Re Agreement

RNS Number:2042U
Scoot.com PLC
16 November 2000


                                                               16 November 2000





                                Scoot.com plc



                      Partnership agreement with Vizzavi





Scoot.com plc, "Scoot" or the "Company", the leading buyer-centric European
infomediary, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Vizzavi, the
joint venture between Vodafone Group plc and Vivendi Net.



Under the strategic partnership agreement Scoot will become the preferred
directory service of the Vizzavi multi-access portal. This first level
co-branded service will initially be offered in France and the UK and is
thereafter expected to be rolled-out across Europe as and when the joint
services become available.



In addition the parties expect to work closely together in areas such as
technology and product development and more specifically in respect to a
shared roadmap for personal and location-based services.  The proprietary
Scoot exchange with its geospatial and attribute capabilities is perfectly
positioned to facilitate this seamlessly.



Commenting on today's announcement Robert Bonnier CEO of Scoot said:



Vizzavi is rapidly becoming Europe's most prominent multi-access portal with a
prospective user base of more than 100 million.  Scoot's comprehensive
infomediary service is ideally suited to form an integral part of the unique
Vizzavi value proposition.  As a result of this partnership, we anticipate
that Scoot will generate a significant incremental amount of referral and
transaction revenue in the future.





Evan Newmark CEO of Vizzavi continued by saying:



We are very excited by our relationship with Scoot.  Scoot's success in
developing an offering that harnesses the mobile and traditional internet is
highly complementary to Vizzavi as we expand further into directory,
m-commerce and location based services.





For further information:





Scoot.com plc  Tel  [phone]

Sharon Squire

Director of Corporate Affairs



Buchanan Communication Tel  [phone]

Richard Oldworth


Richard Darby



Vizzavi Tel [phone]

Tavistock Communications

Lulu Bridges






Notes to the editors:



Scoot

Scoot.com plc is a branded infomediary company, creating and facilitating
seamless transactions between buyers and sellers through a range of
multi-access channels in five core vertical markets (home & gardens, business
services, motoring, retailing and travel & entertainment). The Company is
quoted on the London Stock Exchange (SCO.L) and on NASDAQ (SCOP).



Scoot operates in the UK, Netherlands and Belgium. Scoot and Vivendi SA have
recently established a joint venture to roll out the Scoot service across
Europe during the next three years. For more information on Scoot please go to
www.scoot.com.



Vizzavi



Vizzavi is a 50/50 joint venture between Vodafone Group Plc, the world's
leading mobile communications company, and VivendiNet, the internet arm of
Vivendi, Europe's leading media company.  Vizzavi is a multi-access portal
designed to provide services to customers in a consistent format, throughout
Europe, across different platforms, including mobile handsets, personal
computers, television and personal digital assistants.  Vizzavi was
established in July 2000.  For more information on Vizzavi please go to
www.vizzavi.net.