BizProLink Portal Kicks Off Nationwide Advertising Campaign in September Issue of ''Business 2.0''.

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 1999--

Online Campaign Coincides With Launch Of

100 Business-to-Business Commerce Communities

BizProLink, (www.bizprolink.com) the Business-to-Business eCommerce Marketplace of 100 professional portal communities, kicked off their advertising campaign today in the online September issue of "Business 2.0" magazine. The campaign highlights the company's 16 current vertical communities, and announces next week's launch of 84 additional B-to-B eCommerce communities. Banners and buttons will boast the new blue and white colors of BizProLink and run on the front and feature pages of the online publication.

"This month's issue of Business 2.0 is very important to us. It predicts the successful future of Business-to-Business eCommerce," said BizProLink advertising director Robert Sponder. "There is a Business-to-Business eCommerce revolution underway, and now it is time to invest in expanding BizProLink's brand awareness. We were waiting for the perfect opportunity and this was it."

September's "Business 2.0" features "The Web's Trillion-Dollar Secret" with profile stories on B-to-B companies including PlasticsNet, Tradex, VerticalNet (Nasdaq:VERT). According to Forrester Research estimations, B-to-B commerce will grow from $43 billion in 1998 to $1.3 trillion by 2003, accounting for 9.4% of total U.S. business sales.

BizProLink intends to capture a substantial portion of the $65 billion in fees that will be generated when businesses transact with other businesses on the web. Depending on volume, the company charges vendors between 3% and 7% of the total transaction dollar amount. BizProLink's communities are positioned as the infomediaries and electronic hubs that occupy the space between buyers and sellers in eCommerce marketplaces.

About BizProLink

Privately-held BizProLink Corp. (www.bizprolink.com) was founded in 1999 by former MSN Microsoft Network (Nasdaq:MSFT) content partners. The Network functions as the first point-of-contact for buyers and sellers in the same industry. BizProLink is currently localizing it's network of vertical Business-to-Business communities for distribution in 12 countries over the next 2 years, and has built 100 vertical portals in the following 14 industries: Agriculture, Art & Recreation, Building & Construction, Business & Finance, Healthcare & Lifestyle, Hospitality, Information Technology, Manufacturing & Industrial, Media & Telecommunications, Natural Resources, Non-Profit, Public Administration & Government, Science and Transportation.

BizProLink has established strategic partnerships with DoubleClick (Nasdaq:DCLK), MapQuest (Nasdaq:MQST), AccuWeather, CommTouch (Nasdaq:CTCH), OfficeMax (Nasdaq:OMX), Nordby International, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET), Fination, TSCentral, DeLisi&Ghee and Smart Agreements. BizProLink offers several opportunities within the 100 business-to-business portals for companies and industry professionals to partner with BizProLink. For more information, log on to www.bizprolink.com.