CBQ, Inc. Announces Reliance Technologies to Develop Internet Based Employee Incentive Program for Snelling Personnel Services.

Business/Technology Editors

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2000

CBQ, Inc. (OTCBB:CBQI) The E-Business Marketplace announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Reliance Technologies has been awarded a contract to develop Snelling Personnel Services Xtra Club Employee Incentive Program.

The website being developed is designed to allow employees of Snelling Personnel Services to use the Internet for purchasing items from a catalog by redeeming points earned during their temporary work assignments.

"Reliance Technologies has a proven reputation in developing innovative and reliable e-commerce solutions," said Fred Morache, Vice President, Snelling Personnel Services. "Their focus on our needs and ability to deliver on-time and on-budget solidified our choice."

"It is a pleasure to work with Snelling Personnel Services on the Xtra Club Incentive program," said Greg Allen, President, Reliance Technologies. "Snelling's commitment to using innovative E-business technologies for this program shows their desire to make this program accessible and easy to use for their employees and office managers. Our expertise in this area will allow us to implement a complete E-business solution for Snelling."

Snelling is one of the world's largest providers of Personnel Services for business and industry. The success of millions of people, who have found their jobs through Snelling, reflects the company's strong values and high standards of performance. Since 1951, Snelling has been a career partner to employees and a business partner to employers.

About CBQ, Inc. and Reliance Technologies

CBQ, Inc. The E-Business Marketplace is a total end-to-end provider for implementing customer driven e-business solutions. Through its subsidiaries, Reliance Technologies, Inc. and Priority One Electronic Commerce Corp., it can design, implement, host, build traffic and process payments for its customers' e-business initiatives. ChinaSoft, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBQ, Inc. that is a joint-venture partner with CCSoft Technology Developing, Ltd. (formerly, Beijing Zhongruan Zhixun Technology Developing Co.). Services include Software Development for Enterprise computing and Internet Development. For more information about CCSoft, visit www.ccsoft.com.cn. China Partners, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBQ, Inc. that focuses on facilitating trade and investment opportunities between companies in the United States and Chinese through its trade portal, Chinapartners.net. For more information on CBQ, Inc., visit www.cbq.com.

This news release includes forward-looking statements related to CBQ Inc. that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, quarterly fluctuations in results, the management of growth, market acceptance of certain products and other risks. These forward-looking statements are made in reliance on the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For further information about these factors that could affect CBQ's future results, see the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Prospective investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from management expectations.