USWeb/CKS Establishes Presence in Norway / Leading

Internet Professional Services Firm Appoints Management Team toBuild Scandinavian Presence SANTA CLARA, Calif. (PROTEXT) - USWeb/CKS (Nasdaq: USWB), aleader in strategic Internet and marketing communicationsservices, announced today plans to expand into Norway. Markingthe firm's first steps into the Scandinavian market, USWeb/CKShas appointed veteran consulting professionals Paal Roppen, OddMartinsen, Jostein Borgmo and Eirik Johnsen as founding membersof the region's management team tasked with building the firm'spresence in Norway. Roppen will be Managing Partner of the NordicRegion, responsible for extending the firm's presence into theother Scandinavian countries. Martinsen will be Managing Directorfor USWeb/CKS in Norway. "A USWeb/CKS presence will provide Norwegian businessesinstant access to more than 2,300 Internet specialists around theworld, in addition to one of the largest pools of expertise andexperience in the area of Internet and marketing communicationservices," said Paal Roppen. "We hope to scale quickly in thismarket by recruiting top Internet experts from variouscommunities in Norway and potentially from acquisitions. Our goalis to become a leader in the Scandinavian market." "By combining expertise in marketing communications andInternet technology, USWeb/CKS helps companies transform theirbusinesses to compete in the digital economy," said Bob Clarkson,executive partner, International region. "As we expand ourpresence in Europe, we intend to transfer this recipe for successto the Norwegian market, growing the expertise through bothorganic hiring and acquisition. We also expect to expand into theother Scandinavian countries over the next 18 months." USWeb/CKS currently has more than 40 offices worldwide and isone of the largest Internet professional services firms in Europewith more than 400 employees in five countries. About the Management Team The management team in Norway has unique experience inbusiness development and management for both marketingcommunications and technology-based companies. Paal Roppenpreviously held a variety of top managerial positions inJBR/McCann and McCann-Erickson International, two leadingmarketing communications companies. He helped guide McCann'sInternational Internet service offerings by establishingThunderhouse, an Internet services company based in Norway. Now,as managing partner for the Nordic Region, Roppen will beresponsible for developing and coordinating USWeb/CKS's businessactivities in the Nordic markets and will sit on the company'sEuropean management board. Odd Martinsen also helped to develop Thunderhouse into one ofNorway's leading 'Internet service firms. Before joiningThunderHouse, Martinsen was Managing Director of Apple Norway. Asmanaging director of USWeb/CKS in Norway, he will focus ondeveloping the Norwegian office of USWeb/CKS and will contributeto the establishment of USWeb/CKS in the other Scandinaviancountries. Jostein Borgmo, has been appointed Creative Director of theUSWeb/CKS office in Norway. He was previously Creative Directorof ThunderHouse Norway. Borgmo has a long and impressive trackrecord as a creative director and copywriter in the Norwegianadvertising industry and is a specialist in new mediacommunication. At USWeb/CKS, Borgmo will be responsible forrecruiting expertise and ensuring quality marcom practices in thefield. Eirik Johnsen will join USWeb/CKS as Technology Director.He too is joining USWeb/CKS from ThunderHouse, where he was ChiefIT adviser and a member of the management team - playing acentral role in McCann-Erickson's international developments ininformation technology. Johnsen will drive the Norway office'stechnological direction. About USWeb/CKS USWeb/CKS is a professional services firm that works withcompanies to define strategies and implement innovative ways tobuild their businesses by combining the expertise of strategy,Internet technology and marketing communications. USWeb/CKS helpsclients differentiate their products and services, strengthencustomer relationships, leverage human capital, and improvebusiness efficiency in the new electronic economy. With more than2,300 professionals, USWeb/CKS has helped hundreds of businessesadvance their marketing communications programs as well astraditional IT and Internet systems -- everything from branddevelopment and advertising to business process automation and e-commerce solutions. The Company is headquartered in Santa Clara,California. Additional information about USWeb/CKS operations inScandinavia is available by sending an email toproppen@uswebcks.com or at www.uswebcks.com or by calling 408-987-3200. This press release contains "forward-looking statements" (asdefined under securities law) about USWeb/CKS' plans andexpectations regarding its business in Nordic Regions. Prior tothis announcement, USWeb/CKS has had no presence or expertisemanaging an operation in this region. International operationsentails inherent risks and unless the Company overcomes thechallenges of initiating operations in a new region, its successwill fall short of its plans and expectations and its businesswill suffer. For additional information about factors that couldaffect the businesses of USWeb/CKS, see the documents filed bythe companies with the United States Securities and ExchangeCommission. ots Original Text Service: USWeb/CKS Internet:http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: media, James Espinas, 408-986-6747 or jespinas@uswebcks.com, or investor contact, KateWagner, 408-987-3268 or kwagner@uswebcks.com, both of USWeb/CKSCompany News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/120663.htmlor fax, 800-758-5804, ext. 120663 Web site: http://www.usweb.com

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