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News Release: September 15, 1999 13:19AppNet Named to Internet World's Fifty Biggest Pure Internet Companies List AppNet Number Two Among Internet Services Firms On the List and the Fastest Growing BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- AppNet, Inc., (Nasdaq: APNT), the premier provider of end-to-end e-business solutions, today announced that Internet World magazine has ranked it among the fifty largest "pure Internet companies." In addition, the magazine noted that AppNet is the seventh fastest growing Internet company on the list of leading innovators in the Internet space. The list is comprised of software, security, Internet service providers, and professional services firms. Among the Internet services firms to make the list, AppNet ranked second in revenue and has the fastest growth rate. This award follows on the heels of other recognition from the industry. Recently, DM Review magazine awarded AppNet its 1999 World Class Solution Award for the innovative solution the company implemented for Kellogg Company. That award follows on the heels of Advertising Age's Interactive 100 in which AppNet was ranked the number four interactive marketing agency in the nation. In addition, Williams & Wilkins, Toshiba, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have all been named winners of the CIO Web Business 50/50 Award this year for their superior web sites designed and integrated by AppNet. "We are receiving these industry accolades because AppNet delivers the unique skill set necessary for end-to-end e-business solutions," said Ken Bajaj, CEO of AppNet. "By linking the customer-facing commerce site with the back-office operations, we help our customers deliver the right product to the right place at the right time. No one else in this space has received awards for both customer-facing interactive marketing and back-office integration. These diverse awards reflect AppNet's ability to ensure that our customers deliver a powerful online branding experience to their customers." AppNet (Nasdaq: APNT) is the premier provider of end-to-end e-business solutions. AppNet doesn't over emphasize any one e-business discipline, but understands that interactive marketing is just as important as back-end office integration. AppNet combines strategy consulting, interactive marketing, e- business application development, e-business integration, and e-business outsourcing into powerful e-business solutions for Fortune 1000 and dot.com companies. Customers include Baxter Healthcare, Ciena, Dial, Ford, GeoCities, CARE, Hyundai, KB Toys, NEC, Norwest, Unilever, WeddingChannel.com, and RPSPharmacy.com. Find out more about AppNet at www.appnet.com. SOURCE AppNet, Inc. /CONTACT: Stephanie Thomas of AppNet, Inc., 301-581-2470 or stephanie.thomas@appnet.com/ /Web site: appnet.com