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release from Nuvo: NEWS RELEASE Nuvo Redefines Web-based Network Management Nuvo webCenter„ Strengthens the Business Case for Outsourcing TORONTO, ONTARIO, January 26, 2000 - Nuvo Network Management Inc. (CDNX:NNM), today announced the Nuvo webCenter„ - the complete webification of all core services. The Company also announced significant enhancements to its remote network management services (rNMS), designed to reach broader target markets and to improve the business case for outsourcing network management. Delivered from Nuvo's Network Operations Center, the new 7X24 LAN and WAN remote network management packages include: Nuvo rNMS 3000: 7/24 non-stop network monitoring; Nuvo rNMS 4000: 7/24 non-stop comprehensive end-to-end performance management; Nuvo rNMS 5000: 7/24 non-stop network monitoring, performance management, problem management, configuration management and change management. By adding the new Nuvo webCenter„ offering to any service package, customers gain secured real-time, interactive access to Nuvo's Network Operations Center, through a comprehensive and easy to use web site. Through a single web interface, the Nuvo webCenter„ allows customers to: ú view detailed maps of their network, including real-time visual operational status of all network devices; ú access comprehensive daily, weekly, monthly and historical performance reports; ú obtain detailed network inventory information, including inventory summaries and detailed device configurations; ú review detailed problem ticket information related to network failures and outages, and obtain a variety of summary reports for all network-related problem resolution activities; ú schedule, verify and obtain reports of all planned and completed network changes; ú monitor key high level parameters against service level agreement targets, to facilitate the management of all service providers and to ensure that the network is operating within pre-established guidelines. "With such comprehensive network management information easily accessible through a single web site, the business case for outsourcing network management to Nuvo has become even more substantial," said Kevin Vachon, President and CEO. The IT skills shortage, coupled with the complexity of building and maintaining network management systems in-house, presents a huge challenge to customers with mission critical networks. The Nuvo webCenter„ delivers today what many organizations spend years trying to build in-house," remarked Vachon. By delivering extensive network management information through simple web technology, Nuvo's services are applicable to organizations of all sizes. Customers that could simply not afford to deploy expensive network management systems on their own can gain all of the benefits of a properly managed network by selecting an appropriate service package, supplemented by the Nuvo webCenter„. Capital expenditures are eliminated and ongoing operational expenditures are reduced. The Yankee Group, in a recent study involving companies that have outsourced their network management services, reported savings varying from 20 to 60 percent over in-house solutions. The Nuvo webCenter„ delivers the savings benefits of outsourcing while leaving control in the hands of the customer. The Nuvo rNMS series packages and the Nuvo webCenter„ are immediately available. Nuvo provides remote network management services to enterprises requiring mission-critical solutions for their complex network infrastructures. Employing over 80 industry professionals, Nuvo delivers web-enabled, end to end services for LAN/WAN based networks and networks of the new Internet economy. Through channel partners including Cisco, Sprint and IBM, Nuvo delivers services to Fortune 500 corporations and government departments located in Canada and the United States requiring global network management solutions. For additional information, contact: Doug Carwardine Vice President, Business Development Nuvo Network Management Inc. Tel: (613) 721-6886, Ext. 117 e-mail: dcarwardine@nuvo.com www.nuvo.com The Canadian Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the content of this press release.