Data Return Announces Codigent and Immedient as New Members of Catalyst Solution Partner Program.

Business/Technology Editors

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2000

New Program Enables Solution Partners to Expand Breadth

of Services for Customers

Data Return Corporation (Nasdaq:DRTN), a leading global provider of advanced managed hosting services for the Microsoft Windows 2000 platform, today announced Codigent and Immedient as the newest members of its Solution Partner Program. Part of Data Return's Catalyst Program, the Solution Partner Program is targeted toward solution providers, web design firms, system integrators and custom software developers. This program gives participants the ability to offer broad based, effective e-business-ready solutions for customers with the security of a fully managed hosted platform.

Codigent provides its customers with fully outsourced Web applications by combining a core set of applications, services and talented professionals. Codigent does this by building customer applications on top of proprietary content and commerce engines. "Data Return has always been our advanced managed hosting partner of choice, as they can deliver a complete fully managed solution to our customers who require Microsoft expertise for their applications," said Tim Unger, Codigent Corporation CEO. "With the addition of the Solution Partner Program, Codigent will now be able to offer a more robust hosted application solution.

Additionally, we can pass along the benefits of program participation to our customers."

Immedient is a leading provider of e-business solutions that assist clients with building and reengineering businesses for digital commerce. Immedient provides its clients with strategic consulting and development to help clients define their Internet. Immedient's eSolutions integrate three key concepts -- technology, strategy and creativity -- delivering reliable, scalable and sustainable results. "The fact that both Data Return and Immedient believe in delivering quality results for our clients have made us a great team as we go into new and existing clients to service their Internet needs," said Keith Kravitz, vice president of Immedient, Florida. "We believe as a Data Return Partner we will be able to develop long lasting relationships with our clients due to our ability together to be a reliable outsourced Internet solution provider."

"The Catalyst Solution Partner Program was developed to help accelerate Data Return's solution partners' business models," said David A. George, director of business development for Data Return. "Data Return has architected and manages some of the largest e-business deployments to date based on the Microsoft platform. On all of these deployments, Data Return works extensively with the development partner to accelerate the time to market for the customer." George went on to say, "We have a term for this - team of experts. Data Return focuses 100% on the managed services aspect of the business, while our partners focus on their core competencies to develop the best possible solution for the customer. The Catalyst Solution Partner Program will take our team-of-experts model to the next level."

About Data Return

Managing applications for more than 1,000 companies worldwide, Data Return is a leading global provider of advanced managed hosting services based on Microsoft technologies. By specializing exclusively on the Microsoft platform, Data Return provides customers with in-depth technical support and highly redundant, scalable hosting solutions. Data Return customers include Microsoft, Compaq Computer Corporation, RadioShack.com, Texas Instruments, First USA Bank, and many others. In addition to managed hosting services, Data Return also provides managed infrastructure services that enable the rapidly growing market of Application Service Providers (ASPs). Strategic partners and equity shareholders in Data Return include Microsoft, Compaq Computer Corporation, and Level 3 Communications. For more information, visit www.datareturn.com.

About Immedient

Immedient's clients achieve economic benefits through digital commerce. Immedient provides strategy and technology consulting, interactive services and e-business solutions, including e-commerce, customer relationship management, custom application development and technology infrastructure services to Global 1000 and emerging businesses. For more information on Immedient Corporation please call 1-800-324-3469, or to view the company's web site visit http://www.immedient.com.

This press release contains forward-looking information. Actual results may differ materially due to a number of risks, including changes in external competitive market factors, changes in or an inability to execute Data Return's business strategy, unanticipated changes in the hosting industry, the economy in general and changes in the use of the Internet. Data Return cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties summarized under the heading "Risk Factors" in Data Return's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended March 31, 2000 and are updated from time to time through the filing of reports and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Data Return does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

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