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BUSINESS STARTUP ACTIVITY REMAINS STRONG; INFRASTRUCTURE ACTIVITIES INCREASE

Business.com Releases September Business Barometer Results

Santa Monica, Calif., Oct. 26, 2006 – Business.com, the web’s leading business search engine and directory, today released its September Business.com Barometer, a monthly measurement that provides a snapshot of the rising and falling business search trends among small business Internet users. This month’s Barometer reveals that business startup activity remains very strong and the need for infrastructure and financial services are on the rise.

"For the second consecutive month, queries related to small business formation dominate the top of our list," said Jake Winebaum, CEO, Business.com. "Especially interesting is the increase in business systems-related queries. For example, queries related to Computer Security, Point-of-Sale Equipment, and Phone Systems were up significantly which indicates that not only are new businesses being formed, but existing businesses are investing in systems to support their growth. These are signs of a healthy small business environment."

*comScore Media Metrix June 2006

Query data is combined across Business.com and Business.com Network partners, representing the business search needs of over 28 million unique visitors each month.* The results are gathered based on the query volume occurring on Business.com and the Business.com Network The Business.com Barometer includes query data across Network partners, such as: BusinessWeek, Forbes.com, Entrepreneur.com and AllBusiness.com.

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About Business.com

Business.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of R.H. Donnelley Corporation, (NYSE: RHD), is the leading business search engine and directory and pay-per-click advertising network, serving more than 40 million business users and thousands of advertisers every month. Business.com helps business decision makers quickly find what they need to manage and grow their businesses, and enables business-to-business marketing professionals to reach these users wherever they are across the business Internet through premier partners, including The Wall Street Journal Online, Forbes, BusinessWeek, Hoovers, Financial Times and Internet.com. The company recently launched Work.com, a B2B community publishing platform featuring more than 1,900 business how-to guides contributed by business experts. Business.com was named to the 2006 Inc. 500 and BtoB magazine’s Media Power 50.

Media Contact:

Ben Hanna
VP, Marketing
310.586.4340
ben.hanna@business.com

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