"We are very proud that Yahoo! Internet Life recognized Parlo's leadership in the field of e-learning," said Varun Bedi, Parlo's co-CEO. "More than a million students around the world have used Parlo's instructional services. As the global demand for language instruction grows, we will continue to address the needs of these students in a flexible, fun and effective new way," said Bedi.

Parlo's unique Virtual Immersion TM method enables students to enjoy a "study abroad" experience without having to leave the comfort of their computers. Students can visit the Parlo.com Web site to enroll in premium online courses such as Business English, Travel Spanish and French for Food and Wine Lovers, as well as a wide range of free e-mail lessons on cultural topics and languages such as French, Spanish, English and Italian, with German coming soon. Parlo's site also offers features such as pen pals, magazine articles, teachers' materials, and shopping.

About Yahoo! Internet Life: Yahoo! Internet Life (www.yil.com), the world's largest consumer lifestyle magazine covering the Internet, is a monthly publication of Ziff Davis Media. With its mission to entertain, engage, educate and empower Internet enthusiasts, Yahoo! Internet Life serves the New American ConsumerTM. Reaching one in nine of all daily Internet users in America and read monthly by over 5.3 million people, Yahoo! Internet Life chronicles the culture, content and community of the Internet. In January 2001, the four year-old magazines will surpass a circulation of 1.1 million copies per month, solidifying its place as one of the fastest-growing magazines in the history of publishing. Notable accolades include recognition as one of Advertising Age's Best Magazines of 1998; a Circulation Excellence Award from Circulation Management magazine; inclusion as one of Folio magazine's Top 10 Launches for the 90s; as three consecutive Top 10 Hottest Magazine citations from Adweek; and an award from Capell's Circulation Report as Top 10 Best Performer of 1999.

About Parlo: Parlo (www.parlo.com) is a leader in global, multi-lingual e-learning, focusing on languages. To date, Parlo has built the premier global source for language learning and cultural exchange, providing language courses and authentic cultural materials for consumers, corporations and institutions. Through its unique Virtual Immersion TM approach, Parlo's team of educators and technologists combine proven pedagogy and current language acquisition techniques with cutting-edge technology to create a unique interactive, and innovative language curriculum that allows users to guide their own study programs. To date, Parlo offers comprehensive online language courses in English, Spanish, Italian, and French, with German soon to come. Parlo's notable recognitions include being named one of the Top 50 Web sites by Condé Nast Traveler, and receiving an A-plus rating by Education World.