December 6, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ryan & Company Wins Standard of Excellence Award in the Web Marketing Association's 1999 WebAward Web Site Competition.

BOSTON -- The Web Marketing Association is pleased to announce the winners of it's 1999 WebAward competition for corporate web sites. Over 500 sites from around the world were adjudicated during this year's competition. Entries were judged based on design, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation, ease of use and use of technology.

I am pleased to inform you that the May & Co. site Ryan and Company at http://www.ryanco.com and the Dallas Black Dance Theatre at http://www.dbdt.com have both been awarded the Standard of Excellence award in the 1999 WebAward Web Site Competition.

"Winners of the 1999 WebAwards represent some of the best interactive design shops and in-house corporate departments working to extend their brands to the Internet," said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. "Marketing on the Internet is a competitive environment and simply being there is not enough. The WebAwards winners combined design, innovation and technology to meet specific marketing objectives. The WebAwards were created to highlight the individuals and companies leading the way in the creation of corporate Web sites that provide a well rounded experience for Internet users."

Other companies winning WebAwards in 1999 include:
AGENCY.COM
Caught in the Web, Inc. of Canada
Channell Communications, Inc.
CircumStance Design
CKS Partners
Cole & Weber
Columbia TriStar Interactive
First Marketing Company
Genex Interactive
iXL
Modem Media.Poppe Tyson
NDC Group, Inc.
Organic
Phillips Business Information
Siegel & Gale
Studio Archetype
THINK New Ideas
web//connection of Hong Kong
Zentropy

The 1999 WebAwards competition format allows Web sites to compete head to head with other sites within their industry as well as against a standard of excellence. There are three award levels: Best of Industry, Outstanding Web Site and Standard of Excellence in addition to the Best of ShowWebAward. The competition was judged by a team of independent Internet professionals representing the various relevant disciplines of Web site development. Judges included members of the media, advertising executives, site designers, corporate marketing executives, content providers and webmasters. The Competition's Web site is sponsored by Broadvision, iSyndicate, WebPromote, NetCreations, LinkExchange and PRNewswire.

The WebAwards competition is conducted by the Web Marketing Association, Inc. (WMA), an independent organization founded with the purpose of evaluating and recognizing the standard of excellence on the World Wide Web. Its Web site is located at www.webaward.org.