CAMBRIDGE, MA - January 11, 2000 - EchoMail Inc., today announced the appointment of Gene Deans to Database Administrator. He will be responsible for the administration, integration, and support of various technologies including Oracle, UNIX, Veritas File system, Volume Manager, and Net backup.

"As an avid technology enthusiast and leading expert in Oracle Database Administration, UNIX and Windows NT Systems, Gene is one of the few Database Administrators in the industry who can administer operating systems and hardware," said V. A. Shiva, President and CEO, EchoMail, Inc. "His extensive knowledge and experience will be vital to our organizations' growth."

Prior to joining EchoMail, Gene was the Database Administrator for Volvo and IDT Corporation where he was responsible for the administration and support of Oracle databases, Solaris, and Windows NT. While employed at IDT Corp., Gene implemented several databases systems to support 24 X 7 operations.

Gene received his undergraduate degrees from North Carolina A&T State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. His graduate degree is from Rutgers University where he received a Master of Business Administration (Quantitative Studies).

About EchoMail, Inc.
EchoMail, Inc. is a privately held technology company with headquarters in Cambridge, MA. Since 1994, EchoMail led by Dr. E-Mail; (Shiva) has provided customer relationship management to major companies and the Fortune 500 and to major brands via an ASP platform. These companies include AT&T, Allstate, Gateway, IBM and Sprint PCS, among others. EchoMail helps companies manage large volumes of inbound customer E-Mail by automatically receiving, processing, responding, storing and tracking those e-mails. EchoMail's outbound system proactively invites customers to interact immediately by way of direct E-Mail campaigns. EchoMail's patented technology helps customer-focused enterprises launch multi-media E-Mail campaigns that build brand loyalty through improved customer relationships.