Worcester, Mass., June 5, 2000 - Bulbs.com, a privately-held ecommerce light bulb supplier, and Philips Lighting Company announced today an agreement that makes Bulbs.com a principal online distributor of Philips' light bulbs.

"We are thrilled that Bulbs.com will have Philips Lighting Company's industry leading lighting products available to offer to our ecommerce customers," said Steven Rothschild, CEO of Bulbs.com. "Our new relationship is a win for both companies. We benefit from working with a world-class light bulb manufacturer and Bulbs.com is able to use its proven online technology to quickly provide quality online service and the best light bulbs to our ecommerce customers."

Bulbs.com has successfully filled the industry need for a simplified ordering of this highly specialized and varied commodity. For the last year, Bulbs.com has provided business-to-business customers with one-stop shopping for light bulbs using its sophisticated technologies, eSpec searchable database and the patent-pending BulbTrack(TM) smart reordering system. Most recently, Bulbs.com partnered with Gage Marketing Group LLC to expand its extensive warehousing and order fulfillment services. Now Bulbs.com can provide its customers with same day shipment of orders when received by 2 p.m. EST.

"Our relationship with Bulbs.com helps Philips penetrate the rapidly expanding ebusiness market while remaining focused on what we do best: manufacturing innovative, high quality light bulbs." said Steve Goldmacher, Director, Public Affairs for Philips Lighting Company. "With access to the industry's leading technology for ordering light bulbs on the Web, we have enhanced our ability to meet the online needs of our national accounts."

In addition to product selection, Bulbs.com customers will have access to the industry's most cost-effective distribution system that guarantees fast product delivery.

About Bulbs.com
Bulbs.com, headquartered in Worcester, Mass. is the only online light bulb supplier to offer an easy, complete purchasing process with the eSpec(TM) searchable database and BulbTrack(TM) smart reordering technology. Launched in August 1999, Bulbs.com acquired 2000 new customers within their first three months of business and continues to grow. The company is located at 408 Pleasant Street, Worcester, Mass., 01609, and can be reached by telephone at 508-363-2800 or on the Web at https://www.bulbs.com.

About Philips
Headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, Philips Lighting Company markets more than 3,000 lighting products to the retail, industrial commercial, consumer and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) markets. Philips Lighting innovations have included ALTO low-mercury lamp technology, the compact fluorescent lamp, QL Induction Lighting and the halogen automotive headlamp. As part of the largest lighting company in the world, Philips Lighting employs almost 10,000 people in manufacturing, sales and distribution facilities throughout North America. The Philips Consumer Information Network number is 1-800-555-0050.

Philips Lighting Company Worldwide can be accessed at http://www.lighting.philips.com. Philips Lighting North America can be accessed at http://www.lighting.philips.com/nam.