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Press release

Alliance with leading games retailer offers access to latest releases at discount rate.

Customers of Demon, the Internet brand of Thus, can now buy computer games like Quake 3, KingPin and Half-Life at a reduced cost.

Thus has teamed up with theslammer.com, the UK's largest games retailer and online games portal, to give Demon customers a 20% discount on all available products until the end of September 2000.

theslammer.com online shop stocks over 5,000 products, which include games, consoles and peripherals and offers free recorded delivery within 48 hours, anywhere in the UK. It is the first games company to have a WAP-enabled site and it recently launched its first WAP game.

"Since its launch at the beginning of the year, theslammer.com has really taken the games industry by storm with a number of 'firsts' and awards," said Ian Stuart, internet access portfolio manager at Thus. "Our subscribers are probably the most knowledgeable games consumers around and we wanted to give them access to products which would meet their high standards."

"theslammer.com offers some of the lowest prices around for computer games," added Stuart. "With this 20% discount, Demon customers can buy the best games at the best price."

"Demon is the original Internet Service Provider and its customers are very discerning when it comes to selecting computer products and games," said Stephen Igweh, COO of theslammer.com. "The revolution in PC games retailing has just begun with quality games available at affordable prices. We're looking to lead this revolution and our developments with WAP technology are just the start of it. Over the next three months, we hope Demon customers take advantage of this offer."

Demon customers can find out more by visiting www.games.demon.net.

NOTES TO EDITORS

Thus plc is one of the UK's leading providers of voice, data, Internet and interactive services, operating principally under the Thus and Demon brands.

Services:
Thus offers a variety of Internet services, principally under the Demon brand in the UK and in the Netherlands. Demon is one of the UK's largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs), serving both the residential and business markets. Demon offers subscription dial up services and business access services, including web hosting, web design, leased line and e-commerce facilities, together with wholesale Internet services and non-subscription Internet access.

Demon has already established itself as the UK's largest web hosting company and one of the largest in the world as reflected in the recent Netcraft survey results. Demon was recently ranked in the top three worldwide ISPs, by Internet Magazine.

Thus offers a wide range of data and telecommunication services, primarily to the UK business market, including direct and indirect switched, freephone, premium rate and other number translation services. The company provides non-switched products including capacity, leased line and managed data services.

Thus is also a leading provider in the call centre services market delivering telemarketing, call centre integration, fulfilment, consulting and disaster recovery services on a fully outsourced basis.

Thus services are available individually or on a fully integrated basis to support individual customer requirements.

Network:
Thus' National Network is fast becoming one of the most technologically advanced networks in the UK, providing the flexibility to deploy services supported by different switching protocols such as ATM, IP and MPLS. The company is currently extending its National Network to more than 8,100km.

For further press information or photography, please contact:
Kath Pooley or Louise Metcalfe at LEWIS, the IT PR agency:
Tel: 020 7802 2626
Fax: 020 7802 2627
Email: kathp@lewispr.com, louisem@lewispr.com

For sales enquiries, please contact Thus:
Tel: +44 (0) 141 567 1234
Fax: + 44 (0) 141 566 3065
Email: sales@let-it-be-thus.com
http://www.let-it-be-thus.com