Yesmail breaks into the leader ranks of email marketing service providers

"We are proud to be named a leader in The Forrester Wave evaluation, and will continue to focus our investment toward technology that exceeds our customer's expectations, coupled with an emphasis on retaining key management teams that contribute to and execute an aggressive vision," said Mike Hilts, President of Yesmail. "We understand the importance of providing trusted services in addition to cutting edge technology which allows us to innovate flexible solutions for our clients and underscores our ability to become a valued partner."

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Yesmail Appoints Grant Roholt to Chief Technology Officer

Portland, OR, April 10, 2006 — Yesmail, a leading e-mail service provider, today publicly announced the appointment of Grant Roholt to Senior Vice President of Technology and CTO. Roholt is responsible for setting company-wide technology initiatives and developing products and processes to support our employee, vendor, and client initiatives. His organization provides the development and maintenance of all business application systems used throughout the enterprise. Roholt brings to Yesmail over 19 years of experience in information technology management and software development, most recently as Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Business Development and Technology for Swan Island Networks Inc. Prior to founding Swan Island Network, Mr. Roholt served in Vice President and Director of Technology Roles for several high-tech companies, including Qsent Corporation, Gemstone Systems and Supertracks. In addition, Mr. Roholt is the Senior Technology Advisor to RAINS, and Chief Architect of RAINS-net. RAINS is a non-profit, private/public partnership formed to accelerate development and deployment of innovative technology for homeland security. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated the ability to deliver world-class information technology solutions that drive business process efficiency and superior operating results. He has extensive experience in building and leading teams in a high-performance environment. Mike Hilts, President and GM of Yesmail commented "I am excited to have Grant on our team, his track record of leading and managing world-class technology organizations and his breadth of technical knowledge will ensure that Yesmail leads the pack in technology innovation and delivering client results."

Yesmail is a subsidiary of InfoUSA. infoUSA (www.infoUSA.com), founded in 1972, is the leading provider of business and consumer information products, database marketing services, data processing services and sales and marketing solutions. Content is the essential ingredient in every marketing program, and infoUSA has the most comprehensive data in the industry, and is the only company to own a proprietary database of 250 million consumers and 14 million businesses under one roof. The infoUSA database powers the directory services of the top Internet traffic-generating sites, including Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) and America Online (NYSE:TWX - News). Nearly 3 million customers use infoUSA's products and services to find new customers, grow their sales, and for other direct marketing, telemarketing, customer analysis and credit reference purposes. infoUSA headquarters are located at 5711 S. 86th Circle, Omaha, NE 68127 and can be contacted at (402) 593-4500.

Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, recent changes in senior management, the successful integration of recent and future acquisitions, fluctuations in operating results, failure to successfully carry out our Internet strategy or to grow our Internet revenue, effects of leverage, changes in technology and increased competition. More information about potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.