j2 Global Continues International Localization of eFax

j2 Global Continues International Localization of eFax

Services now offered in English, Spanish, German, French and Dutch

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- j2 Global Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM), the provider of outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services, today announced the immediate availability of its eFax(R) service in three additional languages -- Spanish, German and French. Service is already provided in English and Dutch. In addition, the Company also accepts payment in additional currencies, including British Pounds and the Euro. Within the next few months, the Company plans to accept other forms of payment, such as European debit cards, and will offer telephone, email and telesales support in all its service languages.

With these capabilities, j2 Global builds on its initiative to expand its international marketing efforts and service offerings by providing a localized user experience tailored by location, language, currency and marketing program. The launch is part of j2 Global's efforts to expand its alliances with major international marketing partners and to roll out the Company's business model throughout Europe.

"The strategy deployed in the Netherlands earlier this year is now being leveraged into other markets throughout Europe," said Mike Pugh, vice president of global marketing for j2 Global Communications. "We anticipate that our localized service platform will enable us to reach many new customers around the world and in the U.S."

About j2 Global Communications

Founded in 1995, j2 Global Communications, Inc., provides outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services to more than seven million individuals and businesses around the world. j2 Global's network spans more than 1,400 cities in 20 countries on five continents. The Company offers faxing and voicemail solutions, document management solutions, Web-initiated conference calling, and unified-messaging and communications services. j2 Global markets its services principally under the brand names eFax(R), j2(R), jConnect(R), JFAX(R), eFax Corporate(R), Electric Mail(R), jBlast(R), eFax Broadcast(TM), PaperMaster(R), Consensus(TM), M4 Internet(R), Onebox(R) and Protofax(R). As of September 30, 2004, j2 Global had achieved 30 consecutive quarters of revenue growth and 11 consecutive quarters of positive earnings. For more information about j2 Global, please visit http://www.j2global.com/.

Contacts
Christine Brodeur Jeff Adelman
Socket Media, Inc. j2 Global Communications, Inc.
310-829-0556 323-372-3617
c.brodeur@socketmedia.compress@j2global.com

"Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Certain statements in this Press Release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995, particularly those contained in the "Business Outlook" portion. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These factors and uncertainties include, among other items: Subscriber growth and retention; variability of usage-based revenue based on changing conditions in particular industries and the economy generally; ability to obtain telephone numbers in sufficient quantities on acceptable terms; protection of the Company's proprietary technology or infringement by the Company of intellectual property of others; the risk of adverse changes in the U.S. or international regulatory environments surrounding unified messaging and telecommunications; and other factors set forth in j2 Global's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). For a more detailed description of the risk factors and uncertainties affecting j2 Global, refer to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by j2 Global on March 15, 2004, and the other reports filed by j2 Global from time to time with the SEC, each of which is available at http://www.sec.gov/.


Source: j2 Global Communications, Inc.

CONTACT: Christine Brodeur, Socket Media, Inc., +1-310-829-0556,
c.brodeur@socketmedia.com, for j2 Global Communications, Inc.; Jeff Adelman,
j2 Global Communications, Inc., +1-323-372-3617, press@j2global.com

Web site: http://www.j2global.com/


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