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Pluck Launches Free Browser Companion Application to Improve Online Information Management

Developers of Early Web Browser, Instant Messaging, and Real-Time Collaboration Applications Make it Easier to Search, Retrieve, Organize and Share Internet Information

AUSTIN, Texas — May 24, 2004 — Pluck Corp., a software company dedicated to making it easier to find and manage Internet information, today unveiled the Pluck web browser companion application, which greatly improves the way users search, retrieve, organize and share information found online. The new application, which integrates with Microsoft Internet Explorer, is available for free and can be downloaded from www.pluck.com.

As people rely more and more on web information for both personal and business use, they realize the process of gathering, storing and sharing it is cumbersome, involving many different websites and multiple applications, including web browsers, e-mail systems and file management applications. Pluck provides a rich set of capabilities that solve this problem — all in a single application integrated into the most commonly used web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer. Features available in Pluck include:

• Pluck Power Search: allows users to search, sort and filter results from popular search and ecommerce sites, such as Google, eBay and Amazon.com. Users can view a complete list of search results through a "double-pane view." The view looks much like what a user sees in Microsoft Outlook when accessing incoming e-mail with the preview pane activated. This allows users to more quickly find and view the information they need from search results.
• Pluck Sharing: allows users to share favorite web pages with friends and co-workers with one-click of the mouse. Web pages are instantly available in "active" shared folders that can be viewed by authorized users. This encourages collaboration and eliminates the need for users to constantly e-mail links they want to share.
• Pluck RSS Reader: gives users direct access to continuous news feeds from thousands of XML-enabled online information sources, including magazines, web sites, blogs and more. Also allows users to filter news and search on topics of interest.
• Pluck My Web: an integrated bookmark manager that lets users organize, add comments to and access web links in a simple, easy-to-use interface. The application also synchronizes bookmarks between multiple computers.

Pluck was founded in 2003 by Dave Panos and Andrew Busey, two software industry executives who have pioneered several important Internet communication and collaboration technologies. Mr. Busey's innovations include helping to commercialize the first web browser, Spyglass' Mosaic (now part of Microsoft Internet Explorer); creating iChat, one of the first instant messaging applications; and designing WebCenter, the first major Web-based customer service technology. Mr. Panos has championed the delivery of several web technology breakthroughs, including the creation of the industry's first web-based real-time collaboration server, which became the foundation for the Lotus Sametime product suite.

"Consumers and business users are looking for an easier way to find, use and share online information from a variety of sources," said Dave Panos, CEO of Pluck Corp. "Pluck answers the call by bringing users the best of the web through their favorite browser — for free."

Availability

The Pluck web browser companion is currently available and can be downloaded for free at www.pluck.com and CNET Networks' Download.com.

About Pluck Corp.

Pluck Corporation offers a free web browser companion that greatly improves the way people find, organize and share web information. Pluck makes online interaction easier for those who embrace the digital lifestyle and rely on the Web and sites like Amazon.com, eBay and Google, to research, shop and share.

Pluck is currently used by tens of thousands around the world and is available for free at www.pluck.com. Pluck Corp. is a privately held company based in Austin, Texas with funding from Austin Ventures and Mayfield.

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Pluck is a trademark of Pluck Corp. All other company and product names mentioned are used only for identification and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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