ARIS Corporation to Acquire fine.com International; Integrated E-Commerce and Interactive Web Solutions To Be Added to Consulting Portfolio.

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May, 18, 1999--

ARIS Corporation (Nasdaq:ARSC), a leading provider of international IT consulting, training and software, announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of fine.com International (Nasdaq:FDOT) for $12.25 million or approximately $4.55 per share in ARIS stock or a combination of stock and cash. The acquisition significantly expands ARIS' capability in delivering Web-based solutions including strategic web consulting, creative design and technical development.

"During the first quarter, we were engaged in more than 40 e-business projects, generating over $2.5 million in revenue," said Paul Song, president and CEO of ARIS Corporation. "The acquisition of fine.com should nearly double our e-business capability in this high-growth market. Their strengths in creative Web design, e-business strategic planning and e-marketing perfectly compliment our strong enterprise application and integration expertise."

"fine.com has been a pioneer in Internet consulting, building a distinguished customer base that includes Amway Corporation, General Electric, Marriott International, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Mitsui & Co. LTD of Japan, the Nasdaq-Amex Stock Market and Intel Corporation. We are very excited about the capabilities and opportunities in the emerging e-business market that fine.oday's digital economy."

fine.com has ovetional Data Corporation expects Internet-based e-commerce to grow from $32 billion in 1999 to over $425 billitalize on the tremendous opportunity created by the Internet," said Dan Fine, CEO of fine.com. "Together we highest strategic, creative and technical levelsustomers immediately.

ARIS expects the transaction to close sometime during the third quarter. ARIS wihe agreement, ARIS will pay up to $12.25 millionp to $5.25 million cash, depending upon the avewould receive one million shares of ARIS stock h00, plus $1.5796).

Each company's Board of Directors has unanimously approved the transaction. The acqupracticable after August 15, 1999, following satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to closing contained in.com International

fine.com INTERNATIONAL com clients include leading Global 1000 companieogy solutions that enable companies and governmm Microsoft, Oracle, Lotus, PeopleSoft, Cyborg,h over 800 employees worldwide. Its corporate headquarters are located in Bellevue, WA.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the closing of the proposed acquisition and the business synergies anticipated from the acquisition. Actual events and results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, which include the fact that the acquisition is conditioned on the approval of the stockholders of fine.com and uncertainties as to the ability of ARIS to integrate the operations of fine.com with its own, to retain and motivate key personnel, to retain fine.com's existing and prospective customers and to adapt its products and services to the highly competitive and rapidly changing Internet market. Forward-looking statements reflect the opinions and expectations of management at the time the statements are made. ARIS does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements should circumstances or management's opinions and expectations change.