Netword, Inc. Key Player in IETF 'Common Name' Standards Effort Internet Keywords for Netscape, Microsoft and AOL Browsers Available Through Netword's Open System.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

GAITHERSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2000

Netword, Inc. (OTC-BB:NTWD), the company that introduced Internet keywords in 1997, today confirmed its ongoing participation in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards effort to create a more friendly naming system for the Internet. Called the "common name resolution protocol," (CNRP) the new IETF standard will let users employ standard-language words and phrases instead of URLs to reach Internet destinations.

"Netword has been a part of the CNRP effort since its inception," said Shep Bostin, Netword's chief operating officer. "By participating in the IETF standards process, we hope to bring the benefits of Internet keywords to all users, not just corporations. We look forward to supporting CNRP with our patented Netword System, and to helping CNRP be adopted as a worldwide Internet standard."

About Netword

Netword, Inc. of Gaithersburg, Maryland invented and introduced Internet keywords in 1997, and received a patent for its Netword System in 1998 (U.S. Patent #5,764,906). Any Internet user can create FREE Networds for Internet resources, such as Web pages, files available via FTP, or e-mail addresses, to navigate the Web easily and quickly. Those FREE Networds are available instantly to Internet users worldwide. Web site owners may register easily remembered Networds to increase traffic to their commercial Internet addresses.

Networds are used to navigate to e-commerce sites, businesses, entertainment locations, personal Web sites, sports figures and teams, TV and radio stations, news stories, government entities, and any other Internet addresses. Networds like "The Practice", "Lakers" or "IRS 1040", take users directly to those Web pages when entered in Netword-enhanced browsers (with the free software downloaded), through thousands of Netword slots on Web sites, or by entering netword.com/[a netword] into any browser. Users may also enter any five-digit U.S. zip code as a Netword to receive useful information about any U.S. location. Trademark owners can register their marks as Networds to preserve brand identities and increase site traffic. Netword is found on the Web at www.netword.com or by using the Netword: NETWORD.

To the extent that this release includes forward-looking statements, such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may or may not be disclosed herein. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained in this release. Netword, Inc. undertakes no obligation to publish the results of any adjustments to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events on or after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unexpected events.