Advanced Business Sciences Announces Kenneth Macke, Retired Chairman & CEO of Dayton Hudson Corp. to Be an Advisor to Its Board.

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OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2000

Advanced Business Sciences, Inc. ("ABS") (OTCBB:ABSH) announced today that Kenneth A. Macke, retired Chairman and CEO of Dayton Hudson Corp., will serve as an Advisor to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Macke has a distinguished 33-year career with Dayton Hudson Corp. and Target Stores. Mr. Macke became General Merchandising Manager at Dayton Hudson in 1969. In 1973 he joined Target Stores as Senior Vice President. He was named President and Chief Executive Officer in 1976. A year later he was named Chairman and Chief executive Officer and was elected a Senior Vice President of Dayton Hudson.

On February 1981, Mr. Macke was elected President of Dayton Hudson, which had $3.3 billion in revenues. He was named Chief Executive Officer in September 1983 and Chairman and CEO from 1984 until April 1994. Dayton Hudson's 1993 revenues were $19.2 billion.

"It is with great pride that I welcome Ken Macke as an Advisor to our Board," said Ronald W. Muhlbauer, Chairman of the ABS Board of Directors. "Ken brings with him a reputation and expertise which is highly respected in the business community. We look forward to his valuable input as we continue to implement our aggressive business plan."

Commenting on his appointment, Ken Macke stated, "I look forward to working with the Board on being able to bring our product for wireless solutions for tracking and monitoring individuals and corporate assets to the marketplace. Wireless solutions represent a great opportunity for the company's product."

Mr. Macke serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Unisys Corporation and Carlson Companies.

Advanced Business Sciences, Inc. is an Omaha-based global business-to-business communications and information company, providing a broad line of satellite and wireless solutions for tracking, monitoring and reporting of individuals and assets. Its web address is www.abscomtrak.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995. Expressions of future goals and similar expressions reflecting something other than historical fact are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including (i) all of the risks and uncertainties associated with a start-up business; (ii) the Company's present lack of capital and it's ability to obtain capital as needed; (iii) intense competition for GPS products and services; (iv) the timely development and market acceptance of the Company's products and technologies; and (v) the successful integration of acquisitions and lines of business. The actual results that the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligations to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.