M& West, Inc. launches Linux Portal Links2Linux.com

Business Wire, Feb 1, 2000

Business Editors &High Tech Writers

SAN BRUNO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2000

M& West, Inc. (OTC BB: MAWI), a company that develops, invests in and operates Internet and technology-related companies, announced today the launch of the Company's Linux portal site Links2Linux.com (www.links2linux.com) at the Linux World Conference and Expo at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.

The site is a clearinghouse for Linux developers, investors and users of the Linux technology. Links2Linux.com will include industry and technology news and forums for developers to interact through chat rooms and bulletin boards. In addition, the site will offer Linux software and text through agreements with LinuxMall.com (www.linuxmall.com) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN).

M& West, Inc. previously announced its LinuxFunding.com Web site, www.linuxfunding.com. This site will be modified to become a Linux investment opportunity site similar to M& West, Inc.'s very successful VentureList.com (www.venturelist.com).

The Open Source phenomenon has been gaining widespread support across the technology industry with the recent sponsorship of major market competitors such as Red Hat, Inc. (NASDAQ: RHAT), Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CORL), Perle Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ: PERL) and VA Linux Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNUX) among others.

M& West, Inc. has four primary business objectives. The first is to be a leader in the acquisition and development of Internet and technology companies. The second is to provide seed capital to newly emerging Internet companies. The third is to provide a full line of business services to emerging micro-cap and small-cap companies to increase awareness of their business. The fourth is to create and grow offshoot Internet-related companies under the M& West, Inc. umbrella. Other companies in this space include CMGI, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMGI), Rare Medium Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRRR) and Internet Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICGE).

M& West, Inc.'s current investments include: Online venture capital portal VentureList.com (www.venturelist.com), E-Commerce and Web development company Digital Bridge, Inc. (www.digitalbridge.com), online gaming portal VirtualWagering.com, Inc. (www.virtualwagering.com) and online grocery provider VirtualGroceries.com, Inc. (www.virtualgroceries.com).

For more information on M& West, Inc. please visit www.mawest.com.

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