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PeakSoft Multinet Announce Next Generation Online Small Business Community is Live at                          peak.com                            BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON--New Site to Help Small Business Seize the                           E-Opportunity, Facilitating Cost Savings, Business Growth and                           Increased Productivity.                           PeakSoft Multinet (ASE: PKS; OTC-BB: PEAMF), a pioneer of Internet                          communication solutions, announced the release of the next                           generation of its online small business community at Peak.com.                            The new site reflects the next generation of the easy to use and                           personalized Internet environment for small business being created                          by PeakSoft.                           Peak.com has begun empowering small business users with a unique,                           full-service website for the gathering and sharing of critical                           information.  Peak.com, while still in beta form, now offers many                           unique features and capabilities for small business.                           "We knew we had to be different and better to rise above the                           noise," asserts Doug Foster, CEO of PeakSoft,  "The new site is                           graphically rich, and the magazine format appears to the user to                           be familiar and amazingly easy to navigate.  Peak.com also offers                           powerful profiling and personalization for business users and                           small business associations."                           Available now, the site provides powerful Internet organization                           and search features, industry specific news, and business                           community capability.  Users can also create vertical communities                           at Peak.com.  The company has identified 50 vertical communities                           within the small business market and is accepting hosting requests                          for new communities structured by target industry, interest groups                          or regions within North America.  Users can visit the site at no                           cost at peak.com .  Registration is also free and                           provides access to Peak.com's Business Libraries, Business                           Communities and Peak News as well as powerful personalization at                           My Peak.  Registered users can create a business profile as a                           first step to e-benefits.                           Peak.com is dedicated to helping small business seize the                           e-opportunity represented by the Internet, with a focus on three                           key objectives: saving money, growing the business and increasing                           productivity.                           "Over the coming weeks and months Peak will be adding partnered                           solutions, powerful commerce capabilities and aggregating                           important content and tools as we prepare for the full launch of                           the community," declared Tim Metz, PeakSoft's chief operating                           officer.  "These will be delivered at Peak.com through The                           Solutions Center, The Technology Center and The Business District,                          all of which are currently under development."                           The pre-release announcement of the site occurred at Internet                           World in May of 1999.  Since that time the company has registered                           over 6,000 businesses and users and has signed a number of                           strategic agreements designed to expand membership.  The company                           plans to have 300,000 active registered businesses by 2001.  To                           provide these solutions and services to small businesses around                           the world, PeakSoft Multinet entered a co-marketing and technology                          alliance with Novell's (NOVL) Small Business Products Group in                           March of 1999.  Through the alliance, Novell's worldwide customers                          will have access to Peak.com.                           About PeakSoft Multinet                           PeakSoft Multinet Corporation is a market leading Internet                           communications company developing solutions that empower                           businesses to build knowledge, e-commerce and customer                           relationships.  The company has strategic marketing alliances with                          partners including Novell, RealNetworks (RNWK), Software Builders                           and Xoom.com (XCXM).  Publicly traded on the Alberta Stock                           Exchange (PKS) and on the OTC Bulletin Board (PEAMF), PeakSoft is                           headquartered in Bellingham, WA.  For more information, visit the                           PeakSoft corporate website at www.peaksoft.com or send email to                           info@peak.com or visit the small business community at                           peak.com .                           This release may contain forward-looking statements as well as                           historical information. Forward- looking statements, which are                           included in accordance with the "safe harbor" provisions of the                           Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, may involve                           known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may                           cause the company's actual results and performance to be                           materially different from any results or performance suggested by                           the statements in this release.  Such statements, and other                           matters addressed in this press release, may involve a number of                           risks and uncertainties including price competition, technological                          advances, decreased demand or diversion to other software                           solutions.                           -30-                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:                          PeakSoft Multinet Corporation                          Tim Metz                          COO                          (360) 752-1100                          Website: www.peak.com                          Email: Timm@peak.com                          The Alberta Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of                          the information contained herein.fin-info.com