Reston, VA - June 7, 1999 - The Internet Society (ISOC) and @BRINT L.L.C. today announced that @brint.com has been appointed the 'Official Online Magazine' for ISOC's INET'99 conference, taking place in San Jose, California June 22-25, 1999.

"@Brint.com is considered the benchmark online resource and global community network for knowledge and practice on leading-edge E-Business, Technology and Knowledge Management issues," said Martin Burack, Executive Director of the Internet Society. "INET'99 is the conference advancing the development and implementation of Internet networks, technologies, applications, and policies that are directly related to @brint.com's mission of defining the future of modern business, technology and organizations."

"INET is the premier event in the Internet industry and provides an international platform and meeting forum for the world's leaders and pioneers of the Net economy," said Dr. Yogesh Malhotra, founder and Chairman of @brint.com. "And @brint.com is delighted to be named as its Official Online Magazine and to be associated with the overall mission of the conference."

Multiple conference tracks of INET will address critical issues ranging from network engineering to user needs, from the redefinition of commerce to the Internet's role as a conduit for social change, and from the transformation of education to regulatory issues. Information on INET'99 is available on the Internet at http://www.isoc.org/inet99/.

INET'99 is preceded by a workshop for educators, a developing countries networking symposium, technical tutorials, and a Network Training Workshop that -during the past six years- has taught more than 1,200 people from developing countries how to design, install, maintain and manage Internet networks.

About INET'99
INET is the premier event of the Internet industry and provides an international forum for advancing the development and implementation of the Internet networks, technologies, applications and policies around the globe. Established and organized by the Internet Society, INET brings together world leaders and pioneers of cyberspace, information technology professionals, business executives, educators, and government officials to exchange experiences and shape the future of the Internet.

Information on INET'99, including detailed information on registration and program tracks, is available on the Internet at www.isoc.org/inet99. Note to editors: Press are invited to register for INET'99 free of charge. Registration information is available at the Internet Society's web site at www.isoc.org/inet99/media.shtml.

About The Internet Society
The Internet Society is the international organization for global coordination and cooperation for the Internet. Its mission is to assure the beneficial, open evolution of the global Internet through leadership in the management of technical, commercial, standards, educational, and policy development issues that impact the future of the Internet.

Today, the Internet Society assists the needs of the growing worldwide Internet Community in many ways: through its annual INET conference; other sponsored events, tutorials, advocacy programs, network training workshops for emerging countries, and with publications like its award-winning bimonthly magazine OnTheInternet. The Internet Engineering Task Force, the Internet standards body, conducts its work under the auspices of the Internet Society. ISOC's individual and organizational members in more than 150 countries make up a veritable who's who of the Internet community. See http://www.isoc.org/.

About @brint.com: The BizTech Network
@Brint.com (http://www.brint.com) is the first globally branded and recognized web platform to compile latest knowledge on the leading-edge business, information technology and knowledge management topics and provide free access to this knowledgebase to millions of users spanning six continents. Founded in 1994, @BRINT is widely recognized as Internet's most popular resource and global community network on Business, Information Technology, Knowledge Management and E-Business followed by worldwide managers, consultants, government policy makers, entrepreneurs, professionals, media executives, educators and researchers.

@Brint.com is frequently featured as the the definitive benchmark on these topics in independent reviews by worldwide media including Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Fast Company, Business Week, Computerworld, Information Week, Forbes ASAP, PC Week Executive, CIO, Chief Executive, Harvard Business School Publishing, Inc., Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Info World, Training & Development, and San Jose Mercury News. Because of its depth and breadth of knowledge, @brint.com has earned premier positioning on the intranets, company databases, and internal and external databases used by major Fortune 500 technology firms and multinationals, the Top 100 consulting firms, and all major search engines and directories.

CONTACT:

Mini Malhotra @BRINT
@brint.com: The BizTech Network
+1 954 916 1585
<mini.malhotra@brint.com>
http://www.brint.com/

Craig Jelinek
+1 408 395-3858
<jelinek@isoc.org>
http://www.isoc.org

Mona Peloquin
Edelman PR Worldwide
+1 202 326 1728
<mona_peloquin@dc.edelman.com>