York, PA -- September 22, 1997 -- Cyberia Communications, Inc. announced today they have officially launched YorkChat. (http://www.yorkchat.com) YorkChat is the area's first web based chat system and provides a place where York County residents who are connected to the Internet can come and meet other local people with similar interests. Cyberia is making YorkChat available as a free public service, and plans to recoup the cost of providing the service via local Internet advertising.

Cyberia has chosen ichat as the platform for its new YorkChat service. ichat is the leading provider of chat software for the web and is currently being used by some of the best chat systems on the net including Yahoo, Universal Studios, and Sony.

"We are very excited about YorkChat!" says Sara Viener, partner and co-founder of Cyberia. "Chatting on the Internet is just plain fun. The national chat sites are sometimes overcrowded and confusing, we are happy to be able to provide a spot that York Countians can call home."

"Advertising on the Internet is becoming very popular, and until YorkChat, there have not been many viable options for targeting local people on the Internet.," says Adam J. Viener, president of Cyberia. "Internet advertising has a lot of potential. It is really the only media where you can actually purchase a specific amount of impressions and be guaranteed that they will be delivered". "How many billboards have you clicked on to purchase the product or get more information?"

Cyberia Communications, Inc., based in York, PA, is York's Internet Specialist. Recently named the start-up company of the year by the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania, Cyberia specializes in providing easy access to the world of on-line services and is the local resource for helping businesses create a presence on the Internet and World Wide Web. Through their seminars, consulting, and support they make it easy to understand today's technologies so that your time on-line is both productive and fun. Customers can call 717-848-1439 for more information.