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( BW)(CA-VIKING-FREIGHT)(FDX) Viking Freight Names New Director of Computer Services

    Business Editors

    SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 1999--Viking Freight, Inc., the leading LTL (less-than-truckload) carrier providing western regional transportation service and a subsidiary of FDX Corp. (NYSE:FDX), has named John Boreni to the position of director of computer services.
    In this newly created position Boreni will report directly to Viking's vice president of information technology. Boreni will have strategic and tactical responsibility for several functional areas: computer operations; systems administration; PC and network services; telecommunications; and helpdesk support.
    "I'm very pleased to have an astute technology practitioner like John join Viking's IT team," said Randy W. Gardner, Viking vice president of information technology.
    "He will play a key role in the progress and roll-out of advanced technologies such as Viking's customer relationship management system, e-commerce applications, and a new enterprise-wide platform, all of which will enable our customers to manage their supply chains more efficiently."
    Boreni comes to Viking with more than 20 years of information technology experience. He spent the majority of those years with National Semiconductor in a variety of senior management roles including IT planning, data center management, world-wide network planning, telecommunications, and other corporate infrastructure functions.
    His experience also includes two years at Adobe Systems as the director of worldwide information technology operations.
    As part of FDX Corporation and its family of companies, Viking Freight, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, specializes in award-winning next-day and second-day regional freight service. Viking provides services in eleven western states, including intermodal service to Alaska and Hawaii.
    Synonymous with an EZTDBW(R) (Easy-To-Do-Business-With) operating philosophy, Viking has a tradition of posting an on-time service record that is consistently among the best in the industry. In addition to a full range of electronic information services, Viking also offers its customers value-added services, such as assembly and distribution.
    More information about Viking can be found at the company's web site at www.vikingfreight.com.
    FDX Corp., a $17 billion holding company, provides comprehensive transportation, logistics, e-commerce and supply chain management solutions. Its principal operating subsidiaries are Federal Express Corp., the world's largest express transportation company; RPS Inc., North America's second largest business-to-business ground small-package carrier; Viking Freight Inc., a less-than-truckload carrier operating principally in the western U.S.; Roberts Express Inc., a critical-shipment carrier; and FDX Global Logistics Inc., a contract logistics provider.

    Note to Editors: FDX press releases are available on the World Wide Web at www.fdxcorp.com.
    EZTDBW(R) is a registered trademark of Viking Freight, Inc.

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     KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
     INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT CHANGES