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The Weather Underground to Provide Weather Information To Fujitsu WildBird Customers

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Tokyo-based Fujitsu Limited announced today that it has selected The Weather Underground, Inc. (http://www.wunderground.com) to provide weather information to customers on its WildBird (http://www.wildbird.or.jp) city guide site in Japan.

The partnership allows WildBird customers to select favorite weather destinations from over 4,000 international and 40,000 U.S. cities. The companies will explore ways to publish customized weather content for the Japanese and Asian markets.

"We are very pleased to have partnered with The Weather Underground," said Keiichi Miwa, assistant general manager of Multimedia Business Development Group. "This relationship will provide our customers with access to comprehensive worldwide weather information. We look forward to new opportunities with The Weather Underground in the near future."

"Fujitsu's leadership in the Japanese on-line market provides us a cornerstone audience for the introduction of our international content," says Jeff Ferguson, Director of Communications for The Weather Underground.

WildBird Information Service, started in June 1996, allows users to obtain information about thousands of companies, stores and restaurants in Tokyo and surrounding cities. The service is based on a searchable city information infrastructure that generates real-time maps with sophisticated display technology. The Internet-based service has greatly expanded its technical capabilities with Java maps, and content-based collaborations with leading city and business magazines. WildBird currently has 160,000 establishments registered.

Fujitsu Limited is the world's second largest computer supplier and a global leader in information technology, telecommunications equipment and microelectronics. The worldwide Fujitsu Group has 446 consolidated subsidiaries including Fujitsu America, Fujitsu Microelectronics, Fujitsu Network Communications and Amdahl Corporation. Fujitsu's technology, software, and service companies posted worldwide revenues of more than $36 billion, growing 20 percent over revenues in the prior fiscal year, ending March 31, 1997.

The Weather Underground's flagship WWW site includes extensive international conditions, comprehensive U.S. search capabilities, timely severe weather warnings, and a tropical storm center. Visitors can create a personalized weather information page which lists current weather conditions in their favorite U.S. and international cities.

The Weather Underground, Inc. was founded in 1995 as an Internet content publisher, specializing in real-time delivery of weather conditions, forecasts, and warnings. The Weather Underground provides customized weather web solutions to the broadcasting, ISP, newspaper, and wireless industries. Additional information about Weather Underground products, services and clients can be found at: http://www.wunderground.com/about/.

SOURCE: The Weather Underground, Inc.