US SEARCH.com Introduces Online Access to Court Records Via Three New
Instant Search Services.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)
US SEARCH.com Expands Services After Web Site Was Ranked No. 69 in
Highest Number of Visitors in August by Nielsen//NetRatings
US SEARCH.com (Nasdaq:SRCH), a leading Internet provider of public
record information, today introduced three new online search services,
providing convenient universal access to civil court record information.
The new services include the Bankruptcy Instant Search, the National
Court Record Instant Search and the Civil Judgment Instant Search. All
three new services are available immediately and can be found on the US
SEARCH.com Web site at www.1800ussearch.com or by calling toll-free,
800/US-SEARCH.
"The convenient, equal access to important court record
information delivered by these three new services is one example of why
the US SEARCH.com Internet site has become so popular," said C.
Nicholas Keating, president and CEO of US SEARCH.com.
The US SEARCH.com site has become one of the most heavily visited
sites on the Web. According to Nielsen//NetRatings, the site ranked as
the 69th most frequented site for the month of August 1999.
Nielsen//NetRatings also ranked one of US SEARCH.com's online
advertising banners as having the highest click-through rate for the
week ending Aug. 29, 1999.
Civil Judgment Instant Search
With as little as a first and last name, the Civil Judgment Instant
Search service provides available judgment information on an individual
or a company. This includes case type, filing state, filing date, case
number, judgment amount, debtor name and address, creditor name and
address, law firm and release date. Each search is initially priced at
$10. For a more in-depth search into asset verification, customers may
choose the full National Court Record search.
National Court Record Instant Search
The National Court Record Instant Search provides customers with
access to available bankruptcy, judgment and lien information on an
individual or a company. Included is the case type, filing state, filing
date, case number, judgment amount, debtor name and address, creditor
name and address, law firm and release date. The initial price of each
search is $20, and successful searches can often be obtained with as
little as a first and last name.
Bankruptcy Instant Search
For information regarding bankruptcy filings by individuals or
businesses, customers can use the new Bankruptcy Instant Search. It
provides the case number, status, chapter, the debtor name &
address, trustee name & address, filing state and filing date and
judge name. Successful searches are possible with as little as the full
name of the debtor. The initial price of each search is $20, with
results delivered instantly via Web browser.
About US SEARCH.com
US SEARCH.com is a leading provider of Internet-based public record
information and has headquarters in Beverly Hills. US SEARCH.com
provides individual, corporate and professional clients with a quick,
easy and inexpensive access point to a broad range of information
products.
US SEARCH.com services can be accessed at any time from any computer
connected to the Internet through its Web site, www.1800USSEARCH.com, or
by visiting the corporate Web site at www.ussearch.com.
About Nielsen//NetRatings
Nielsen//NetRatings, the joint audience measurement service from
Nielsen Media Research and NetRatings Inc., collects data from
approximately 33,000 panelists as they surf the Web at home. The
Nielsen//NetRatings panel is the largest media research sample of
at-home Internet users currently being measured in real time.
Nielsen//NetRatings uses unique technology capable of measuring both
Internet use and advertising to provide the most timely, accurate and
comprehensive Internet usage data and advertising information in the
industry. For more information, visit www.nielsen-netratings.com.
US SEARCH.com Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain projections or other forward-looking
statements regarding future events or the future performance of US
SEARCH.com with respect to, among other things, ability to grow the
business and expand its service offerings and increase the numbers of
visitors to US SEARCH.com's Web site. These projections and statements
involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are referred to the documents
filed by US SEARCH.com with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
specifically those included in the company's amended Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333- 76099) and other filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. US SEARCH.com's actual
future events or results may differ materially as a result of risks
facing US SEARCH.com or actual results differing from the assumptions
underlying such statements. Such risks and assumptions include, but are
not limited to, US SEARCH.com's ability to succeed as an independent
operating company, expand and market its product line and service
offerings, particularly those offered on the Internet as well as
services intended for corporate and professional clients, maintain and
expand Internet marketing relationships, respond to changes in the
competitive environment, and expand and improve its infrastructure,
facilities and operational capacity. The company has not independently
verified ranking information contained in this release provided by
Nielsen//NetRatings.
COPYRIGHT 1999 Business Wire
in association with The Gale Group and LookSmart. COPYRIGHT 2000 Gale
Group

|