Fountain Valley, Calif., June 4, 2001 – Personable.com, the first application service provider (ASP) delivering a full spectrum of "shrink-wrapped" software products online on a subscription basis, announces the addition of Microsoft’s Office XP Standard Edition, $19.95 per month, into its software library. Offering an array of familiar software, including the latest Microsoft® Office XP Suites, Personable.com will quickly become the solution for business users -- affording access to key applications without the expense or infrastructure traditionally associated with their use.

"Personable.com is designed with the customer in mind, providing easy to use, easy to access applications, anywhere and anytime they’re needed," said Benjamin Chou, president, Personable.com. "Our unique, patented Account Manager allows true 'Just in Time' delivery of the latest desktop applications with only a few mouse clicks. No more downloading, no more installation problems and no more compatibility issues that plague users of today's sophisticated desktop software," Chou added.

Personable.com delivers flexibility and accessibility

Different from other ASPs that offer specialized software to a specific marketplace, Personable.com offers familiar titles on a subscription basis direct to customers, such as the new Microsoft® Office XP Suites. Anyone who has at least a 56K connection speed and Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 3.0 or higher already has the tools to turn the Internet into their own personal computer with Personable.com.

When users subscribe and log onto Personable.com, they are presented with a fully functional Microsoft Windows® 2000 desktop in their browser with software already installed and ready to use. Anything that can be done in a Windows environment on the desktop can now be done through Personable.com. Users can run many Windows applications, such as Word 2002 or Excel 2002, print documents, save or rename files—all through the Personable.com virtual desktop. And because it is a true Windows desktop, there is virtually no learning curve associated with using the Personable.com service.

Personable.com users can save completed projects on their own computer or on the Personable.com server, backed-up daily. Each subscription comes with 30 MB of hard drive storage space free of charge. If the project is saved to the Personable.com server, subscribers can access their work anywhere and anytime from any PC with Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 3.0 or higher.

Personable.com’s Account Manager puts the subscriber in control

Personable.com’s patented Account Manager lets customers subscribe or unsubscribe to applications dynamically. From a list of all the software available from Personable.com, subscribers simply check a box and they can subscribe to an application. The software icon appears instantly on the user’s Personable.com desktop, ready to be used. No hassles with installation, and better yet, no more worries with upgrades, since Personable.com automatically upgrades software in its library whenever a new version is introduced. Unsubscribing is just as easy. In addition, Account Manager gives the user full, up-to-the minute account information, including resource use and current charges, any time it is needed.

About Personable.com

Personable.com, based in Fountain Valley, California, is the first true ASP providing maintenance, accessibility and ease of use to a full spectrum of shrink-wrapped applications online for businesses and enterprises on a subscription basis. Personable.com’s mission is to offer virtually unlimited application computing power anytime, anywhere. Visit www.personable.com for additional information.

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