AlphaTrade.com To Provide Personal VPN Accounts.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2000

AlphaTrade.com (OTCBB:EBNK) today announced that the company will provide an optional Virtual Private Networks (VPN) to all E-Gate corporate and individual clients.

This option is unique on the web and will be included with any subscription to E-Gate at no additional charge at the request of the subscriber.

The personal VPN access will allow E-Gate subscribers to utilize the security of Triple DES encryption. This type of encryption will enable all transactions, stock portfolios, credit card billings and any other information sent between the subscriber and AlphaTrade.com to be private and secure. This level of security will prevent hackers from getting into AlphaTrade's data base like the recent invasion into Microsoft's (Nasdaq:MSFT) data base and credit card information where almost 25,000 credit card numbers were accessed including Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft.

"Virtual Private Network technology is the latest explosion to hit the online marketplace. VPN's provide encryption levels three (3) times the strength of its predecessor -- single DES encryption. AlphaTrade's personal VPN accounts will allow our subscribers, including large corporate accounts, to have the ability to encrypt all data traffic that passes through publicly shared network infrastructures like the Internet preventing the capture of that data by hackers. These personal VPN accounts are the latest weapon in the current fight against hackers. Some research shows that it would take over 50 years and a thousand of the fastest Pentium-based computer systems to break the Triple DES encryption stream," says Eric Hines, Chairman and CEO of AlphaForce.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphatrade.

"The personal VPN account is optional and will available at no additional cost to the subscriber as early as April 15, 2000. AlphaTrade is fully aware of the concerns for privacy when it come to financial data and how crucial it is to keep personal information out the hands of hackers," says Gordon Muir, Chairman of AlphaTrade.com. "This is certainly the best solution that we are aware of and providing it for free is just another reason AlphaTrade continues to lead the way for equity management systems."

The VPN personal accounts for E-Gate monthly subscribers will be available from the AlphaTrade web site. AlphaTrade.com will provide the accounts for Linux, Microsoft Windows(TM) 9x/NT4, and even MAC OS(TM). Instructions on how to install these accounts will be available on the Alphatrade website as well as directions on how to take steps to further increase the security of your own personal or corporate networks or work domain.

AlphaTrade.com is a true E-Commerce Internet-based company with "Web-to-desktop" convergence technologies, applications and Network solutions. There is no need to purchase any software, no upgrades to download, no plug-ins needed, no constant refreshing of static web pages and no requirement for special hardware. These unique financial applications are designed to offer computer users secure business and personal program choices available anytime, anywhere, through any modem or cable connection.

Subscriptions to the E-Gate financial applications are handled online at www.alphatrade.com through a secure VPN system or if you wish, contact the company directly toll-free at 877/288-7799.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained herein which are not historical fact are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, certain delays in testing and evaluation of products and other risks detailed from time to time in AlphaTrade's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.