Named to Provide International Weather Forecasts for Falcon-Media Travel Sites

San Francisco, CA—May 7, 2001—CustomWeather, the leading supplier of syndicated weather data announced today that it will be the exclusive supplier of international weather forecasts for Falcon-Media’s internet travel resources, FranceGuideBook.com and EuropeGuideBook.com. Falcon Media Group, LLC publishes high quality, informational web sites aimed at travelers and travel agents, and others wanting live up-to-date, in-depth and comprehensive information on Europe in general as well as each country and principal city.

Anthony Gazzana, COO at Falcon-Media said, “CustomWeather’s global coverage is impressive and a natural complement to the international focus of our services. The ability to integrate CustomWeather forecasts directly into our sites is a valuable addition for our users.”

Geoff Flint, CEO of CustomWeather, comments, “Our partnership with Falcon-Media is exciting for us because it highlights our international weather coverage. No other weather resource can compare to us when it comes to coverage, technology or service.”

CustomWeather forecasts will be available on FranceGuideBook.com as of May 21, 2001. EuropeGuideBook.com, scheduled for launch in early July, will also feature CustomWeather. A suite of additional European travel sites is planned for the future that will integrate CustomWeather’s forecasts. More information about these sites can be found at http://www.europeguidebook.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 Falcon-Media, LLC
Falcon Media, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with offices in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, launched its flagship site, FranceGuideBook.com earlier this year, delivering more content to American travelers on France than any other web site or traditional guide book. It is the aim of Falcon Media, under the umbrella web site of EuropeGuideBook.com, to be the most comprehensive guidebook and business directory providing not only extensive information on each country, region and cities, but also the ability to access the information from a wireless phone, hand-held computer or desk top, without having to link to other related web sites.

Contacts
CustomWeather, Inc.
Geoff Flint
415. 777 3945
marketing@customweather.com

FalconMedia, LLC
Terri Fogarty
Chief Executive Manager
503. 227 5225
terri@falcon-media.com

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