LINQware.com Announces Strategic Alliance with One of the Nation's Largest Providers of Bandwidth Services to Businesses in Support of Microsoft's dot.net Strategy

Business Wire, July 14, 2000

Business/High Tech Editors

ATLANTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2000

LINQware.com announces a strategic marketing and technology alliance with one of the nation's largest providers of bandwidth services to businesses.

This alliance ensures that LINQware.com's proprietary interactive technologies will be both widely available and affordable worldwide. LINQware.com's diverse and feature-rich technologies go way beyond simple hosting. LINQware.com is an interactive application service provider (ASP) company that enables Microsoft Certified Solution Providers (MCSP's) and software publishers to host their mission-critical software applications as well as demonstrate their software and provides training and customer support in a real-time, interactive environment.

"This alliance is a critical part of our long term strategy to make interactive technology an integral part of every company doing business on the Internet," said Tod Turner, LINQware.com president. "We've all witnessed an explosive growth in the ASP market, but we've also found that people still want that personal touch. Companies of all sizes are doing business beyond their traditional boundaries. Channel Player 2000 offers this kind of interactivity," said Turner.

This strategic alliance supports Microsoft's dot.net strategy, announced June 21. The Microsoft dot.net strategy includes a comprehensive distribution model offering their products via the emerging ASP method. LINQware.com's interactive delivery technology is a natural complement to Microsoft's offering.

"As an MCSP with many Microsoft Certified Professionals on staff, LINQware.com is helping businesses maximize their IT investments on the Windows platform and we are pleased to have them on board as an MCSP," said Rosa Garcia, General Manager, Partner Programs Group, Microsoft Corp.

About LINQware.com

LINQware.com's interactive application service provider (ASP) solution called Channel Player 2000, is the first true interactive tool that enables e-businesses the opportunity to host applications, provide live interactive software demonstrations, interactive technical support and remote training. Channel Player 2000 is the first solution to transform Web sites into interactive channels that can instantly alert the company in real-time when their customers are online viewing their information or application. The company offers the LINQsafe technology designed to protect the integrity, safety, and security of transferring data over the Internet. For more information, call 425/827-8765 or 800/545-2932; or visit http://www.LINQware.com.