@pos.com Named One of Silicon Valley's Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Deloitte & Touche ``Fast 50'' Program.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2000

@pos.com, Inc. (www.atpos.com)(OTCBB:EPOS) has been ranked 20th to Deloitte & Touche's prestigious "Fast 50" Program for Silicon Valley, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the area. Rankings are based on the percentage of growth in revenues from 1995-1999 (five-year period).

@pos.com's Chairman of the Board and Acting CEO, Mike Dorsey, credits the company's innovative digital signature capture and web-enabling point-of-sale technology products with the 4,003 percent revenue growth over the past five years. Mr. Dorsey remarked, "@pos.com's large increase in revenues was due to the demand for our innovative point-of-sale solutions. We were able to address the retail market need for secure credit and debit payment transactions and electronic signature capture. As we move forward to further expand our business in the point-of-sale and now, the point-of-presence environments, @pos.com has become a provider of intellectual capital by licensing our technology to major industry players."

"In today's fast-paced world of technology, where multi-million dollar technology companies seem to appear overnight, it's an honor to be named one of the fastest growing technology companies. We commend @pos.com for making the commitment to technology and delivering on the promise of market longevity," said Paul Higo, Partner -- High Technology Services, San Jose, CA.

@pos.com's increase in revenues of 4,003 percent over the five-year period of 1995 to 1999 resulted in a 20th ranking overall in the Fast 50 for Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50 region. The average increase in revenues among companies who made the Fast 50 for this region was 7,142 percent. National average for all 21 regions was 3,554 percent.

To qualify for the Fast 50, companies must have had operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 1995 and $1,000,000 in 1999, must be public or private companies headquartered in Silicon Valley and be "technology companies" defined as companies that produce technology, manufacture a technology product or devote a high percentage of effort to research and development of technology.

Winners of the 21 regional Fast 50 programs in the United States are automatically entered in the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 program, which ranks the nation's top 500 fastest growing technology companies. For more information on the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 or Fast 500 programs, visit www.fast500.com.

About @pos.com

@pos.com, Inc. (OTCBB:EPOS) is the pioneer in Web-enabling the point-of-sale and point-of-presence environments. @pos.com's technology allows its licensing partners and customers to utilize secure interactive transaction products for electronic signature capture, debit and credit payments, display advertisements, promotions, and surveys. The company was previously named PenWare and MobiNetix Systems, Inc., known for its PW 3100 and PenWare 1100 and 1500 signature capture terminals. For more information, see www.atpos.com, email to [e-mail], or call 408/468-5400.

About Deloitte & Touche

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Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including price and product competition, design acceptance by customers, financing constraints, the ability to manufacture new products in sufficient volume, general economic conditions, and other risks as detailed from time to time in SEC reports and filings by @pos.com.