Hertz Technology To Offer Internet Access At 128 Times Faster Than 56K Modem

Business Wire, June 14, 1999

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 1999--

New York Service Partners With Bell Atlantic in Offering ADSL

Service in New York Metro Area

RemoteIT.com (www.RemoteIT.com), a subsidiary of Hertz Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERZ), announced today that it will partner with Bell Atlantic to deliver Infospeed(TM) DSL services. This Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) service will initially be offered to business and residential customers in the New York metropolitan area for high-speed Internet access and Home-to-Work(TM) access for: email, file exchange and LAN-based applications.

RemoteIT(TM) will offer the Infospeed(TM) DSL services as a high-speed, inexpensive solution along with its SDSL and other always-on Internet communication technologies such as T-1 and ISDN.

The service is available in three flat-rate, unlimited access options at downstream speeds of: 640K (11 times the standard 56K modem), 1.6M (29 times the standard 56K modem) and 7.1M (128 times the standard 56K modem).

By partnering with Bell Atlantic, RemoteIT.com will be able to service New York area customers with an affordable, dependable Internet access option, and be in a position to quickly expand to other major metropolitan areas in the Northeast Bell Atlantic area, such as Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Massachusetts.

"Now, with our Bell Atlantic and NorthPoint(TM) DSL partnerships, we can offer an end-to-end, multi-site, virtual private network that will allow high throughput at a greatly reduced cost per remote location," said Alan Cooper, CIO of RemoteIT.com. "Some applications of this technology would include RemoteIT's Thin VPN(TM) and other remote and telecommuting services such as remote LAN support, remote back-up, remote network management and videoconferencing."

About Hertz Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HERZ) Hertz Technology Group, Inc. (http://www.hertztec.com), headquartered in New York City, operates a number of technology-related subsidiaries with complementary products and services, including: RemoteIT.com (http://www.remoteit.com), a full-service Internet, network and communications company; Hergo Ergonomic Support Systems, Inc., which designs, manufactures and markets ergonomically engineered, modular technical office furniture, open racking systems, enclosure cabinets, personal workstations, training desks and other space-saving products; Hertz Computer Corporation, which custom designs, manufactures and integrates PCs and related products; and Edutec Training Facilities, which provides customizable state-of-the-art, computerized training rooms equipped with the latest PC workstations and A/V presentation technology.

Special note: Statements in this release relating to the delivery of services, availability, capability and functionality of Bell Atlantic and Infospeed(TM) are considered "forward-looking statements" based on current expectations but involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results or achievements may be materially different from those expressed or implied. The Company's plans and objectives are based on assumptions involving judgments with respect to technology, future economic, competitive and market conditions, its ability to consummate, and the timing of, acquisitions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Therefore, there can be no assurance that any forward-looking statement will prove to be accurate.