WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov 11, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Clicking on this month is a company that is taking e-commerce where no web sites have gone before -- into the heart of shopping malls across America.

NET Connections, Inc. announced this week that it is rocketing into cyberspace with its manned, interactive promotional e-kiosks. These units line the high traffic main corridors of 35 of the busiest shopping malls coast to coast and the Company plans to expand to 150 malls across the country next year.

"We've created a new advertising medium where companies doing business online can promote their brand and consumer offerings to mainstream America very efficiently and cost effectively," said Andy Bailen, President and CEO of NET Connections.

"Millions of shoppers in these malls will be introduced to our clients' products and services by surfing their web sites with the assistance of our Internet-savvy net consultants. The use of a customized sign package and the distribution of collateral materials will further enhance brand awareness. In many instances, consumers browsing the web sites at our e-kiosks will have the opportunity to take advantage of exclusive promotions offered by our clients," he said.

NET Connections is providing Internet companies the opportunity to advertise their brand and services to tens of millions of consumers each month via their e-kiosks. It has targeted the busiest shopping malls that have annual traffic counts ranging up to 22 million shoppers. "This will result in tremendous brand exposure at an extremely low cost when compared to other advertising mediums," Bailen added.

A new Internet company, ihomedecor.com, selected NET Connections to promote their exciting new web site launching later this month. ihomedecor's Chairman and co-founder, Wal-Mart veteran William Fields, and co-founder Robert Wang of Wang's International determined that NET Connections' e-kiosks were an innovative and effective way to launch their website during the upcoming busy holiday season.

"We selected the high visibility of NET Connections' e-kiosks in malls as a means to showcase ihomedecor.com's variety of fashion-conscious home decor products at prices way below retail. As the premier online destination for the best in home decor items and gifts, we believe that NET Connections provides us with an innovative means of reaching millions of potential customers through their network of mall-based e-kiosks," said Robert Wang.

NET Connections, Inc. is a privately held company that specializes in the operation of manned, interactive promotional and specialty retail kiosks in the main corridors of the best and busiest malls in the United States.

SOURCE NET Connections, Inc. (C) 1999 PR Newswire. All rights reserved. http://www.prnewswire.com -0- CONTACT: Margie Adelman, ext. 15, or Glen Calder, ext.16, both of Transmedia Group, 561-750-9800, for NET Connections

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