Dominic Butera Joins as CFO; Dan Caul is Appointed General Counsel OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Ask Jeeves, Inc., a leading provider of information retrieval technologies, brands and Internet advertising services, today announced that Dominic Butera has joined as Ask Jeeves' CFO and Dan Caul has been appointed general counsel. Butera brings over 20 years of financial management experience to Ask Jeeves, having served in senior financial positions with leading Bay Area companies including Ocular Sciences, Inc., Innoventry, InterMap technologies, Inc., and IDG Books Worldwide. Butera succeeds Steve Sordello, who served as Ask Jeeves' CFO for the past five years. Appointed from his previous position as associate general counsel, Dan Caul replaces Brett Robertson as Ask Jeeves' general counsel. Ask Jeeves' CFO Prior to joining Ask Jeeves, Dominic served as treasurer of Ocular Sciences, Inc., a contact lens manufacturer with operations in the U.S., Europe and Asia. In this position, Dominic managed foreign currency exposure, bank relations, corporate cash management, and insurance, among other duties, including designing numerous global policies and solutions to implement on behalf of Ocular Sciences. Butera also held positions as VP treasurer of Innoventry, a joint venture between Wells Fargo Bank and Capital One; VP of finance and operations for Intermap Technologies; and director of financial planning and treasury for IDG Books Worldwide. "Ask Jeeves has exciting opportunities ahead and I look forward to applying my experience to support the Company's continued growth, both in the U.S. and overseas," said Butera. "Dominic has a strong background in financial controls and operations as well as a particular strength in financial planning, which will be increasingly important as we ramp up our efforts to aggressively grow market share," said Steve Berkowitz, CEO of Ask Jeeves, Inc. "Dominic's international experience will also be invaluable as we continue to expand in Europe and Asia." Ask Jeeves' General Counsel In his new position, Dan Caul will be responsible for all legal affairs for Ask Jeeves worldwide. Previously serving as the associate general counsel at Ask Jeeves, Dan brings extensive insight and knowledge of Ask Jeeves' legal affairs to the new position. Dan has served in various legal capacities since receiving his law degree from Harvard Law School, most recently, on the legal staffs for numerous Bay Area Internet companies, including Critical Path and Slam Dunk Networks. Prior to those positions, he acted as corporate counsel for Barclays Global Investors and served as an attorney with Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin. "I look forward to providing legal counsel to Ask Jeeves and its family of Web properties on a broader scale in my new role," said Caul. "In his time with Ask Jeeves, Dan has time and again proven not only his legal competence, but also a strong understanding of the Ask Jeeves business," said Berkowitz. "I am confident that Dan will adeptly handle our legal operations with expert counsel and leadership." Both Butera's and Caul's appointments are effective immediately. About Ask Jeeves, Inc. As the 7th largest global web property (ComScore Media Metrix, August 2005), Ask Jeeves, Inc. delivers world-class information retrieval products through a diverse portfolio of Web sites, portals and downloadable applications. Ask Jeeves' search and search-based portal brands include: Ask Jeeves (Ask.com, Ask.co.uk and es.Ask.com), the Ask Jeeves Japan joint venture (Ask.jp), Ask Jeeves Kids (AJKids.com), Bloglines (bloglines.com), Excite (excite.com), iWon (iwon.com), My Way (myway.com) and Fun Web Products (funwebproducts.com). Additionally, Ask Jeeves owns differentiated search technology, as well as natural language processing, portal and ad-serving technologies. Ask Jeeves generates revenue from advertisers seeking to reach the company's broad-based online audience. Founded in 1996, Ask Jeeves became a wholly-owned business of IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ:IACI) in July, 2005. Its headquarters are located in Oakland, California, with offices throughout the United States, as well as in Europe and Asia. Safe Harbor Statement Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Of 1995 This press release contains "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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Actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward looking statements included in this report for a variety of reasons, including, among others: adverse changes in economic conditions generally or in any of the markets or industries in which IAC's businesses operate, changes in senior management at IAC and/or its businesses, the rate of growth of the Internet, the e-commerce industry and broadband access, the rate of online migration in the various markets and industries in which IAC's businesses operate, the ability of IAC to expand successfully in international markets, the successful completion of pending corporate transactions and the integration of acquired businesses, and the integrity, security and redundancy of the systems and networks of IAC and its businesses. Certain of these and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in IAC's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have a material adverse effect on IAC's business, financial condition and results of operations. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward looking statements discussed in this press release may not occur. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on these forward looking statements, which only reflect the views of IAC management as of the date of this press release. IAC is not under any obligation and does not intend to publicly update or review any of these forward looking statements contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, even if experience or future events make it clear that any expected results expressed or implied by those forward looking statements will not be realized. NOTE: Ask Jeeves, Ask.com, Teoma, MyJeeves, My Way, iWon, Excite and Bloglines are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ask Jeeves, Inc. DATASOURCE: Ask Jeeves, Inc. CONTACT: Heather Staples of Ask Jeeves Public Relations, +1-510-985-7610, or ; or Darcy Cobb of Dotted Line Communications, +1-310-472-8600, or , for Ask Jeeves, Inc. Web site: http://www.ask.com/

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