Hoover's Portal Windows Selected As Modules For Epicentric's Web Services Marketplace

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AUSTIN, TEXAS - June 4, 2002 -Hoover's, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOOV), a leading provider of business information, today announced it will provide its Hoover's Capsule Search Portal Window to Epicentric Inc. (www.epicentric.com), for integration as a module within the Epicentric Web Services Marketplace. Epicentric is a leading provider of Business Portal solutions for Global 2000 companies. Hoover's Portal Windows are navigational windows into the Hoover's Online (www.hoovers.com) service.

As part of the agreement, Epicentric customers now have seamless access to Hoover's Online coverage of public and private companies worldwide, in addition to news, biographical and product information.

"This alliance with Epicentric gives us a new distribution channel for our Hoover's Portal Windows, and provides us exposure to Epicentric's online community of customers and partners," said Carl Shepherd, Hoover's executive vice president of corporate strategy and development. "Epicentric's integration of Hoover's Capsule Search gives us a single point of contact that we can use to promote and accelerate expanded access to our premium content and services."

"By offering Hoover's authoritative business information as a module for our customers, we strengthen our Web Services Marketplace as a one-stop shop for enabling smart business transactions," said Ed Anuff, co-founder and chief strategy officer, Epicentric. "We're delighted to add Hoover's Capsule Search within our platform of Web services, applications and content offerings."

About Hoover's, Inc. - The Business Information Authority^tm

Hoover's, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOOV) is a leading provider of business information. Hoover's publishes authoritative information on public and private companies worldwide, and provides industry and market intelligence. This information, along with advanced searching tools, is available through Hoover's Online (www.hoovers.com), the company's premier online service that helps sales, marketing, recruiting and business development professionals and senior-level executives get the global intelligence they need to grow their businesses. Hoover's business information is also available through corporate intranets and distribution agreements with licensees, as well as via print and CD-ROM products from Hoover's Business Press. Hoover's investors include AOL Time Warner (NYSE: AOL), Media General (NYSE: MEG), and Knowledge Universe. Hoover's is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has offices in New York City and San Francisco.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to future events or results that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the expected benefits of strategic relationships, future services and new products. Among the important factors which could cause actual results of Hoover's to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are the market demand and acceptance of new and enhanced services, including Hoover's Portal Windows, the success of new features and tools from Hoover's Online, competition, economic conditions specific to the Internet, as well as general economic and market conditions and other factors described in Hoover's reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its prospectus and recent 10-K and 10-Q filings.

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