Adds Starter Kit and Bar-coding, Now Part of Store to Door

WOBURN, Mass. (Business Wire EON) April 14, 2008 -- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.

The purchase of Collegeboxes makes sense for Store to Door. As a provider of mobile storage, Store to Door has been a long standing partner of Collegeboxes. Collegeboxes will retain its autonomy, identity, systems and operations but will have access to all of Store to Door's services and facilities.

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COLLEGEBOXES JOINS STORE TO DOOR; BEEFS UP STUDENT BENEFITS

Adds Starter Kit and Bar-coding, Now Part of Store to Door

Collegeboxes (www.collegeboxes.com), the nation’s largest and most comprehensive college storage and moving company, announces operational improvements as part of its recent acquisition by Store to Door -- a national mobile self-storage company, owned by serial entrepreneur Jim Wayman. Through Store to Door, Collegeboxes will benefit from a patent pending box and bar-coding system, online tracking, date stamping and other infrastructure improvements.

Commenting on the acquisition, Josh Kowitt, Vice President of Sales and Marketing says “to improve our operations Collegeboxes will use Store to Door’s proprietary bar-coding system, developed and successfully utilized by Store to Door for over 10 years.” Although Collegeboxes is already the largest college storage company in the nation, this opportunity allows Collegeboxes to improve service and add important customer-focused features.

Wayman said, “The purchase of Collegeboxes makes sense for Store to Door. As a provider of mobile storage, Store to Door has been a long standing partner of Collegeboxes. Collegeboxes will retain its autonomy, identity, systems and operations but will have access to all of Store to Door’s services and facilities.” Earlier in his career, Wayman founded Safesite Records Management Corp. (now Iron Mountain). He is a seasoned entrepreneur with an eye toward business development and operations.

The Starter Kit

At the beginning of the storage process, each student receives a Starter Kit, ordered at www.collegeboxes.com. Two days later, UPS delivers five large (4.0 cu. ft.) double-walled Collegeboxes, label pouches, markers, tape and a video showing students how to build their own boxes. This box kit makes the service simpler and faster for students, who are no longer required to pick up boxes from a central location.

About Collegeboxes

Collegeboxes is the largest collegiate shipping and storage provider in the nation. Originally the subject of a class project at Duke University, Collegeboxes was created as a solution to the inadequate storage options available to students. Today, the company has 50 schools as customers and provides services such as Ship to School, Study Abroad and Summer Storage. Through the company’s commitment to technology and comprehensive recruitment of talented on and off campus managers, Collegeboxes has developed an efficient system to provide shipping and storage services. Service highlights include online registration, account management, bar-coding, toll-free customer support and door-to-door pickup and delivery.

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