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DIRECTV SELECTS XPEDITE FOR ITS messageREACH^SM SERVICES
Ptek's e-Messaging Unit Expands Customer Base by Adding Leading Provider of Satellite Television

EATONTOWN, N.J., January 30, 2001 - Xpedite (www.xpedite.com), a global leader in multimedia information distribution and business unit of Ptek Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK; www.ptek.com)today announced that DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading provider of digital satellite television entertainment, is using its e-mail service messageREACHsm to deliver DIRECTV's popular e-newsletter. More than 90,000 DIRECTV customers receive "[email protected]," a monthly newsletter that highlights upcoming programming and company news. messageREACH is an outsourced e-mail service that provides control, tracking, security, personalization and automated administration for high volume e-mail messaging applications.

DIRECTV is the latest well-known company to join Xpedite's list of messageREACH customers. In the last few months, Xpedite also has added Nasdaq, Dell Computer Corporation (France), and Texas Instruments to its messageREACH customer base. Revenue and volume for messageREACH increased more than 134% in the third quarter of 2000 compared to the second quarter of 2000.

"We have seen tremendous growth for messageREACH in a short time, and the addition of DIRECTV to our client roster is another validation of the quality of our service," said Matthew McGill, Xpedite's Director of Business Development for messageREACH. "We will continue to leverage our existing global customer base and target key vertical markets such as financial services and publishing to build on our position as the global leader in multimedia information distribution."

According to eMarketer, 61% of medium to large-sized companies in the United States are currently implementing e-mail marketing into their business strategies to target prospects and customers. By 2003, the number of permission-based e-mails received per week will increase 142%, including messages from opt-in lists, sponsored newsletters and discussions groups.

About DIRECTTV, Inc.

DIRECTV is the nation's leading digital satellite television service provider with more than 9.5 million customers. DIRECTV and the Cyclone Design logo are registered trademarks of DIRECTV, Inc, a unit of HUGHES Electronics Corporation. HUGHES is the world's leading provider of digital television entertainment, and satellite and wireless systems and services. The earnings of HUGHES, a unit of General Motors Corporation, are used to calculate earnings per share attributable to the General Motors Class H common stock (NYSE: GMH). Visit DIRECTV on the World Wide Web at www.DIRECTV.com.

About Xpedite

Xpedite (www.xpedite.com) is a global leader in multimedia information distribution and a business unit of Ptek Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK). The company offers a full range of electronic-, voice-, and fax-based information distribution and data messaging services using the company's worldwide network. Xpedite processes up to eight million messages a day, and was cited by IDC as the worldwide leader in fax services. The company's messageREACH^sm (www.messagereach.com) services offer the most robust outsourced e-mail applications available, providing control, tracking, security, personalization, and automated administration for high volume e-mail distribution. Xpedite's diverse client base includes such industry leaders as Boeing, Bank One, Marriott, Merck, Xerox, Chase Manhattan, as well as 40% of all Fortune 500 companies. Xpedite has sales offices in 30 locations throughout the United States and 25 international offices, including Tokyo, London, Sydney, Seoul, Singapore, Brussels, Munich and Paris.

About Ptek Holdings, Inc.

Ptek Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK) is a network of leading Internet and business-to-business service providers. Ptek's business units include Xpedite, Voicecom and Premiere Conferencing. The Company's PtekVentures investment unit has ownership interests in 16 companies, including Healtheon/WebMD (NASDAQ: HLTH), S1 Corporation (NASDAQ: SONE), and WebEx (NASDAQ: WEBEX). Ptek leverages the technologies, management expertise, market channels and capital of its network to drive growth and promote market leadership throughout its operating and network companies.

Ptek Holdings corporate headquarters is located at 3399 Peachtree Road NE, The Lenox Building, Atlanta, GA 30326. Additional information can be found at www.ptek.com.

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