MediaNews Group Continues Company-Wide Rollout of AdStar Technology

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. Among the value -added advertising
services recently integrated into the publishing infrastructure at LANG
newspapers are CityXpress' Marketplace technology and EdgCapture's payment
processing services. The
company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.

AdStar Company Contact: Jeff Baudo, 310-577 -8255, jbaudo@adstar. (Nasdaq: ADST) is the leading provider of e-commerce
transaction software and services for the advertising and publishing
industries., and its Edgil office is located in
North Chelmsford, Mass. For additional information on AdStar, Inc.

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MediaNews Group, Inc.
AdStar , Inc. AdStar's ad transaction infrastructure powers
classified ad sales for more than 40 of the largest newspapers in the United
States, the Newspaper Association of America's bonafideclassifieds . Other risks inherent
in the business of the company are described in Securities and Exchange
Commission filings, including the company's annual report on Form 10-KSB. AdStar's proprietary suite of e-commerce services includes
remote ad entry software and web-based ad transaction services, as well as
payment processing and content processing solutions that are provided
through its Edgil Associates subsidiary , the industry's largest supplier of
automated payment processing services.adstar.

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LANG newspapers include the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Long Beach
Press-Telegram, Los Angeles Daily News, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino
Sun, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, and Whittier Daily News.

About MediaNews Group, Inc. MediaNews Group maintains 74 Web sites for its
daily newspapers and an umbrella site, newschoice., visit http://www.

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AdStar's technology allows advertisers to create, schedule and pay for
classified ads for publication in print and online versions of newspapers
through a single online transaction.8
million unique visitors each month. Actual results may differ from those projected
or implied by such forward-looking statements depending on a number of risks
and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the following: historical
business has already matured , new online business is unproven and may not
generate expected revenues, and Internet security risks .

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MediaNews Group's investment in
upgrading LANG is part of a powerful brand strategy, and we are proud that our
platform received this endorsement. LANG's newspaper web sites also attract more than 1.
In addition, MediaNews Group owns a CBS affiliate in Anchorage, Alaska and
four radio stations in Texas., AdStar, Inc.

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The conversion project was announced
earlier this year and will more than double the number of newspapers served by
AdStar's Web-based products and services. AdStar is headquartered in Marina del Rey, Calif.
"Our latest partnership with MNGi allows their publishers to gain
incremental revenue from a large audience of auto dealers not economically
targeted through traditional newspaper sales efforts," said Leslie
Bernhard, president and chief executive officer of AdStar.

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Today's announcement continues the first phase of MNG's company-wide
conversion of all of its newspapers to AdStar's Web -based ad sales application
and AdStar's E-commerce platform. EdgCapture, Edgil's automated
payment process solution, is currently employed by call centers at more
than 100 of the nation's leading newspaper and magazines. The company undertakes no obligation to revise or
update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
after the date of this release.

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LANG is part of MediaNews Group, Inc. MediaNews Group and its affiliated
companies publish 50 daily newspapers and 121 non-daily publications in 12
states with daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 2.

AdStar to Facilitate Ad Placement Process for Manheim Dealerships With MediaNews Group Interactive Newspapers

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"Empowering LANG with our latest technology
release means advertisers will have access to all of the new options and
features that will be available through the rest of the group's newspaper web
sites.4
million, respectively.com. Actual results may differ from those
projected or implied by such forward-looking statements depending on a
number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the
following: historical business has already matured, new online business is
unproven and may not generate expected revenues, and Internet security
risks.

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Manheim's solution is currently used by
more than 15,000 Manheim Auctions' dealers in MNGi's distribution areas. Other risks inherent in the business of the company are described in
Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the company's annual
report on Form 10-KSB.

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LANG has a paid
circulation of more than 600,000, with 1.
AdStar's XML Gateway Platform Services and EdgCapture payment
processing technologies provide a seamless connection between newspapers'
legacy advertising systems, the publishers ' Web sites, and Manheim's
AdManager. "MNGi offers an
ideal channel for a number of advertisers , and AdStar is working hard to
extend connectivity to them all."
About AdStar, Inc.com
AdStar Media Contact: Kevin Wilson, 513-898-1008,
kwilson@kevinwilsonpr .

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AdStar Media Contact: Kevin Wilson, 513-885-5520,
kwilson@kevinwilsonpr., visit
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million Sunday readers. We are confident that dealers will
appreciate the added control and flexibility of placing and managing their
classified ads from the convenience of the Manheim desktop.

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Los Angeles Newspaper Group Upgrades to Latest AdStar Technology

These features include API-based third-party Web applications, such as
online auctions and event components., and its Edgil
office is located in North Chelmsford, Mass. This connectivity simplifies the ad placement process for
Manheim's automotive dealers and allows them to efficiently create,
schedule and place one or multiple ads from their desktop.

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AdStar's proprietary suite of e-commerce services includes remote
ad entry software and web-based ad transaction services, as well as payment
processing and content processing solutions that are provided through its
Edgil Associates subsidiary, the industry 's largest supplier of automated
payment processing services.

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More Than 15,000 Manheim Dealerships to Have Direct Ad Connection to MNGi
Daily Newspapers

MARINA DEL REY, Calif.
AdStar Company Contact: Jeff Baudo, 310-577-8255,
jbaudo@adstar.

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(MNG), the nation's seventh-largest
newspaper company. is the nation's seventh largest newspaper company,
with headquarters in Denver, Colo. (Nasdaq: ADST) is the leading provider of e-commerce
transaction software and services for the advertising and publishing
industries .
(Nasdaq: ADST), the leading provider of e-commerce transaction software and
services for the advertising and publishing industries, today announced
that MediaNews Group Interactive (MNGi) has signed an agreement to use
AdStar's e-Commerce Platform to connect MNGi's daily newspapers to
Manheim 's AdManager application.
AdStar, Inc.
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This release contains forward-looking statements concerning the
business and products of the company.

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(Nasdaq: ADST ), the leading provider of e-commerce transaction software and
services for the advertising and publishing industries, today announced that
the Los Angeles Newspaper Group (LANG) has upgraded seven of its metropolitan
dailies, located in and around Los Angeles, with the latest AdStar technology. For additional information on
AdStar, Inc.com.

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CareerBuilder, and a growing number of other online and print media companies. Once the
connectivity is completed, automotive dealers will have a direct channel to
MNGi newspapers to place ads 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. AdStar's ad transaction
infrastructure powers classified ad sales for more than 40 of the largest
newspapers in the United States, CareerBuilder , and a growing number of
other online and print media companies. AdStar is
headquartered in Marina del Rey, Calif.com
MNGi Media Contact: Mike Higgins, 303-563-6418,
mhiggins@medianewsgroup.

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"MediaNews Group wanted to deploy comparable E-commerce technology across
all its newspaper web sites in order to ensure that its advertisers across the
country have access to the latest tools to bolster the success of their print
and online advertisements, " stated Leslie Bernhard, president and chief
executive officer of AdStar, Inc.4 million daily readers and 1.com. As
a result of the agreement, Manheim's dealers will be able to use AdManager
to create , schedule and pay for classified ads, and then submit the ads
directly into the advertising systems of MNGi's publications for inclusion
in both print and online editions of the newspapers.

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The upgrade allows consumers in the
Los Angeles area to access the same level of technology soon to be available
through all of MNG's newspapers. AdStar's technology will also allow LANG to easily
integrate additional XML-based applications in the future.
EdgCapture, Edgil's automated payment process solution , is currently employed
by call centers at more than 100 of the nation's leading newspaper and
magazines .adstar.

Forward Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements concerning the business
and products of the company.