ebaseOne Named To dbusiness.com's `50 To Watch' List of Emerging Companies.

Business Editors & High-Tech Writers

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2000

ebaseOne Corporation (OTCBB:EBAS), an emerging leader in the Application Infrastructure and Service Provider (AISP) market, announced today that it has been chosen by dbusiness.com as one of the companies on its "50 To Watch" list the third quarter of 2000. The list includes the 50 most dynamic emerging private and public small-to-medium-cap companies in Houston. dbusiness.com's list is currently accessible on its site and can be viewed at: http://www.dbusiness.com/Top50/0,1156,HOU,00.html.

dbusiness.com is a series of 18 localized business-to-business news, content and e-commerce destinations. This quarter's Houston list, like those in other dbusiness.com markets, highlights the top 50 companies that the publishers believe have defined new standards, attracted significant venture capital investment, forged the most influential business models and developed products and services that are changing the face of business in their city.

"The recognition by dbusiness.com as a hot growth company justifies what we have believed all along about our potential to become a leader in the ASP and AISP industry," says Charles Skamser, president and CEO of ebaseOne Corp. "We are pleased to be recognized in this manner and appreciate the opportunity that this coverage affords us as we continue to expand and develop our services and customer base."

Every quarter, dbusiness.com reporters and editors evaluate hot growth companies in the region to find those most worth watching. As part of dbusiness.com's commitment to providing comprehensive local B2B news coverage, the "50 to Watch list" is comprised of dynamic, fast-growth companies that dbusiness.com believes have positioned themselves for tremendous growth in their markets.

Some of the other Houston-based companies that were included in dbusiness.com's "50 to Watch" are Cyberonics (Nasdaq:CYBX), Lexicon Genetics (Nasdaq:LEXG), Texas Bitechnology Corp. (AMEX:TXB), Ashford.com Inc. (Nasdaq:ASFD), ClearWorks.net (AMEX:CLW), Aronex Pharmaceuticals, Everyone's Internet, Altra Energy and NetworkOil.

About dbusiness.com

dbusiness.com is the leading Internet provider of local business intelligence, including news, e-commerce services, business tools and investment and research resources for small businesses. Through its 18 local business destination sites in major markets across the United States, dbusiness.com is the nation's only comprehensive business resource tool for small businesses. Visit www.dbusiness.com for breaking local news and in-depth local coverage in: Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Baltimore; Boston; Charlotte/Research Triangle Park, N.C.; Dallas; Denver; Houston; Los Angeles; Minneapolis/St. Paul; Orlando, Fla.; Philadelphia; Portland, Ore.; San Diego; Seattle; South Florida; Tampa Bay, Fla.; and Washington/Northern Virginia.

About ebaseOne Corporation

ebaseOne Corporation is an emerging leader in the Application Infrastructure and Service Provider (AISP) marketplace, delivering a complete range of hosting, network and support services for small and medium size enterprises. Utilizing technology from industry leaders like Cisco Systems, Sun Microsystems, Marimba, Portal Software and Hewlett-Packard, the company delivers real-time access to a fully integrated suite of enterprise-class software applications, as well as hosting environments for proprietary software applications.

The ebaseOne service solution includes "Fortune 100" class data centers, 24 hour applications network monitoring, sophisticated security systems and customer service support, all for a flat monthly fee. Its new Global Command Center is an 18,000 square foot facility provides customers with applications management, monitoring, provisioning, security, back-up, recovery and billing solutions supported by the company's top tier technology providers.

ebaseOne's mission is to provide business professionals with complete computing solutions, enabling them to focus on their core competencies, rather than technology issues. ebaseOne is an executive member of the ASP industry consortium, a member of the Cisco Hosted Application Initiative, an executive member of the Sun ServiceProvider.Com program, a member of the HP OpenView Outsourcing program and a certified Microsoft Solutions Provider. Led by a senior management team with years of experience in the technology and technology management industry, ebaseOne is headquartered in Houston and can be reached at 713/975-8700 or via its Web site at http://www.ebaseone.com.

All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ebaseOne's strategic partners and providers are publicly traded on Nasdaq and on the NYSE.

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