Gaithersburg, MD (October 23, 2002) -- WeatherBug today announced that it is now the most popular source for weather information on the Web, according to third quarter data published by comScore Media Metrix, an Internet audience measurement firm. This marks the first time since WeatherBug debuted in 2000 that it has surpassed The Weather Channel's Web site (weather.com) in both daily and monthly usage over three consecutive months - July, August and September.

Property	Unique Visitors July 2002 (in thousands)	Unique Visitors Aug. 2002 (in thousands)	Unique Visitors Sept. 2002 (in thousands)
WeatherBug	16,006	14,909	15,487
Weather Channel, The	14,252	12,794	13,504
Accuweather.com	2,090	1,5037	1,857
Wunderground.com	2,066	2,036	1,647

Source: comScore Media Metrix, Total U.S. Home+Work

WeatherBug (http://www.weatherbug.com) is a free desktop weather software application that streams live neighborhood weather conditions, severe weather warnings, emergency alerts, forecasts and more directly to PC users' desktops. It is owned and operated by AWS Convergence Technologies, which also runs the underlying nationwide network of 6,000 weather stations that powers WeatherBug.

In addition, the September comScore Media Metrix data revealed that:

• In a little less than two years, WeatherBug has become the 21st largest property on the Internet and the third largest online news/information entity
• WeatherBug is consistently one of the 'stickiest' properties on the Web (days visited per month)
• More than 5.5 million people use the application on any given day
• WeatherBug users spend an average 97 minutes of usage time per month using the product. This is higher than any other news and information site, including The Weather Channel (30.3 minutes).

"We have become the new standard for online weather information because we are the only source that carries its own weather data, which is more localized than any other. We have also developed an intuitive delivery mechanism that sits on users desktops and is easy to use, and we have relentlessly focused on innovating our service," said Andy Jedynak, WeatherBug's Vice-President/General Manager.

WeatherBug is highly unique when compared to any other source of online weather information. It provides users with extremely accurate, live conditions that come directly from an AWS weather reporting station that is in many cases in their neighborhood. This highly localized weather information is not available from any other weather source. WeatherBug features an easy to use digital dashboard that provides five-day forecasts, live camera images with a time-lapse feature, and local Doppler radar. It also provides visual/audible alerts when there are National Weather Service weather bulletins and other local civil emergencies. The WeatherBug application is always live, and sits resident as a temperature icon on the Windows taskbar. A premium version of the product, WeatherBug Pro, is available for purchase at weatherbug.com. WeatherBug Pro, which costs $19.95 per year and has attracted more than 43,000 paid subscribers, is an advertising-free product that comes with an array of value-added features.

About AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.

AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. (www.aws.com) owns and operates the largest private network of weather stations in the world. This real-time network gathers comprehensive, up-to-the-second weather information from more than 6,000 communities and powers the company's various products and services, including: WeatherBug™, an online weather service that provides live neighborhood conditions to more than 13 million PC users; WeatherNet for Broadcast, which delivers real-time weather information to more than 80 million U.S. households through partnerships with 96 local television stations; WeatherNet for Education, which provides engaging weather information and educational tools to schools and colleges, including an innovative set of online lesson plans and software called WeatherNet Classroom; and AWS Data Services which uses AWS' unique weather network and software to provide high-value solutions for vertical industries such as energy, retail, and transportation.