June Felix, CertCo CEO, to Speak On Enabling the E-commerce "Explosion" At the United Nations 7th Interamerican Trade Point Forum.

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2000

June Felix, CEO of CertCo(R), Inc., the leading online risk assurance authority, will explain how B2B security and risk assurance solutions are accelerating the pace of the e-commerce "explosion" at the United Nations 7th Interamerican Trade Point Forum being held later this month.

Speaking on the topic "Enabling The Explosion: Digital Credentials For Global Trading," Felix will discuss how B2B security and risk assurance solutions for Internet transactions are accelerating the pace of the e-Commerce explosion and enabling global trading for virtual markets.

The United Nations forum is focused on the expansion of secure Internet commerce in developing countries, and will take place April 26-28, 2000 at the World Trade Center Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. In her remarks, Felix will explore the dynamic security revolution in banking and online trading, as the hypergrowth of e-business demands new technical solutions, and the impact on businesses and managers in the future. Felix also will discuss the impact of globally applicable intellectual property and patents as the new model for technology, and their implications for developing countries seeking to participate in electronic trade opportunities. Felix will conclude with a discussion of opportunities for countries that want to participate in the dynamic B2B enablement arena.

Attendees at the Curacao conference will be focused on the expansion of secure Internet Commerce in the developing countries--in particular the development of electronic trade and how these countries could be offered the opportunity to participate in the global marketplace through the use of emerging Internet technologies and systems.

The United Nations Conference On Trade And Development (UNCTAD) has developed a network on the Internet, the GTPNet (Global Trade Point Network) that links global members and offers general trade information to the public. Trade Points have clients (businesses) and these clients can, against a fee which is defined by each individual Trade Point, have access to the resource areas of the GTPNet. The resource areas include sections in which Trade Points place their company databases on the GTPNet and the Electronic Trade Opportunity (ETO) service. For more information about the Global Trade Point Network, please visit its Web site at http://www.gtpnet-e.com.

About CertCo(R)

CertCo is the leading B2B risk assurance authority providing technology and business solutions to support large-scale globally secure e-business. CertCo enables corporations, Net markets and trust institutions to safely conduct global high-value transactions over open networks. CertCo's headquarters are located at 55 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, [phone] with a regional office at 100 Cambridge Park Drive, Cambridge, MA 02140, [phone] and an affiliate office in London, England. For more information, please visit our Web site at http://www.certco.com.

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