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Autoweb.com Names Meri Glade as General Counsel

12 September 2000

Autoweb.com Names Meri Glade as General Counsel

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 12 Autoweb.com, Inc. , the leading consumer automotive Internet
service, today announced the appointment of Meri E. Glade to the position of
general counsel.  Glade has over 12 years of experience providing legal
counsel to high technology, telecommunications, and related industries, both
in-house and as an associate with the law firm of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison,
San Francisco.
    Most recently, Glade served as general counsel for Speeedlink LLC, a
voice, data and video Internet communications provider and CLEC based in Bend,
Oregon.
    Glade has also held positions as senior counsel for the Judicial Council
of California and the California Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics.
She was appointed under the Bush Administration as attorney advisor to the
United States Environmental Protection Agency, conducting a year-long study of
transactional costs related to the clean up of SuperFund sites in Region IX.
    Glade holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with honors
from the University of California-Santa Barbara and a Juris Doctor of Law
degree from the University of San Francisco.  She is a resident of San
Francisco, and an active member of the State Bar of California.

    About Autoweb.com
    Autoweb.com is the leading consumer automotive Internet service, guiding
users through every stage of vehicle ownership.  Through its direct and
referral commerce channels, Autoweb.com offers consumers a variety of ways to
purchase new and used vehicles in conjunction with vehicle manufacturers,
local Member Dealers and other commerce partners.  The company's Web site also
provides consumers with a wide range of automotive-related products to support
the complete lifecycle of the vehicle, including finance, insurance and
maintenance.  Autoweb.com features comprehensive, unbiased research from its
Automotive Information Center (AIC) division, the leading provider of
automotive content, data and tools used to power Internet services, portals
and manufacturer Web sites.  The company's content and buying models are
available on three out of the top four portals through its infrastructure
partner program.  For more information, please visit http://www.autoweb.com .