BizProLink Network and ProSavvy Partner To Provide Business Online Services Across Network Of 124 Online Communities.

Business Editors and High-Tech Writers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2001

The BizProLink Network (www.BizProLink.com), a leading aggregator of Web-based software applications (ASPs) within a network of 124 Online Business Communities, and ProSavvy (www.prosavvy.com), a leading provider of Web-based solutions for selecting and managing professional and consulting services announced an alliance.

Boasting a network representing over 17,000 consultants, 1,700 pre-qualified consulting firms and 200,000 additional firms in all practice areas, ProSavvy brings to the table a powerful e-procurement solution that will enable thousands of BizProLink members to quickly identify and hire skilled consulting firms and professional service providers at a reduced cost. BizProLink's new service empowers companies of all sizes to more efficiently and effectively select professional and consulting service providers. BizProLink offers a formalized procedure for identifying, evaluating, qualifying and competitively selecting consulting firms, thus saving money and time.

BizProLink is pleased to add ProSavvy's online consulting services to its wide variety of services currently available including Industry News, HR, Payroll, Accounting, Purchasing, Sales, Marketing, and IT Management to assist businesses in achieving their growth and profitability goals. "Our partnership with ProSavvy underscores BizProLink's continued commitment to expand core service offerings to our members. With this alliance, our members will have quick and easy online access to critical information necessary to find the most professional effective consultant at the best price." said Steven Sponder, Founder and CEO of The BizProLink Network

Both companies have a strong commitment to providing value-added services for their members.

"We are excited about the opportunity to share ProSavvy's competitive process with BizProLink's network of 124 personalized vertical markets," said Joseph C. Campbell ProSavvy's Vice President of Business Development. "We are confident that BizProLink's worldwide audience of business customers will benefit from our integrated system."

About The BizProLink Network

The BizProLink Network is a leading aggregator of web-based software applications (ASP's), which owns and operates 135 industry-specific online communities. Each community serves as a daily "home-page" and essential first "point-of-contact" enabling businesses to interact and transact with one another. BizProLink assists small to mid-sized companies in the management and growth of their businesses by providing over 90 essential customizable online services. Business members are provided with the convenience of a single sign-up procedure and a consolidated bill from multiple unrelated vendors. With over 30 key strategic relationships with companies such as Siebel Systems (Nasdaq:SEBL) and BroadVision (Nasdaq: BVSN), BizProLink members can utilize the web's leading CRM solutions and have the ability personalize every element of their industry home-page to display only vendors, ASP services, and focused content related to their exacting needs. BizProLink also provides essential infrastructure services to ASPs including a world-class Billing Solution, Web Hosting, Personalization Technology, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools and the ability to offer their ASP services within the network of communities. The BizProLink Network was founded in 1999 by Steven R. Sponder, CEO, an online industry visionary who previously founded one of the web's first online B2B communities together with Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) in 1994. Stephen J. Warner, Chairman of CrossBow Ventures, and former Founder and CEO of Merrill Lynch Venture Capital is on BizProLink's Board of Directors. The BizProLink Network received its first round of funding in 2000 from top U.S. and Swiss Venture Capital Investors & Technology Companies including CrossBow Ventures, NETinvest, SMS Securities, and Daleen Technologies (Nasdaq:DALN). For more information about The BizProLink Network, visit www.BizProLink.com or call Yolanda Nieves Stella, 954-535-2899 or email via [e-mail]

About ProSavvy

ProSavvy empowers companies of all sizes to more efficiently and effectively select professional and consulting service providers. By combining Internet-based tools that automate the selection process with detailed capabilities profiles and uncensored quality data on consulting firms, ProSavvy dramatically reduces the time, costs and risks associated with obtaining consulting services. Founded in 1995, ProSavvy is based in Englewood, Colo. ProSavvy has registered over 150,000 business users and boasts clients such as Emerson Electric, Texaco, Sterling Chemicals, and Hasbro. ProSavvy is a member of the SOFTBANK family. For additional information contact D. Nikki Wheeler, [phone], or visit the ProSavvy Web site at www.prosavvy.com.