10/12/00
Upgradebase.com Partners with ConsumerREVIEW.com

Upgradebase.com Makes Product Reviews Available To Dynamic Content Library Subscribers; ConsumeREVIEW.com Enhances Its Computing Site with Product Pictures, Descriptions, and Specification Sheets
 
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - October 12, 2000 - Upgradebase.com, an emerging provider of rich product content solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with ConsumerREVIEW.com, the leading source for consumer product information on the Web. Upgradebase.com has integrated ConsumerREVIEW.com product review content into its Dynamic Content Library enabling rapid deployment to e-retailers and marketplaces. In exchange, ConsumerREVIEW.com has enhanced ComputingREVIEW.com, its Web site for computing enthusiasts, by integrating more than 275,000 product specifications, pictures, and descriptions from Upgradebase.com.
 
"Our partnership with ConsumerREVIEW.com allows us to provide valuable product reviews within our library of rich product content," said Arnulf Hsu, president of Upgradebase.com. "We can now deliver a full spectrum of information to help customers make more informed buying decisions."
 
Upgradebase.com's Dynamic Content Library provides a complete set of tools to enable a buying decision. As price becomes a smaller factor in the decision process, online buyers are seeking a shopping destination that provides them all available information on an item. By providing product reviews from ConsumerREVIEW.com, Ugradebase.com customers can now read the candid opinions of consumers who've had direct experience with thousands of products.
 
"We are pleased that Upgradebase.com has selected us to provide their customers with thousands of unbiased product reviews," said Max Mancini, CEO of ConsumerREVIEW.com. "This relationship also ensures that product coverage on ComputingREVIEW.com remains up-to-date and comprehensive, giving our users the best computing resource possible."
 
About Upgradebase.com
Upgradebase.com is an emerging provider of rich product content and content management solutions. Founded in 1997, the company provides solutions that power e-commerce, information portals, configuration engines, and marketplaces. Based in Newport Beach, California, Upgradebase.com is a privately held corporation. Additional information about Upgradebase.com can be found online at http://www.upgradebase.com.