Electron Economy and DigitalThink Team Up to Meet Growing Global Training Demand; Web-Based Courseware Available in English, Japanese, German, French, and Spanish.

Business Editors & High Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2000

DigitalThink (NASDAQ:DTHK) and Electron Economy today announced a strategic partnership to develop and deliver multilingual Web-based technology training courses to Electron Economy's customers, employees, and business partners worldwide. The project enables Electron Economy to accelerate the proliferation of its technology platform, InternetTONE(TM), providing businesses with a highly scalable back-end infrastructure that efficiently manages all aspects of the global supply chain, including order management, warehousing, fulfillment, delivery, customer relationship management and reverse logistics.

"The growing demand for Electron Economy training from our partners, customers, and employees worldwide made DigitalThink the logical choice for meeting such demand through e-learning," said Jon Slangerup, chairman and CEO of Electron Economy. "DigitalThink's award-winning e-learning solution provides us with the ability to deliver consistent training localized for a geographically dispersed audience that includes speakers of English, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese worldwide."

DigitalThink will develop a comprehensive curriculum that will launch from Electron Economy's central e-learning portal, Electron Economy University. InternetTONE is a commerce-enabling technology platform that integrates disparate supply chain business processes to increase visibility and process intelligence, reduce inventory levels and improve coordination between buyers and sellers. The course curriculum available through Electron Economy University will target three areas:

-- Developer Certification - To inform, train and certify

prospective developers of XML translators for InternetTONE.

-- Executive Awareness - To enable executives at Electron Economy

partners to effectively communicate its vision, strategy,

value propositions, and technology platforms.

-- Consultant Training - To enable Electron Economy strategic

partners to effectively engage clients using the plan/build/run

methodology.

"Smart companies, like Electron Economy, who are focused on proliferating their technologies, winning new customers, improving employee performance and developing business partners, have embraced DigitalThink's e-learning vision as the right solution for meeting their objectives," said Keith Carlson, chief customer officer at DigitalThink. "Electron Economy's new e-learning solution will enable it to cost-effectively provide unparalleled customer-service while simultaneously cutting infrastructure costs and increasing sales for its customers.

About DigitalThink

DigitalThink (NASDAQ:DTHK) is the leading provider of e-learning solutions to Fortune 1000 companies. DigitalThink offers a 100% Internet-based solution that combines course content aligned with business objectives, a compelling, results-oriented e-learning experience, reporting tools that allow easy tracking and ROI measurement, and fully integrated technologies that are completely outsourced. DigitalThink e-learning solutions are already at work boosting employee efficiency, fostering customer loyalty and improving sales channel performance at smart companies such as EDS, GE Capital, KPMG Consulting, Charles Schwab & Company, Cisco Systems, Tenet Healthcare, Deutsche Bank, and Circuit City. Visit DigitalThink at www.digitalthink.com for comprehensive information.

About Electron Economy

Electron Economy has combined advanced Internet technology and world-class supply chain expertise to pioneer the intelligent commerce-enabling technology platform called InternetTONE. InternetTONE provides real-time optimization throughout the global value chain. More than a mere messaging platform, InternetTONE intelligently integrates disparate business processes into one commerce flow - managing the funds, goods and information among enterprises, exchanges and networks. In addition to lowering cost and improving cycle time, this open platform thinks and acts on its own by efficiently resolving value chain complexities before they impact customers. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.electroneconomy.com. Founded in April 1999, Electron Economy, Inc. is privately held and is based in Cupertino, CA.

The statements contained in this release that are not purely historical are forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding DigitalThink's expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Forward looking statements include statements regarding future sales and the growth of the e-learning market. All forward looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to DigitalThink as of the date hereof, and DigitalThink assumes no obligation to update any such forward looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from DigitalThink's current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, our limited operating history, expected fluctuation of our quarterly revenues, our ability to recognize revenues in accordance with our expectations, successful hiring and retention, the strength of our brand awareness, and other factors and risks discussed in DigitalThink's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.