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UPS And Yahoo! Offer Integrated Shipping Tools

ATLANTA & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2004--UPS (NYSE:UPS) and Yahoo! Inc. today announced the integration of a suite of online UPS shipping tools into Yahoo! Small Business, a leading provider of services enabling small businesses to be successful online.
The tools, now available to Yahoo! Small Business' more than 30,000 merchants, provide easy access to UPS services that allow them to process and ship orders in a more efficient and cost-effective manner, while improving customer satisfaction by displaying key shipment information at check out.

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UPS, Atlanta
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Yahoo!, Sunnyvale
Terra Carmichael, 408-349-6340

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