BMGI Announces the Release of XMLResources.com -- ``The Most Complete XML Resource On the Web''.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

XML One Fall 2000

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2000

Bits Media Group Inc. (BMGI) announced the official release of XML Resources(TM) (http://www.xmlresources.com) today at the XML One Developers Conference in San Jose.

Described as "the most complete XML resource on the Web," the site offers XML-related products, job listings, whitepapers, forums and other tools for its users.

According to BMGI, software developers face a tough challenge to keep up with today's numerous new technologies. "While there may be many places to find information about technology on the Internet, many of us do not have time to search for them," said Erik Bowman, president of BMGI.

"Although XML (eXtensible Markup Language) has been around for a few years, it has been difficult to find comprehensive information about XML products and services, until now."

To assist developers, BMGI created XMLResources.com. The site relies on the latest Internet searching technology to parse through tens of thousands of Web sites to capture up-to-date information and links related to eXtensible Markup Language (XML).

Additionally, users can add resources directly to the site through its easy-to-use interface. Other features of the site include e-mail service, instant messaging, and forums allowing users to hold ad hoc meetings with other XML professionals.

Heidi Butzine, vice president of Marketing, described the site as "(having) broad appeal, (as) the site contains rudimentary to highly complex information for any level of XML enthusiast."

"This is not a static Web site," she continued, "it is specifically designed for users to interact with one another and to receive answers to XML-related questions from other expert users." User forums at the site currently focus on XML implementation categorized by industry as well as general XML discussion.

BMGI says it has already had a positive response to its beta version of XML Resources and plans to launch an extension to the site located at Expert.XMLResearch.com later this fall. XML Developers in various industries will be able to register their skills, talents, industry expertise and availability with this new service.

Businesses can then use the site to find XML specialists for their specific programming needs. "XML skills are a necessity for almost every industry," stated Bowman. "It is a hot market right now for XML developers and they have expressed the need for a more targeted forum for information and networking."

XML is the new Internet standard for marking up data to facilitate exchanges of information between businesses, independent of semantics, O/S and platforms. It is the enabling technology behind the next generation Internet trading systems such as CommerceOne (Nasdaq:CMRC), Ariba (Nasdaq:ARBA) and Freemarkets (Nasdaq:FMKT), as well as for the leading technology companies such as IBM (NYSE:IBM), Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT), SAP (Nasdaq:SAP), Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL) and Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW).

About Bits Media Group Inc.

Bits Media Group Inc. (BMGI) is a Delaware Corporation with headquarters in Southern California. Later this fall, BMGI will open its second office in Northern California to better serve its user community for each of its core product divisions: XMLResearch.com, iMessenger.com, TheWebShow.com and Open Project(TM).

XML Resources(TM) is a registered trademark of Bits Media Group Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.