Brinkman Technologies to Offer Free Video Teleconferencing for Families of Military Personnel Serving in Bosnia.

Business/Technology Editors

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2000

Face-to-face meetings with family members to help cope with

long-term overseas mission

For the many families of Reserve, active duty and National Guard personnel stationed in Bosnia as part of NATO's peacekeeping task force, Brinkman Technologies, Inc. (BTI) is now offering "face-to-face" reunions via its Video Teleconferencing (VTC) facilities.

Beginning July 1st, BTI will open its doors to these community members on a weekly basis to provide a period of private, personal conversations with loved ones serving overseas. Meetings via VTC will be held every Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. There will be no charge for the services.

With the United States expanding its world leadership position, the possibility of U.S. Reserve and National Guard soldiers serving an extended period of duty overseas becomes more likely. Many members of the Texas Army National Guard's 49th Armored Division were deployed in January 2000 to serve as part of Task Force Eagle in support of NATO's peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Craig Yarbrough, BTI's vice president and manager of cash management services, was among those deployed.

Other than limited access to official video teleconferencing provided by the military, BTI's new service will be the only means by which soldiers will be able to see and hear their family members live over the Internet. Because of the limited availability of military VTC for personal use, soldiers have had to wait as long as two hours to participate and have received as little as three minutes to spend with their families during each session. The BTI solution offers a significant improvement in the amount of time military personnel will be able to spend with their families via VTC throughout the duration of their deployment in Bosnia.

Mark Brinkman, BTI's president and chief executive officer, decided to offer the VTC service as an additional way to show his support of Mr. Yarbrough's military service, as well as providing a much-needed service to the Dallas/Ft. Worth community.

"Losing a key employee during a period of incredible company growth was difficult, but we certainly wanted to show our support to Craig as he is committed to serving his country," said Mr. Brinkman. "Long-term overseas assignments are a major disruption in the lives of the soldiers, their families and their employers. Our goal is to give these families a better way of staying in touch during the mission in Bosnia, and make this time less difficult for all."

Mr. Brinkman will fly to Bosnia on July 1, along with other individuals and business executives, to be honored for their contributions and support as employers of National Guard and Reserve soldiers. Other companies with executives attending the Independence Day celebration with U.S. soldiers in Bosnia include the U. S. Postal Service, Oregon Dept of Corrections, USA Honda, McClennan County Detention Center, Spectrum Health Systems Inc., Staratfor Inc., Baltimore City Police Department and Thomas D. Bryne, Inc. Also participating in the festivities are many members of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. Dallas families interested in using BTI's VTC facilities must send a request to 1st Lieutenant Craig Yarbrough at [e-mail] by the Wednesday preceding the scheduled visit.

About Brinkman Technologies, Inc. (BTI)

Brinkman Technologies, Inc. (BTI) was founded in 1984 in Carrollton, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. In 1986, BTI introduced PowerLine, the first PC-based, multi-tasking cash management system operating in a private network environment. BTI now offers a full suite of services for financial institutions, including electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP), corporate cash management, home banking, Internet banking, fax reporting, wireless financial applications and ACH. In April 2000, BTI spun-off its EBPP product line as a separate company, NextBill.com. Sixty percent of the new company has since been acquired by Eagle Bancshares, Inc. of Atlanta. Visit www.banksystems.com or www.nextbill.com for more information.