From: newsdistribution@gaydata.com Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 06:35:21 -0500 Subject: GAYCRAWLER.COM LAUNCHES BOYS CAFE, PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GAYCRAWLER.COM LAUNCHES BOYS CAFE, AN ONLINE DATING SERVICE IN COLLABORATION WITH VOXTEL Montreal, Canada - June 23rd, 2000 - Boys Cafe, a new dating service is born today and the proud parents are GayCrawler.com and Vox-Tel. GayCrawler announced that its online dating service is now operational (available at the following URL : http://gc.boyscafe.com), serving the needs of the gay community. The President of GayCrawler.com, Mr. Gerard Spatafora, described this event as "One step closer in what we hope will be a variety of worldwide Internet services for Gays". The dating service offered by GayCrawler.com and Vox-Tel is offered in alternative to the traditional systems of meeting available on the market. Currently, classifieds in the newspapers and systems of vocal telephone boxes make it possible for gay men to meet. However, these services are available only in the great urban centres, which leaves out an important fringe of the population. Internet makes it possible to break the geographical barriers. GayCrawler.com and Vox-Tel believe gay men should be abl;e to meet and discuss, no matter where they are located geographically. Launched in March 2000, the French version of the service, named Boite à male, was met with considerable success. Strategic alliances with market leaders created a network of more than 2 million pages viewed each month. "We would like to bring our quality of service and expertise already built to the English-speaking population, " adds Mr. Spatafora. Whether for love, friendship or sexual escapades, Boys Cafe will make it possible for gay men all over the world to meet in a friendly and positive environment. Information provided to Boys Cafe is strictly confidential and not used for commercial purposes. Furthermore, if users feel the need to talk live over telephone without revealing their identity, Boys Cafe has set up an anonymous phone service which protects one's identity. This way, more gay men will be able to live their homosexuality without fear or negative consequences. Interactive, the site http://gc.boiteamale.com makes it possible for the users to be registered by choosing information which will be revealed to the other users of the service. Thereafter, a search on geographical or personal criteria displays potential matcvhes and to discussions can start, either electronic mails or instantaneous messages. Technology PHP3 is used to create and refresh the pages of the site, which increases its effectiveness and speedt. Inscription to the service is free, but some services must be purchased. About GayCrawler.com GayCrawler.com is a joint venture between Gérard Spatafora, a specialist in Internet portals, and Arobas.net, the leading gay and lesbian Internet Service Provider in Canada. Licensing the technology of Francité for its search engine, it is also a full- fledged partner in a network of more than 100 million pages viewed / month. For its banner management, GayCrawler.com was picked up by 24/7 International (NASDAQ:TFSM), the industry leader in banner advertising. It currently has offices in Montreal, Canada for the North American market and Bordeaux, France for the European market. About Boys Cafe Boys Cafe is the newborn on Internet of Vox-Tel. The company has developed an expertise in the technology of interactive telephony supporting the majority of the systems of meetings by vocal boxes in Quebec (Canada), either for heterosexuals or homosexuals. This technology is used by a score of daily newspapers and weekly magazines, giving it a visibility in publications drawing on the whole 1 500 000 readers. Vox-Tel is the leader of the French-speaking telephone meeting system in North America. On Internet, Vox-Tel developed software in PHP3 for its site Compagnie.com, a general meeting system provided at the following URL address : http://www.compagnie.com. Its offices are located in Montreal, Canada. - 30 - Trademarks : All the names and trademarks used in this document are the sole property of their owner. Contacts For Further Information : Marc Gauthier (1-514) 223 - 9625 m.gauthier@gaycrawler.com www.GayCrawler.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Distributed as a public service by Gaydata.com, the Gay Media Database website. Gaydata.com is a division of the Gay/Lesbian International News Network (www.glinn.com).