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( BW)(FEDEX)(FDX) Media Alert: Fedex and RPS Services are Now Available On Netscape Netcenter, a Leading Internet Portal

    Business Editors

    --(BUSINESS WIRE)--

WHAT: FedEx and RPS services are now available on Netscape
    Netcenter, a leading Internet portal. Through Delivery
    Center by FedEx and My Netscape Delivery, the 15 million
    Netcenter users can now streamline their online shipping.
    These are the first services offered under a recent
    agreement between FDX Corp. and Netscape.

    Consumers and businesses are now able to simplify their e-commerce transactions through Delivery Center, a one-stop portfolio of delivery services that offers:

-	FedEx Shipping - enables customers to: create and print FedEx shipping labels and documents directly from their computer through FedEx interNetShip(R), the world's first Internet-based shipping application; schedule courier pick-ups through FedEx while they are online; create a personal address book; and maintain a shipping history of package movement.
-	FedEx and RPS Package Tracking - allows customers to track up to 25 numbers for FedEx and RPS packages and to notify FedEx package recipients at up to three separate e-mail addresses regarding the status of their shipment.
-	FedEx Drop-off Locator - pinpoints the nearest of 40,000 U.S. FedEx drop-off locations.
-	FedEx Rate Finder - list rates for U.S. and International FedEx services.

    Through Delivery Center, customers may obtain a FedEx or RPS account number and learn the latest information on FedEx and RPS services. Users can access Delivery Center by pointing their browsers to Netcenter at http://home.netscape.com.
    My Netscape Delivery Channel allows users to customize their personal start page on the Web to include frequently used FedEx and RPS services.

WHY: The explosive growth of e-commerce demands effective and
    transparent transportation and logistics support. Through
    FedEx and RPS, Netscape Netcenter users will now enjoy --
    through a simple click of a mouse - an unsurpassed reliable
    suite of shipping services that incorporates
    state-of-the-art technology.

WHO: FDX Corp. (NYSE: FDX), a $16 billion holding company and the
    parent company for Federal Express Corp. (FedEx) and RPS
    Inc., provides comprehensive transportation, logistics and
    supply chain management solutions.

    Netscape, a subsidiary of America Online Inc. (NYSE: AOL), is a leading provider of software and services for businesses that want to transform the way they create and keep customers in the emerging Net Economy.

     --30--ks/ny*

     CONTACT:  Shirlee Clark
               FDX
               901-395-3463
               or
               Nathan Tyler
               Netscape
               650-937-4927

     KEYWORD:  TENNESSEE CALIFORNIA
     INDUSTRY KEYWORD:  RETAIL COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS
INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET