(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 07, 2002 ) Taking it to the streets of Salt Lake City for the first time, Yahoo!, Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), a global Internet commerce, communications and media company, today unveiled five purple and yellow Yahoo!-logo-wrapped and wired Internet Cafes. The uniquely-designed, Internet-connected carts offer residents and visitors to the games in Salt Lake City free access to games-related coverage, medal counts, schedules of televised events, and much more via Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com), one of the most popular sports sites on the Internet, as well as access to other popular Yahoo! content and services. Each Yahoo! Sports' Mobile Internet Cafe is outfitted with the latest devices from Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ), a global provider of technology and solutions.


Through Feb. 24, 2002, Yahoo! gives visitors a warm welcome with free hot cocoa from Stephen's Gourmet and a chance to surf the Web, free-of-charge, while on the go in and around Salt Lake City through the Internet Cafes' wireless devices, featuring the ultra-portable Compaq EvoTM Notebook N400c and the award-winning Compaq iPAQTM Pocket PCs. Complete with wireless modems and Internet service, the devices are mounted in the "retro" Cafe carts, which are attached to three-wheel bicycles and inspired by the familiar hot dog carts often seen on New York City street corners.


"The Mobile Internet Cafes in and around Salt Lake City allow us to further showcase to fans just how deep, up-to-date and easy-to-use Yahoo! Sports really is," said Brian Grey, director of business development for Yahoo! Sports. "Yahoo! Sports has always attracted a massive online audience during past games, and now we are bringing that access directly to fans in Utah. Not only can people keep up with the games in Salt Lake through these interactive vehicles, but they can conveniently use popular Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Messenger, and more, to keep in touch while on the go in Salt Lake City."

Cafes Now Open

The Mobile Internet Cafes are open daily through Feb. 24, 2002, and serve the streets and surrounding areas of Salt Lake City, including spots at the Ogden Amphitheater, host to many events and concerts during the games in Salt Lake; in The Gateway, Salt Lake City's only open-air shopping, dining and entertainment destination next to the Delta Center; at ZCMI Center Mall, located near Temple Square -- Utah's largest tourist destination; and in other select venues in and around Salt Lake City.


The Yahoo!-wrapped and wired Internet Cafes are a visible extension of Yahoo!'s commitment to distributing Yahoo! services through a range of traditional and non-traditional vehicles and to giving consumers everything they need to communicate and organize their lives in one place on the Web.

Contents On the Go

While at the games in Salt Lake City, fans can visit the Mobile Internet Cafes, surf the Web and stay on top of all the competition and results through Yahoo! Sports' coverage, including medal counts, scores, news, results and event schedules. In addition, visitors and fans can also keep in touch with friends and family while on the go through Yahoo!'s popular services, such as Yahoo! Messenger (http://messenger.yahoo.com), Yahoo! Mail (http://mail.yahoo.com), Yahoo! News (news.yahoo.com), Yahoo! Weather (http://weather.yahoo.com), and more. There is no charge to use the Internet Cafes.

About Yahoo!

Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 219 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and reaches the largest audience worldwide. Through Yahoo! Enterprise Solutions, the company also provides online business and enterprise services designed to enhance the productivity and Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients. The company's global Web network includes 24 World properties. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Yahoo! has offices in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia, Canada and the United States.

Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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CONTACT:
Yahoo! Inc.
Dana Young, 408/349-3631
danay@yahoo-inc.com
Dean Jutilla, 408/349-5338
djutilla@yahoo-inc.com
or
Fleishman Hillard (for Yahoo!)
Melinda McRae, 916/492-5331
mcraem@fleishman.com
Brian Martin, 212/453-2140
martinb@fleishman.com
or
Compaq Computer Corporation
Stacey Paull, 281/518-3205
stacey.paul@compaq.com

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