iNetNow Appoints Douglas Bennett to Advisory Board; Expert in Web Infrastructure Solutions for B2B Web Destinations Adds to Already Robust Advisory Board.

Business & High-Tech Editors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2000

iNetNow (http://www.inetnow.com), provider of wireless Internet access via live, expert Web surfers, today announced that the company has expanded its diverse advisory board to include Douglas Bennett, chairman and chief executive officer of EoExchange, previously known as Aeneid Corporation.

Mr. Bennett complements an already strong advisory board that includes key executives from Columbia House, Milcom, and Synergy Worldwide.

Douglas Bennett brings twenty years of experience in software, Internet and publishing to iNetNow, including the last seven years in executive and senior management positions at Macmillan Publishing and Simon & Schuster. Prior to joining EoExchange (www.eoexchange.com), a provider of search, monitor and notification infrastructure for B2B Web destinations, he was president of Macmillan Publishing, one of the world's largest publishers of reference-based information in both print and digital formats.

"I am excited to join iNetNow because of its particularly unique approach to the voice portal space--offering complete Internet access through live Web surfers, via telephone, anywhere at anytime," said Bennett. "I believe iNetNow has the people and the technology to impact this space greatly by providing customers with robust answers to their search requests while on the road or just about anywhere. Their solution helps users surpass the barriers associated with WAP technology and voice portals that rely on speech recognition technology."

Calling 1-888-iNetNow enables users to do anything that they can normally do on the Internet, including getting traffic and weather reports, researching stocks, checking appointments from their online calendars, making restaurant or flight or hotel reservations, and shopping for the best online deals. Expert surfers are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

"iNetNow's ability to attract trend-setting executives is an immeasurable asset," said Lenny Young, president and chief executive officer of iNetNow. "Our goal is to be the leading voice portal providing a unique, human-assisted wireless Web solution to the Internet-savvy consumer and businessperson who depends upon online information while on the road. Tapping into the knowledge and resources of our advisory board allows us to provide this unique solution better, faster, and to more people. Douglas Bennett has invaluable experience connecting online providers of information and products with online consumers. EoExchange is at the forefront of monitoring the Web and keeping Web users notified of relevant content changes. iNetNow, as the first company to provide live Internet search experts to telephone users, welcomes Doug and his expertise in providing the best quality, targeted Internet content as fast as it becomes available."

The expanding advisory board also includes:

 -- Reno R. Rolle, chief executive officer of Synergy Worldwide, Inc. a diverse product engineering, design and marketing company. Conceived in 1997, the firm has quickly garnered considerable industry recognition for its cutting edge new product technologies and keen assessment of consumer trends. Prior to forming Synergy Worldwide, Rolle co-founded a direct response television joint venture with Home Shopping Network, Inc. where he was responsible for the genesis of numerous extremely successful products both here in the U.S. and in television markets worldwide. Rolle is also an award-winning inventor with multiple patents spanning various consumer categories.  -- Michael Hedge, president and chief executive officer of Focus Affiliates, an online business-to-business virtual marketplace for cellular phones. From 1987 to January 1999, Hedge was employed by CellStar Corporation, a leader in telecommunications products distribution. He served in increasingly senior positions at CellStar, including vice president of U.S. sales and marketing and as a director. 

-- Eric Alterman, founder of eight leading-edge technology companies,

including MILCOM Technologies (Board Member), Triton Network

Systems, TeraNex (Board Member) and Centerpoint Broadband

Technologies. Formerly an attorney at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer

and Feld, Alterman has experience in the areas of intellectual

property, licensing, securities, communications, antitrust,

contracts and general litigation. Alterman has also founded

several non-tech companies, including JED Broadcasting Corporation

(radio station group) and New Brand Entertainment Corporation

(publishing).

  -- Reno R. Rolle, chief executive officer of Synergy Worldwide, Inc. a diverse product engineering, design and marketing company. Conceived in 1997, the firm has quickly garnered considerable industry recognition for its cutting edge new product technologies and keen assessment of consumer trends. Prior to forming Synergy Worldwide, Rolle co-founded a direct response television joint venture with Home Shopping Network, Inc. where he was responsible for the genesis of numerous extremely successful products both here in the U.S. and in television markets worldwide. Rolle is also an award-winning inventor with multiple patents spanning various consumer categories.  -- Michael Hedge, president and chief executive officer of Focus Affiliates, an online business-to-business virtual marketplace for cellular phones. From 1987 to January 1999, Hedge was employed by CellStar Corporation, a leader in telecommunications products distribution. He served in increasingly senior positions at CellStar, including vice president of U.S. sales and marketing and as a director. 

About iNetNow, Inc.

iNetNow, The Voice of The Internet(TM), is the pioneer of wireless Internet access via live Web surfers. As professional Internet search experts, iNetSurfers provide subscribers with user-friendly, robust access to the Internet. iNetNow's human-powered solution to searching and obtaining information makes the Internet available to anyone, anywhere, at anytime. Travel assistance, comparison shopping, eCommerce, traffic and weather reports, stock market updates, and any other information or service that can be found on the Web can be sought out and delivered by the iNetSurfers via cell phone, email or PDA.

With one easy call to 1-888-iNetNow, anyone can use, enjoy and benefit from access to the Internet from any telephone--eliminating any technological barriers, inconveniences, impracticalities or inabilities one may encounter when browsing, searching, and buying on the road. As anytime/anywhere Internet access rolls out, iNetNow will continue to lead the integration of human interaction with high technology strategies (such as WAP and voice recognition) in order to bring the full value of the Internet to remote or alternative access solutions. For more information visit http://www.inetnow.com.