Earth Class Mail Opens Los Angeles Retail Location

Entertainment-Industry Professionals and Jet-Setters Never Have to Worry About Snail Mail Again.

SEATTLE – Dec. 1, 2008 – Consumers anywhere in the U.S. or abroad can now have an attention-getting Hollywood area mailing address for their business or personal use and can receive and read their postal mail online, as easy as they do their email. Earth Class Mail, the global leader in delivering postal mail via the Internet, today announced the opening of a Los Angeles retail location to provide its customers with the cachet of a street address in the world's entertainment capital, and the conveniences of online postal mail, onsite package pickup, shipping, and more.

Customers that sign up for Earth Class Mail can choose 8605 Santa Monica Blvd. (the retail location's address) as their new mailing address and have all postal mail redirected to the new store location. The exterior of each piece of mail received is scanned, and the envelope images are then uploaded to the customer's secure, private online inbox and also sent as an email message. From there, the customer can decide to have the envelope's contents securely opened and scanned to be read online, recycled, shredded, archived, or forwarded to any location, all with just a few mouse clicks.

Equidistant from Hollywood and Beverly Hills, the new Earth Class Mail location will offer a variety of mail and parcel services and serve as a FedEx Authorized Ship Center. Both regular subscribers and neighborhood customers will enjoy the convenience of shipment preparation and regularly scheduled pickup by FedEx for outgoing parcels.

"We're delighted to establish our brand, product and services with a physical presence in one of the most immediately recognizable and sought-after venues on the planet," said Earth Class Mail CEO Ron Wiener. "There's no longer a need for someone who wants or needs to be connected to the hub of the entertainment industry to establish and maintain a home or business there. Whether someone is living in Santa Barbara, San Antonio or Saint-Tropez, Earth Class Mail gives anyone a mailing address that says they are a bona fide player in the industry. Actors and members of film crews who spend months away from L.A., on location, can now receive and read their postal mail on the web and have their magazines, packages and other non-scannable items securely held at the new Santa Monica Boulevard location to be picked up when they return home."

To mark the grand opening, Earth Class Mail has invited business representatives and residents from the area to drop by the store between noon and 5 p.m. PT on Monday, Dec. 1, for refreshments and a chance to meet Earth Class Mail executives and learn more about online postal mail.

About Earth Class Mail
Earth Class Mail™ provides the only online postal-mail service designed for individuals, small businesses, enterprises, government agencies, the military, and national posts. Customers in more than 175 countries now receive their postal mail at one of 23 U.S. addresses -- from New York to Los Angeles -- and access it online, 24x7. This user-directed service offers remote-access and delivery options unavailable with traditional PO boxes, private mailbox services or executive suites. For the enterprise and government, Earth Class Mail digitizes paper mail at its entry point, injecting it directly into an organization's electronic workflow and saving 75% of typical document lifecycle costs. The environmental benefits associated with Earth Class Mail's solution include reductions in carbon emissions and a 400% increase in recycling compared to the national average. Internationally, the company licenses its technology platform to mail and document outsourcing partners, as well as national posts.

For More Information:
David Widner, Director of Marketing Communications, (206) 905-2414
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June Parina, Sparkpr for Earth Class Mail, (415) 321-1872
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Paula Santos, SPR Europe, a Sparkpr company for Earth Class Mail,
+44 (0) 20 7033 7759
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