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ISLAND DATA PARTNERS WITH IBUREAU.COM TO EXTEND DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE OF UNITED STATES

Companies Offer Spanish and Portuguese Web Self-Help Solution


CARLSBAD, Calif., August 6, 2001 ­ Island Data Corporation, a leading
solutions provider for the online customer service market, today announced
that it has named iBureau.com, a full-service e-business solutions provider
based in Argentina, as its first Enterprise Solutions Partner outside of the
United States.  This partnership extends distribution of Island Data¹s
award-winning web self-help and email response solution, Express Response,
to companies throughout South America and Spain.

As an Island Data Enterprise Solutions Partner, iBureau.com will provide
complete systems integration and implementation of Express Response while
reselling the solution in multiple countries including Bolivia, Brazil,
Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Spain and Uruguay.

By taking advantage of Express Response¹s robust multiple language support,
iBureau.com will offer a full range of web self-help and email response
capabilities to its clients in Spanish and Portuguese.  iBureau.com will
also be certified in the installation and customization of the Express
Response.

³Our partnership with iBureau.com is an excellent opportunity for us to
extend the reach of Express Response to companies in other countries that
are seeking a better way to handle online customer service and support at a
significantly lower cost,² said Bob Smith, Business Partner Account Manager
at Island Data.  ³With Express Response, iBureau.com¹s customers will now
have the proper tool to increase customer satisfaction and retention,
identify customer attrition risks and take advantage of opportunities to
up-sell or cross-sell.  We look forward to having a long and successful
relationship with iBureau.com.²

³We are very pleased to offer Island Data¹s world-class web self-help and
email response solution to companies throughout South America and in Spain,²
said Esteban Fabiani, eCRM Manager of iBureau.com.  ³We are dedicated to
providing the best e-business solutions to our customers, and Express
Response¹s ability to reduce the volume of online customer inquiries that
live agents must answer at a significantly lower cost is among the best
e-business solutions available anywhere in the world.²

About iBureau.com
Founded in 1996 under the name Internet Bureau, Buenos Aires,
Argentina-based iBureau.com focused its attention on the communication
possibilities, interactivity and commercial development that the different
technologies from the Internet offered for small and medium businesses.
Today, iBureau.com is concentrated in the design, development and
implementation of e-business solutions and technological infrastructure for
dotcoms and corporations that wish to integrate some type of Internet
concept to their business.

About Island Data
Island Data Corporation transforms online customer service and support into
a strategic customer loyalty and retention tool ­ through fast, accurate,
relevant and personalized responses to customers¹ electronic inquiries ­
achieved with substantial cost savings in call center operations.

Island Data provides the most advanced Automated Response solution in the
marketplace today through Express Response.  Express Response allows
companies to quickly and cost-effectively web-enable and email-enable their
customer service processes ­ integrating all electronic communication
channels, interpreting unstructured inquiries and leveraging their existing
business knowledge to automatically deliver personalized responses to online
user inquiries in seconds.

Founded in 1995 and based in Carlsbad, Calif., the company is recognized as
marketing the first automated response product and as being the first
ASP-delivered solution in the industry.  Island Data¹s customers include
Canon, Compaq, Dialpad, Juno Online and Real Networks.  For more
information, contact Mark Tucker, Marketing Director, at (760) 517-4100 or
mtucker@islanddata.com, or visit Island Data¹s Web site at
http://www.islanddata.com



 
Editorial Contact:
Mark Tucker
Island Data Corporation
760/517-4161
mtucker@islanddata.com
 
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