Brocker Appoints Simon Jones to Head New Commercial Venture Team.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

AUCKLAND, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2001

Brocker Technology Group Ltd. (Nasdaq:BTGL, TSE:BKI) has appointed Simon Jones to fill the newly created position of General Manager of Commercial Ventures. In this position Mr. Jones heads a team whose role is to evaluate and develop new product offerings, new business opportunities and potential acquisitions. Mr. Jones will also lead Brocker's business planning process.

The initial focus of Mr Jones' activities will include a restructuring of Brocker's Bloodhound product initiatives. The key objective will be to retool the Company's international relationships and business model in a manner that will enable rapid deployment of Brocker's Bloodhound technology, on a global basis, in a profitable manner.

Simon Jones comes to Brocker from KPMG, where he was Director, Financial Advisory Services. In that capacity Mr. Jones has led numerous projects within KPMG's corporate finance and restructuring operations. He has 17 years business experience, the past nine years of which were in professional services, specialising in strategic business planning, financial management, project management, viability assessment and restructuring reviews.

Brocker CEO, Michael Ridgway said Mr. Jones brings solid strategic planning and management skills to Brocker. "His experience in evaluating business opportunities and implementing change will be invaluable as Brocker continues to acquire new technologies and expand its business."

Mr. Jones is a member of the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Turnaround Management Association and the NZ Credit and Finance Institute.

About Brocker Technology Group Ltd.

Brocker Technology Group Ltd. http://www.brockergroup.com is a global innovator in business-to-business communications focusing on application development, consulting services, online services, and vendor services (Brocker's original technology distribution and service business). Brocker's e-communications products, collectively called EC Suite (Enterprise Communication Suite), include Supercession http://www.supercession.com (e-business transaction processing software), Bloodhound http://www.bloodhound.co.nz (one-number communication & unified messaging software) and Powerphone (caller ID software that also displays all of the client's transaction history). Brocker has established partnering agreements with KPMG and PeopleSoft. Brocker's Supercession is designed to integrate with PeopleSoft's non-internet based ERP software.

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