FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW YORK, September 28, 2000 -- EarthCam (www.earthcam.com), the Internet's premier global webcam network and a leader in webcasting technology, announced today the official launch party of EarthCamTV (http://tv.earthcam.com) September 28th - September 30th, 2000. EarthCamTV is a free personal communications portal for live webcasting and video chat allowing anyone with a PC camera to broadcast his or her own TV Channel live on the Internet. Along with this new site, EarthCam has developed proprietary software available for free download on EarthCamTV that enables users to broadcast at their leisure.

EarthCam has chosen Las Vegas as the city to celebrate the launch of EarthCamTV. The EarthCamTV launch party will feature the 18th Annual Miss Hawaiian Tropic International United States Pageant (visit www.earthcam.com for a detailed schedule). This year's pageant includes over 100 girls from across the United States. EarthCamTV will feature many of these contestants in live streaming video chats.

The webcast of the launch party is available for viewing by all those who wish to see the live action. Users wishing to participate in the chat sessions can do so by completing EarthCamTV's FREE and easy registration process. Current members need only to log on with their channel number and password to be able to actively participate.

"Most people today are looking for easy, inexpensive ways to communicate with one another, promote themselves or their business, or just to be entertained," said Brian Cury, EarthCam president and chief executive officer. "With EarthCamTV we are giving users the tools and a free website to enable individuals to do just that all within their own broadcast studio setting. The Miss Hawaiian Tropic Pageant is a perfect way to demonstrate EarthCamTV's communications features. It gives our members, the contestants and their families who are unable to attend, a fun way to meet and video chat all while creating an entertainment experience for our audience."

Furthermore, EarthCam, the Official Sponsor of the webcast, will showcase many of the premier events on its flagship site, EarthCam.com (www.earthcam.com).

Applications from EarthCamTV will benefit business and consumers alike. Designed for even the novice Internet user to enjoy, EarthCamTV simply requires an inexpensive PC camera, a quick and easy download of its proprietary software, branded EarthCamTV Broadcaster, and completing a brief registration form in order to receive a channel. From that channel, individuals can conduct a video chat with friends and family, webcast a wedding for those that cannot attend or announce the birth of a child. Small businesses can promote their products/services or webcast a meeting between remote locations.

EarthCam.com is the leading network of live webcams and as the premier webcam portal, offers the most comprehensive search engine of webcams from around the world. EarthCam provides complete infrastructure services to manage, host and maintain live images for it's corporate clients. Partners include: Yahoo!, MSN, ESPN, NASCAR, Weather.com, NBCi, Discovery.com, CNN.com, and CitySearch. As the premier provider of live images on the Internet, EarthCam webcasts events such as Daytona 500, Tony Awards, Mardi Gras, Halloween and New Year's Eve and the past three Super Bowls for the NFL. EarthCamTV is a free personal streaming webcast and video chat portal. WebCamStore.com is EarthCam's full-service e-commerce site dedicated solely to providing webcam solutions. Visit EarthCam at www.earthcam.com.