Trade Compass and IEBB.com Implement Strategic Alliance to Deliver Increased Value for International Trade Customers.

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1999--

Trade Compass (www.tradecompass.com) the leading trade and global business web site, along with IEBB.com, a business-to-business electronic commerce company serving the worldwide trade industry, have implemented a strategic alliance to deliver increased value for international trade customers conducting transactions through the Internet.

Through this strategic alliance, Trade Compass and IEBB.com have integrated their e-commerce solutions to provide international traders with a robust selection of trade tools that facilitate international commerce over the Internet.

For IEBB.com subscribers, the alliance benefits them with access to more than 50 gigabytes of constantly changing global trade information, resources and business tools. They will also be able to promote their products and services through the Global Information Network (GIN), one of the world's largest online advertising and promotion sites for trade.

Current IEBB STAT-USA customers will be enrolled and upgraded to the Trade Compass Silver Plan which includes STAT-USA Plus membership. All IEBB members will shortly start receiving the Daily Brief and the Gateway from Trade Compass. Trade Compass' daily and monthly online publications, respectively, are valuable resources for information on the latest events affecting global trade.

Commenting on the partnership, Browning Rockwell, President and CEO of Trade Compass, stated, "Through this strategic alliance with IEBB.com, we will be able to offer our customers a quick and efficient way for them to post offers to sell and buy as well as business opportunities." He added that, "The importance of IEEB.com in today's competitive markets is its ability to give the user an edge in the world of global commerce by providing online access to a virtual trade floor that facilitates the process of any international trade transaction."

Trade Compass subscribers will gain access to IEBB's Internet-based communications system that enables buyers and sellers to conduct negotiations as well as facilitate the sale, lease or transfer of products and services.

Through its proprietary software, IEBB will provide Trade Compass subscribers with a virtual dynamic marketplace that will make the initiation of the buy-sell function substantially more effective and efficient.

Justin Johnson, VP Sales and Marketing for IEBB.com added, "We are pleased with forming this strategic alliance with Trade Compass because our customers will now have access to valuable global commerce information. Trade Compass also acts as a great vehicle for us to expand the presence of our virtual marketplace in the World Wide Web."

IEBB.com, with headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, is part of a growing number of Internet start-ups and business-to-business companies establishing themselves in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan high-tech corridor.

IEBB.com provides its clients with an Internet-based communications system that enables them to conduct negotiations and facilitates the sale, lease or transfer of products and services. IEBB.com has forged several strategic alliances that distinguish it in the international marketplace.

These include partnerships with the Journal of Commerce, the United Nations Trade Point Development Center, and American Express. The company's objective is to be the single source for online global trade leads by partnering with synergistic organizations. The IEBB website is at www.iebb.com.

Trade Compass is the leading online source for international trade process solutions. Founded in 1994, Trade Compass offers its users and subscribers more than 50 gigabytes of constantly changing global trade information, resources and business tools that are easy-to-use, comprehensive and up-to-date.

Trade Compass is the back-to-back winner of the prestigious CIO Communications Web Business 50/50 Award in 1997 and 1998 as one of the top 50 Internet sites, as well as a Business Marketing's NetMarking 200 company for 1998. Company information is available at www.tradecompass.com/about.html .

For more information please contact:

Trade Compass George Atkinson, Vice President, Business Development 1510 "H" Street NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 United States Tel: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]