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EasyLink Services Corporation, (NASDAQ: EASY), a leading global provider of outsourced business process automation services that transform manual and paper-based business processes into electronic ones, today announced that Stone Insurance, Inc., one of the largest independent insurance agencies based in Louisiana, has selected EasyLink's Integrated Desktop Messaging Service to provide a more reliable, secure and efficient method of processing critical documents in anticipation of a new hurricane season. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, Stone Insurance's reliance on multiple fax machines was becoming more time consuming and costly as the agency grew and the increase in volume taxed the system. In the aftermath of Katrina, Stone Insurance needed to get its operations up and running again as it faced many of the same dilemmas its policyholders were trying to overcome. Needing a cost-effective, easy to use solution that could be quickly implemented and offer greater reliability than traditional phone-line based fax machines, Stone Insurance selected EasyLink's Integrated Desktop Messaging Service which the insurance carrier began using within days. "Communicating with our customers is a critical part of our business as is ensuring critical documents can be safely and successfully transmitted regardless of what weather conditions we're facing," said Suzette Haro, IT Director at Stone Insurance. "EasyLink's Integrated Desktop Messaging Service offered us a proven and reliable system that we could count on to remain operating in the event we face another natural disaster. In addition, we've gained more efficiency and have provided more convenience to our customers as well." "Reliance on traditional faxing absorbs capital, consumes valuable time and is less reliable," said Bill Fallon, Vice President of Product Marketing at EasyLink. "Our Integrated Desktop Messaging Service ensures the highest accuracy, efficiency and savings while also delivering the safety and reliability companies like Stone Insurance need to keep operations running and in communication with customers." For more information about EasyLink's solutions for the insurance industry, please visit http://www.easylink.com/insurance/ About EasyLink Services Corporation: EasyLink Services Corporation (NASDAQ: EASY), headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, is a leading global provider of outsourced business process automation services that enable medium and large enterprises, including 60 of the Fortune 100, to improve productivity and competitiveness by transforming manual and paper-based business processes into efficient electronic ones. EasyLink is integral to the movement of information, money, materials, products, and people in the global economy, dramatically improving the flow of data and documents for mission-critical business processes such as client communications via invoices, statements and confirmations, insurance claims, purchasing, shipping and payments. Driven by the discipline of Six Sigma Quality, EasyLink helps companies become more competitive by providing the most secure, efficient, reliable, and flexible means of conducting business electronically. For more information, please visit www.EasyLink.com. About Stone Insurance, Inc. Stone Insurance, Inc. is a one of the largest independent insurance agencies in Louisiana and currently has offices in Metairie and Mandeville. The company provides coverage for client operations in 27 states, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Mexico. For more information, please visit www.stoneinsurance.com. This news release may contain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to the future events or the future financial results of EasyLink. Investors are cautioned that such statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating such statements, investors should specifically consider the various factors which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated from such forward-looking statements, including the matters set forth in the Company's reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.