Personable.com to Offer SINA.com Customers Microsoft Word Chinese Version and Exchange 2000

Together Provide Easy Software Rental to US Chinese Communities via the Internet

Fountain Valley, Calif., March 3, 2001 - Personable.com, the first application service provider (ASP) offering a full spectrum of popular software products online for rent, and SINA.com a leading Internet media and services company for Chinese communities worldwide, today announced an exclusive online partnership targeted to the Chinese-American market.

Through the agreement, Personable will offer Microsoft Word Chinese version via a co-branded Web site. The site, which was a collaborative effort of both Personable and SINA, will be located on SINA’s USA portal. The site acts as a front-end, providing SINA’s Chinese-American members and visitors information about Word Chinese and other services, and easy sign-up online. Personable will handle the deployment and maintenance of the software and other applicable services.

In addition to Chinese Word, SINA customers will have access to Personable’s Exchange 2000 – a revolutionizing messaging tool that enhances communication and connection among small businesses, and even groups of family members and friends across the country. Personable provides a virtual desktop that allows SINA customers to rent these services and the latest versions of over 300 popular software applications.

“One of the main purposes of this unique partnership is to provide Chinese-Americans with a tool that would enhance their work productivity and other personal needs,” said Personable.com CEO Benjamin Chou. “We want SINA customers to enjoy the benefits of renting Chinese Word online, while we take care of managing software installation and upgrades, and other system maintenance.”

Personable also offers small business managers the flexibility to control their own account. Account managers can add and delete programs from employees’ desktops with the click of a mouse and view real-time billing information.

About Personable.com

Personable.com is the first true consumer ASP providing maintenance, accessibility and ease of use to a full spectrum of shrink-wrapped applications online for individuals and small-to-mid-sized enterprises on a subscription basis. Personable.com's mission is to offer virtually limitless application computing power anytime, anywhere. Visit www.personable.com for additional information.

For further press information, please contact:

Christina Song
Personable.com
714.430.6944

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