Roar With Big Mouth Lion, Rocky Mountain Internet's New Web Forum Manager; Big Mouth Lion Allows Web Administrators to Add an Online Forum Quickly and Easily.

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1998--Rocky Mountain Internet Inc. (NASDAQ SmallCap Market-RMII, RMIIW) today announced availability of a new Web-based discussion manager, Big Mouth Lion(tm) Webware Forum.

The software is currently available through RMI's leading-edge search engine Infohiway (www.infohiway.com).

"Big Mouth Lion is an administrator-friendly software package that serves as an interactive bulletin board," said Douglas H. Hanson, chairman, president and CEO of Rocky Mountain Internet. "Once installed, the software can easily maintain a browser-based, customized forum to be used by anyone who visits their Web site, making it a perfect tool for small to medium-size businesses who want a sophisticated Web application. We have recently experienced a record third quarter in revenue in our Web services division and are excited about this new addition to our product line."

"Interactive Web forums are a leading solution for site administrators who want to encourage communication with site visitors as well as increase site traffic," said Jeremy Black, vice president and general manager of Infohiway at Rocky Mountain Internet. "Big Mouth Lion is the perfect solution for companies seeking to increase Web site offerings without adding a complicated chat function that requires the attention of a well-versed programmer. It's one of the few `thread-discussion' management software products owned by an ISP, instead of being licensed from a developer."

Big Mouth Lion is entirely HTML/PERL-based, meaning any user with PERL privileges can have the forum up and running in minutes. The program is also fully customizable and can be easily modified for the particular needs of each customer. A few hours of HTML programming will ensure that the forum is constructed with a custom look and feel. One large site in Ireland (www.ireland-today.ie) has called it "Your Shout" and has developed their own design for the forum.

Big Mouth Lion customers may choose from a long list of features that provide the interactivity of a chat room combined with the timelessness of an online bulletin board. One particular feature that enhances the forum visitors' perspective is custom "emoticons" -- icons that can be attached to each individual posting to convey the emotion behind the actual message.

Additional unique administration features include a Curse Transmogrifier that automatically changes objectionable words included in forum messages into numeric symbols (for example, #@!$), and the Cap Converter function ensuring that uppercase message wording and the online version of shouting (for example, CAREFUL), is transformed into lowercase.

Big Mouth Lion Webware Forum is priced at $195 for non-profit, educational, government and military-licensed Web sites and at $395 for commercial sites.

For additional features and an online demonstration of Big Mouth Lion, visit (www.infohiway.com/bigmouthlion).

About Rocky Mountain Internet

Rocky Mountain Internet (www.rmi.net) is a full-service, national telecommunications company providing a wide range of voice and data communication services to businesses and consumers. Services include dedicated, dial-up and wireless Internet access, Web development, hosting and marketing, electronic commerce and banner advertising management software applications, network management, system integration, co-location services, local and long distance phone service, 800 service, calling card and IP Telephony.