Web Hosting Provider Interland Partners with Dex Media for Web Clicks Product Line

HostReview.com
Thursday, September 23, 2004; 12:00 AM

September 23, 2004 - (HostReview.com) - Interland (www.interland.com), a leading provider of Web hosting and online services for small and medium businesses, today announced it completed a new channel distribution agreement with Dex Media, Inc. (NYSE:DEX), a leading provider of directory advertising and online advertising services. Under the channel agreement, Dex will sell a private-labeled version of Interland's small business Website design and hosting services as part of a new product line called Dex Web Clicks(TM).

Designed as a turn-key solution for small and medium-sized businesses, Dex Web Clicks provides web site design and hosting as well as search engine marketing capabilities, including a guaranteed number of clicks. Dex is launching the product in Seattle, one of the company's largest markets, where its sales force will introduce it to small business advertisers.

"Earlier this year Interland announced it would focus on selling its website design services and online products through indirect channel arrangements, and our new partnership with Dex Media is a major step in that direction," said Joel Kocher, Interland's chairman and CEO. "We are thrilled that Dex, one of the premier Yellow Pages publishers in the country, chose Interland to help provide Website design and online services to its customers."

"Dex believes that it can better serve its advertisers by helping them establish or improve their online presence and results, extending the reach of their advertising message. We have a seasoned sales force which can effectively communication the benefits of Dex Web Clicks," said Simon Greenman, vice president of Internet Products for Dex Media. "As the leading provider of Web hosting and online services for small and medium-sized companies, Interland was a logical choice for us."

As the exclusive publisher of the official White and Yellow Pages directories for Qwest Communications International Inc., Dex publishes 259 directories and sells directory advertising and online advertising services through its 1,000 plus direct sales force representatives to more than 400,000 customers in the 14-states where Qwest is the primary incumbent local exchange carrier, including Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

"For most small business owners, developing an effective website is a daunting task. The technology can be confusing and expensive. Without Internet expertise, many business owners either pay too much or bypass the benefits of getting online," said Kocher. "Interland's website design services are affordable and help small business owners get an effective website quickly without any need to learn computer programming. At the same time, Interland's website building software is so flexible that it allows the business owner to quickly and easily make changes to their website directly or through Interland's design studio personnel."

About Interland

Interland, Inc. (Nasdaq: INLD) is a leading Web hosting and online services company dedicated to helping small and medium businesses achieve success by providing the knowledge, services and tools to build, manage and promote businesses online. Interland offers a wide selection of online services, including standardized Web hosting, e-commerce, application hosting, website development, and marketing and optimization tools. For more information about Interland, please visit www.interland.com, e-mail moreinfo@interland.com or call 1-800-336-9883.

About Dex Media, Inc.

Dex Media, Inc. (NYSE: DEX) provides local and national advertisers with industry-leading directory and Internet solutions. As the exclusive publisher of the official White and Yellow Pages directories for Qwest Communications, Dex Media publishes 259 directories in 14 western and Midwestern states. In 2003, Dex Media printed and distributed 43 million print directories and CD-ROMs and served more than 400,000 local and 4,000 national advertiser accounts. Dex Media's leading Internet-based directory, DexOnline.com, is the most used Internet Yellow Pages in the states Dex Media serves, according to market research firm comScore.

Dex Media Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements of Dex Media to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

The following important factors could affect future results: continuing weakness in the U.S. economy; increased competitive pressure from other directory publishers or media companies; changes in interest rates or a reduction in Dex Media's cash flow that could impair Dex Media's ability to service its debt obligations; Dex Media's high level of indebtedness; and risks related to the start-up of new print or Internet directories and media services.

Other factors which could materially affect such forward-looking statements can be found in Dex Media's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including risk factors. Investors, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of this press release and Dex Media undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.