IPNet Solutions Joins the IBM Netfinity ServerProven Program; IPNet.Suite Certified on Netfinity Servers.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 1999--IPNet Solutions, Inc., a leader in Enterprise eCommerce solutions, today announced that the company has joined the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Netfinity(R) ServerProven(TM) program. IPNet's Enterprise eCommerce solutions will now be offered to corporations who want to operate IPNet.Suite(R) in an IBM platform environment.

"By validating the IPNet.Suite solution on award-winning Netfinity servers, IPNet Solutions is offering customers a tested e-commerce solution," said Rich Cohen, program director, IBM Netfinity ServerProven Alliances. "IBM's Netfinity servers provide the power, control, scalability and service businesses require to run today's mission-critical e-business applications."

"Companies using IBM Netfinity servers can now realize the benefits of an Enterprise eCommerce solution that works with any network, using any protocol," said Donald E. Willis, Jr., CEO of IPNet Solutions. "IBM is a proven provider of systems and client/server solutions to all industries. We are pleased to join the IBM Netfinity ServerProven program, which clearly strengthens and expands our offering."

The IBM Netfinity ServerProven program is based on a simple idea: thoroughly test what customers are likely to use. This gives commercial software and hardware developers the opportunity to test their business solutions on Netfinity servers in real-world environments, helping reduce integration risks and enabling smoother installations and reliable implementations.

Additionally, the IBM Netfinity ServerProven program is an application compatibility program that focuses on software integration, optimization testing, and implementation tuning of leading, independent business applications for the company's IBM Netfinity and PC server platforms. End users ultimately reap the benefit since vendors can deliver smoother, more reliable software installations, develop and deploy new products and services more rapidly, and provide stronger focus on code compatibility for software releases.

About IPNet Solutions, Inc.

IPNet Solutions, Inc., develops and markets an Enterprise eCommerce solution to the Fortune 5000 marketplace. IPNet Solutions offers Enterprise eCommerce software that supports all trading partner transactions including traditional EDI, Internet EDI, Web EDI, Internet based Buying and Selling, business object exchange, as well as Supply Chain Management (SCM) solutions including Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI). IPNet's products allow businesses to utilize Internet-based open solutions while continuing to leverage their investment in legacy systems and proprietary networks.

IPNet's corporate headquarters is in Newport Beach, Calif., with regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco and Washington, DC. For further information see IPNet's web site at www.ipnet-solutions.com.

KEYWORDS: IPNet, IBM, Netfinity, XML, ERP, Web forms, eCommerce, EDI, electronic commerce, Internet EDI, supply-chain and order-management.

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