Aden Enterprises Announces Strategic Investment.

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1996--ADEN ENTERPRISES INC. (OTC: ADEN) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 50% of US Processing Inc. (USPI). The purchase price is $2.0 million.

US Processing is a provider of cost-effective transaction processing services primarily to small and medium sized financial institutions. USPI services include single-point settlement and monitoring of an institution's automated teller machines (ATMs), authorization of transactions, network access and card management. The company also delivers implementation and support services, including project and account management, 24 hours a day. USPI uses Tandem NonStop Himalayas in addition to IBM mainframe technology.

USPI has a strategic alliance with Transaction Systems Architects Inc. (NASD: TSAI), the parent company of Applied Communications Inc. (ACI) and U.S. Software Inc. (USSI). USPI uses ACI's BASE24 software and USSI's TRANS24 solutions. ACI and USSI are recognized world leaders in transaction processing software with over 450 customers operating over 1,000 systems in 56 countries and six continents. The agreement between USPI and TSAI allows the two companies to exchange technical, strategic and market development information.

As part of the transaction, TSAI was given an option to invest $750,000 into Aden common stock.

Aden Enterprises is a holding company focused in the following specialized telecommunications and Internet-related markets: the packaging, marketing and distribution of integrated voice, fax and Internet products and services; the fulfillment of high-technology software products and services; professional services supporting the high-technology industry such as training, education and consulting; and operation and acquisition of other related businesses as appropriate.

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