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News Microforum Appoints Dwight Crane to Board of Directors TORONTO, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Microforum Inc. (Toronto: MCF - news) is pleased to announce that Mr. Dwight B. Crane, Professor Finance and Banking at Harvard Business School, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Microforum Inc. Professor Crane will be joining the Honourable David Peterson, Efrim Boritz, Donald Paterson, Francois de Gasp, Beaubien and Howard Pearl as the other Board members. Professor Crane is a member of the Finance faculty at Harvard University and has been active in the financial institution field for many years. H coordinated the Global Financial System Project at the Harvard Business School, which focused on the future role and structure of financial institutions. In addition, Mr. Crane has co-authored several financial books such as The Global Financial System: A Functional Perspective, Doing Deals: Investment Banks at Work and The Effects of Banking Deregulation. He teaches finance and banking subjects in the MBA and executive education programs. Professor Crane also resides on the Board of Directors of the Smith Barney Appreciation Fund and other mutual fund companies sponsored by Salomon Smith Barney. ''The Board is delighted with the addition of Professor Crane,'' said Howard Pearl, President and CEO of Microforum. ''His extensive knowledge in the banking industry will play a significant role in our efforts to further develop our CALMS(TM) on-line credit approval system.'' About Microforum Microforum Inc. (www.microforum.com) is a leading Internet applications and technology services corporation providing a broad range of electronic commerce and integrated marketing, creative and database services. Microforum's wholly-owned subsidiaries include Internet Frontier Inc. (www.ifront.com) doing business as iFront and Software Guaranty (www.softwareguaranty.com), PPL Marketing Services Inc., Marshall Fenn Communications Inc. and Poste Haste Systems Inc. Internet Frontier Inc. is a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider Partner providing the proprietary iFrontECS(TM) e-commerce engine and the CALMS(TM) on-line credit approval system. PPL Marketing Services has achieved the prestigious ISO9001 and the Ford Q1 Quality Certifications. Howard Pearl President & CEO Frank Iadipaolo CFO & Secretary