BizBuyer Forms Strategic Partnership Agreement With Insight.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2000

Leading Business-to-Business Marketplace Joins Forces With Global Direct Marketer of Name Brand Computers, Hardware and Software

BizBuyer, Inc. (http://www.bizbuyer.com), the leading online business-to-business, request-for-quote (RFQ) sourcing solution for growing businesses, today announced a strategic partnership with Insight (Nasdaq:NSIT), a leading global direct marketer of name brand computers, hardware and software. Under the terms of the agreement, BizBuyer will build a co-branded (RFQ) marketplace for Insight that will enable their customers to source a wide range of essential business products and services from highly qualified vendors. In addition, Insight will be a premier commerce partner within BizBuyer's computers category.

Through the co-branding agreement, BizBuyer's marketplace will be an integral part of Insight's SmartBusiness.Insight.com that includes a suite of other business services, expert advice, bulletin boards and editorial content. Insight's business customers will now have direct access to BizBuyer's sophisticated RFQ purchasing solution that provides the resources and technology to quickly and efficiently locate qualified vendors, compare customized quotes and make informed purchasing decisions. BizBuyer's service allows Insight customers to source dozens of business products and services ranging from office furniture to long distance, IT consulting and Web design. Insight customers will also have access to BizBuyer's proprietary buying guides that educate the buyer before making a purchasing decision. Insight intends to market the co-branded BizBuyer solution to its member base through multiple channels. In addition, Insight will provide BizBuyer's customers with customized quotes on a wide range of brand name desktops, notebooks and servers through BizBuyer's computers category.

"This strategic partnership with BizBuyer is a unique opportunity for Insight's business customers to source the products and services they need to run their businesses more efficiently," said Dino Farfante, chief operating officer of Insight. "BizBuyer's marketplace offers them instant access to pre-qualified vendors that provide the products and services their growing businesses need to compete in today's market. Adding BizBuyer's RFQ service to our SmartBusiness.Insight.com will create a powerful one-stop destination for all our customers to manage their purchases."

"Insight's selection of BizBuyer as its official partner further validates our leadership as the most sophisticated RFQ sourcing solution for small and mid-sized businesses," said Bernard Louvat, chairman, founder and chief executive officer of BizBuyer. "Our partnership with Insight demonstrates the value of our services which we'll continue to build upon to help Insight maintain its leadership position as the smart destination for computer and software needs. This strategic partnership with Insight will bring additional customers and increased revenues for both companies."

About BizBuyer, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, with offices in London, England, BizBuyer is the leading online competitive sourcing solution for rapidly growing businesses. The company provides a request-for-quote service that enables businesses to purchase a wide-range of business products and services through competitive quotes from highly qualified suppliers. BizBuyer currently has more than 67,000 registered members and 34 product and service categories. Vertical market categories range from business consulting and IT consulting to Internet access, Web design and Web hosting. Since the Fall of 1998, BizBuyer has raised more than $65 million in funding from leading venture capitalists and strategic partners that include Staples.com, Times Mirror Chandler Trust Ventures, CMGI's @Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, eCompanies Venture Group, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Ventures, US Venture Partners, Intel and a host of angel investors that includes eBay's Meg Whitman.

About Insight

Insight Enterprises, Inc., a Fortune 1000 company, is a holding company composed of the following operating units: Insight Direct Worldwide, Inc. (Insight) is a leading global direct marketer of computers, hardware and software, offering a broad line of more than 110,000 brand name products primarily to businesses in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany. Insight sells products via the Internet and by a staff of customer-dedicated account executives utilizing proactive outbound telephone-based sales, electronic commerce and electronic marketing. PlusNet Technologies, Ltd., (PlusNet) a 95% owned subsidiary of Insight Direct Worldwide, Inc., is an Internet ("ISP") and applications ("ASP") service provider providing Internet access and value-added Internet services within the United Kingdom to residential, small- and medium-sized business and corporate customers. Direct Alliance Corporation (DAC) is a global outsourcing provider of web marketing, sales and transactional management services for traditional and e-commerce companies. For additional Company information, call 480/902-1001 in the United States or visit www.insight.com, www.plus.net.uk or www.direct-alliance.com.