Excite.com Portal Services Uninterrupted by Disputes Between @Home and Cable Operators Excite.com's more than 14 million narrowband users not affected by the ongoing disputes involving @Home Internet Service and certain cable companies BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2001-- InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq:INSP), a provider of wireless and Internet software and application services, today reiterated that the issues surrounding the Excite@Home broadband Internet service provider's relationships with certain cable companies in the context of Excite@Home's bankruptcy proceedings are unrelated to and will not affect the Excite Web site. "Excite users should be assured that Excite.com will continue to operate as a world-class search engine and portal," said York Baur, InfoSpace executive vice president, wireline and broadband. "We want to assure the millions of Excite.com users that the portal they rely on will not be affected by the unrelated @Home proceedings." InfoSpace received bankruptcy court approval last week (Nov. 28) to purchase certain Excite@Home assets, including domain names, trademarks and user traffic associated with the Excite.com Web site. InfoSpace will power the search and directory components of the Excite Web site, and have sold and/or licensed the portal's other components to iWon. Excite.com's more than 14 million users will not see an interruption in service. About InfoSpace, Inc. InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq:INSP) provides wireless and Internet software and application services. The Company develops software technologies that enable customers to efficiently offer a broad array of network-based services under their own brand to any device. InfoSpace, Inc. Steve Stratz, 425/709-8167 [email protected] .