1st Net Presents at the Washington D.C., Capital Conference; Sponsored by the Regional Investment Bankers Association.

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 1999--1st Net Technologies Inc. (OTC BB:FNTT), announced today that they have recently returned from presenting their products and services at the Regional Investment Bankers Association (RIBA) Washington Capital Conference held February 11th - 13th in Washington D.C.

RIBA members consist of the top decision-makers from numerous securities broker dealers around the country. Members attend these conferences specifically to discover exciting, new companies for them to get involved with. Every company who presents at these quarterly conferences must be invited and sponsored by a member firm.

1st Net's President, Cliff Smith, was quoted as saying: "This was a very unique opportunity for our Company. Most of the companies that were invited to the conference were exposing themselves to the brokerage community for the first time. We not only had the chance to make them aware of our public stock, but we also were able to solicit our services to the broker dealers and public companies represented at the conference. Because our products and services cater to this industry, we feel we received double the benefit by presenting. All of the companies that were in attendance had excellent stories and exciting products and we felt very fortunate to present our products and services to them."

1st Net was able to make contacts and give presentations to the following companies that have expressed genuine interest in our products and services:

The Atec Group Inc., (NASDAQ:ATEC), a leading system integrator and provider of computer information and technology products and services. Audiohighway.com (NASDAQ:AHWY), offers Internet based information and entertainment service enabling users to download and playback audio content from that Company's web site. The Avalon Correctional Services Inc., (NASDAQ:CITY), where we spoke to Don and Tiffany Smith regarding the usage of some of 1st Nets Interactive business card technology.

The Big Buck Brewery & Steakhouse Inc., (NASDAQ:BBUC), is a large format microbrewery restaurant featuring a lodge theme for over 550 patrons. Cavion.com, (NASDAQ:CAVI), offers secure Internet access and the ability for credit unions and their members to communicate with each other through their own Internet Network. The Cybertel Communications Corp., (OTCBB:CYTO), is building a regional telecommunications network in the western United States that may be a perfect fit with 1st Nets "Mariah" IP Telephony product.

The Eldorado Artesian Springs Inc., (NASDAQ: ELAR, ELDO), is a Colorado based bottled water company opening its doors to the marketing of its natural spring water. The Immtech International Inc., (NASDAQ:IMMT), is a leader in the development and commercialization of a new class of drugs for cancer, and for opportunistic infections including fungal diseases. Marcum Natural Gas Services Inc., (NASDAQ:MGAS), is a diversified provider of energy measurement and data management products and services.

Mediquik Services Inc., (OTCBB:MDQK), just recently signed a contract with 1st Net Technologies to provide Internet marketing and Internet services for their line of products and is associated with the American Diabetes Association. 1st Net is going to be constructing a health browser specifically for this affinity group and is expecting great things with this new relationship. Nuonclogy Labs Inc., (OTCBB:NLAB), conducts research, development, testing and licensing of promising cancer treatment compounds. Sunstar Healthcare Inc., (NASDAQ:SUNS), operates a HMO based in Orlando Florida and has also expressed great interest in 1st Nets interactive business cards.

Talisman Enterprises Inc., (NASDAQ:TALS), is represented by Spencer Trask Securities of New York and is going to become a 1st Net client as well utilizing our interactive business cards and may become a client of the 1st Net Financial Channel in presenting themselves through our unique on-line road show application. The American Education Corp., (OTC BB: AEDU), is a developer and marketer of educational software for grades 1-12 which is a perfect fit for 1st Nets "Crayon Crawler," a secure children's Internet browser. The Netplex Group Inc., (NASDAQ: NTPL), is an information technology services company providing consulting and highly specialized services that maximize enterprise and networked information systems.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

1st Net Technologies Inc. is a full-service Internet design, creation and hosting company, catering to publicly-traded companies and the financial communities and specializing in database capture, maintenance and Internet marketing.

1st Net is also on the leading edge of developing enabling core technologies for the Internet community. The company is currently creating a new industry standard protocol called "Content Based Routing and Delivery."

1st Net Technologies trades on the OTC: Bulletin Board under the symbol "FNTT."