Chek.com 2000 Press Releases

June 29th 2001

2000 Recap

CHEK.COM AND BUFFALO MAYOR MASIELLO TO CUT RIBBON AT CHEK.COM’s NEW OFFICE IN BUFFALO’s LAFAYETTE COURT BUILDING

From Theatre Place to Lafayette Court…Chek.com Remains Downtown

BUFFALO, N.Y. (October 11, 2000) – Chek.com (www.chek.com), a leading E-Communication Infrastructure Provider with a current customer base of more than five million users, has renovated the 8th floor of downtown Buffalo’s Lafayette Court Building to accommodate their tremendous growth. With more than 90 employees, Chek.com outgrew its space at 300 Theatre Place in the heart of Buffalo’s Theatre District.

CHEK.COM POWERS FIVE MILLION E-COMMUNICATION USERS

Buffalo-Based Company Attains Milestone While Forming Valuable Partnerships

BUFFALO, N.Y. (October 10, 2000) – Chek.com, (www.chek.com) a leading E-Communications Infrastructure Provider for Portals, Businesses and Service Providers, announced it has passed the five million mark in users. The company achieved this milestone less than two months after passing the four million user mark.

CONGRESSMAN LAZIO TO VISIT E-COMMUNICATIONS LEADER CHEK.COM

Press Conference Scheduled To Begin At Noon

BUFFALO, N.Y. (September 19, 2000) – Congressman Rick Lazio will make a campaign stop in Buffalo, New York today to visit Chek.com (www.chek.com), a leading e-Communications Infrastructure Provider with a current customer base of over four million users. Mr. Lazio will hold a press conference at Chek.com’s downtown offices at 12:00pm to discuss bringing high tech jobs to the Western New York area and integrating universities and high-tech companies. Chek.com was formed by two local University at Buffalo graduates that decided to start their company here in Buffalo.

CHEK.COM PASSES THE FOUR MILLION REGISTERED E-MAIL USER MARK

Buffalo-Based E-Communication Services Provider Attains Milestone As They Continue To Form Valuable Partnerships

BUFFALO, N.Y. (August 15, 2000) – Chek.com, (www.chek.com) a leading e-Communication Services Provider, announced it has passed the four million mark in registered e-mail users. This milestone was reached less than two months after the company passed the three million user mark.

CHEK.COM EXCEEDS THE THREE MILLION MARK

Major E-mail Service Company Triples Registered E-mail User Base in Less Than Six Months; and Chek.com’s Technology Continues to be the Best in the Business

BUFFALO, N.Y. (June 9, 2000) – Ranked as one of the top five e-mail companies in the world, Buffalo-based Chek.com (www.chek.com) announced it has passed the three million mark in registered e-mail users. This milestone was reached less than three months after they had passed the two million user mark.

SUCCESS@CHEK.COM

E-mail Idea Started in College Students’ Basement Evolves Into One of the Top Five E-Mail Messaging Companies in the World

BUFFALO, N.Y. (May 31, 2000) – Back in mid-1997, two wrestling teammates, George Chamoun and Darren Ascone, were talking about Internet e-mail addresses-more specifically, how random and faceless they seemed to be. “When you meet someone in person, you notice their shoes, their hair, their shirt, their glasses. A person’s physical appearance helps define who they are. On the Internet, your e-mail typically goes to some address defined as "your name" followed by "obscure service provider’,” observed Chamoun.

CHEK.COM E-MAIL USERS PROTECTED FROM VIRUS AGAIN

A mutant of the “love bug” virus is spreading, but Buffalo-based Chek.com continues to safeguard their e-mail users against it

BUFFALO, N.Y. (May 19, 2000) – Chek.com (www.chek.com), the leading provider of branded Web-based e-mail solutions on the Internet, announced their e-mail users have protection from a spin-off of the “ILOVEYOU” virus called VBS.NewLove.A. The new bug attacks addresses in Microsoft Outlook user’s address books and destroys hard drive files, requiring the operating system to be reinstalled. More deceptive than the “love bug”, VBS.NewLove.A is not easily detected by the subject line.

CHEK.COM E-MAIL USERS PROTECTED AGAINST THE “LOVE” VIRUS

This virus has attacked many businesses and organizations through Microsoft Outlook, but Buffalo-based Chek.com has safeguarded their e-mail users against it

BUFFALO, N.Y. (May 4, 2000) – Chek.com (www.chek.com), the leading provider of branded Web-based e-mail solutions on the Internet, announced that their users are protected against the “ILOVEYOU” virus that has already resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in lost e-commerce and software damage across the world.

CHEK.COM IS COPPA COMPLIANT

Protecting the privacy of children on the Internet is a valued practice for Chek.com

BUFFALO, N.Y. (April 20, 2000) – Chek.com (www.chek.com), the leading provider of branded Web-based e-mail solutions on the Internet, announced their compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The law becomes effective April 21, 2000, and applies to all commercial Web sites or online services that collect, use or disclose personal information.

CHEK.COM PASSES TWO MILLION MARK IN REGISTERED E-MAIL USERS

Major E-mail Service Company Doubles User Base in Less Than Four Months; Also Doubles in Employ

BUFFALO, N.Y. (February 28, 2000) – Ranked as one of the top five e-mail companies in the world, Buffalo-based Chek.com (www.chek.com) today announced it had passed the two million mark in registered e-mail users less than 4 months after it had passed the one million user milestone.

CHEK.COM CEO GEORGE CHAMOUN INTRODUCES HILLARY CLINTON AT FIRST CAMPAIGN STOP

Mrs. Clinton unveils economic strategy focusing on technology

BUFFALO, N.Y. (February 8, 2000) – Hillary Clinton made her first official campaign stop yesterday in Buffalo, where she was introduced by George Chamoun, CEO of Chek.com, a leading provider of e-mail outsourcing and e-mail marketing in upstate New York. Buffalo mayor Anthony Masiello selected Chamoun for the honor.

CHEK.COM IS THE 10TH MOST POPULAR SITE ON THE WEB; COMPANY RANKS AMONG YAHOO, AMAZON.COM, AOL AND OTHER LEADERS

BUFFALO, N.Y. (January 31, 2000) – Chek.com, one of the top five e-mail companies in the world, was the 10th most popular site on the Internet for the week of January 31, 1999, according to Go2Net.com’s 100hot list (http://www.100hot.com). The 100hot site is the Web’s leading free site ranking service, representing the Web surfing patterns of more than 100,000 surfers worldwide. Chek.com has been moving up rapidly on the 100hot site. Only five weeks earlier, Chek.com was in the 17th position.