CertificatesNow.com Appoints Hovey & Fisher to Executive Management Team; Company Hires Vice President of Strategic Development and Vice President of Human Resources.

Business Editors

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2000

CertificatesNow.com(TM), a secure Internet service that electronically stores and delivers certificates of insurance, continues to strengthen its executive management team by adding two new executives.

Gregg Hovey has been named vice president of strategic development and Keith Fisher has been named vice president of human resources. Both will report directly to Bill Mudge, president and CEO.

As vice president of strategic development, Hovey will play a key role in developing relationships, partnerships and alliances with insurance agencies, brokers and insurance companies. He will also identify and foster key partnership opportunities outside of the insurance industry. In addition, he will continue to serve as CertificatesNow.com's general counsel.

"Gregg's legal expertise combined with his strategic counsel will be instrumental as CertificatesNow.com continues to grow and expand," said Bill Mudge, president and CEO of CertificatesNow.com. "His ability to build relationships and form strategic alliances will enable us to obtain our goals."

Since September 1999, Hovey has served as ConfirmNet(TM) Corporation's general counsel and corporate secretary. He began his legal career in the Silicon Valley in 1983 representing technology companies on a variety of issues including intellectual property, trade secrets and corporate governance. In 1991, he co-founded the law firm of Hovey and Kirby where he has served as president.

Fisher brings over 15 years of human resources and management experience to CertificatesNow.com. He is responsible for hiring practices, putting in place infrastructure to manage the growth of the company and establishing operational procedures and policies. He will be instrumental in establishing the corporate culture, as well as the benefit and stock option programs.

"Keith will play a critical role in recruiting top-notch employees and overseeing internal employee programs," said Mudge. "Keith's personable nature and ability to manage people and create teams makes him well-suited to run our human resources department."

Fisher brings a multidisciplinary background to CertificatesNow.com, including healthcare, not-for-profit, architecture and engineering, as well as technology. Prior to joining CertificatesNow.com, Fisher was employed at WebSideStory, where he was vice president of human resources. In this position, he managed all human resource functions including: technical and executive recruitment, benefit programs, compensation design, payroll, incentive stock option program administration, corporate orientation programs and internal communications. Fisher played an instrumental role in introducing a 401(k) plan, Flex Benefits program, tuition reimbursement and staff development activities. He also held positions at Carrier Johnson (San Diego) and Camillus Health Concern Inc. (Miami), and Expert Software (Miami) as a senior product manager.

CertificatesNow.com is a secure Internet service that electronically stores and delivers certificates of insurance. This patent-pending technology allows certificates of insurance to be instantly downloaded or forwarded via fax or email, saving time and money, eliminating paperwork and improving customer satisfaction. Insurance providers and their clients can access and send certificates of insurance 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The parent company developing this service is ConfirmNet Corp., a leading e-commerce service provider for the insurance industry's "back-office" processes. CertificatesNow.com's operating headquarters is located in San Diego. For more information, visit CertificatesNow.com's Web site at www.CertificatesNow.com or call 877/669-8600.

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