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Hello Direct Featured in New CNET Cordless Telephone Category

    SAN JOSE, Calif., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Hello Direct, Inc.
(Nasdaq: HELO), the leading developer and direct marketer of desktop telephony
and equipment interface products, announced today that its cordless telephones
are now listed in CNET's new Cordless Telephone Category within the CNET
Consumer Electronics site ( http://electronics.cnet.com ).  CNET Web site
users will be able to obtain information and pricing on Hello Direct cordless
telephones, link to the Hello Direct Web site, and purchase the full range of
Hello Direct products and services.
    In addition to finding Hello Direct products in the category listings,
users who search the entire CNET site for cordless phones will find the Hello
Direct products.  "We are very pleased to appear on the CNET site," said
Michael Young, VP, CIO, and Chief E-Business Officer of Hello Direct.  "What
the two companies have in common is a dedication to helping customers make
intelligent purchase decisions.  CNET is a broadly recognized industry leader
in this area.  Hello Direct, through its extensive Information Network
( http://www.hellodirect.net ) and bimonthly E-mail newsletter, is the leading
online source for telecom information for small and medium-sized businesses."

    About Hello Direct
    Hello Direct, Inc. (Nasdaq: HELO) is the leading developer and business-
to-business direct marketer of desktop telephony and equipment interface
solutions, including headsets, teleconferencing, wireless, and related desktop
products.  Through a combination of distinctive catalogs, outbound
telemarketing, and internet sales channels, the Company offers a broad
selection of commercial grade solutions to its customers' evolving
communications needs.  For more information on Hello Direct, Inc., please
visit http://www.hellodirect.com , the leading online source of telecommunications
information, products and services.

    About CNET Networks
    CNET Networks, Inc. is the leading content network providing news and
information to buyers and sellers all over the world.  The CNET Internet site,
http://www.cnet.com , is the world's most trusted source of information on computers,
the Internet and technology, serving millions of users each day.  CNET's Web
content has also been localized for seven Asia Pacific markets: Hong Kong,
Singapore, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Australia.  CNET's award-winning
television and radio programs are seen in 100 countries world wide as well as
on CNBC and other national distribution in the U.S. CNET Data Services
licenses its multi-lingual product database to U.S. and European online
computer retailers, resellers and e-commerce companies.  In March 2000, CNET
acquired mySimon, the Internet's largest comparison shopping service, with
more than 200 categories and over 2000 merchants.  CNET currently has
investments in cash and marketable securities that are valued at more than a
half billion dollars.


SOURCE Hello Direct, Inc.




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