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Swiftrade Licenses Online Investing Portal to German Investment Bank ZiaSun Subsidiary Gains Increased Access to European Market SOLANA BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2000--ZiaSun Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:ZSUN - news), a profitable Internet technology holding company, today announced that it has licensed Swiftrade Inc. (www.swiftrade.com), its online global investing portal, to a German merchant bank. The bank, Eupac (Euro Pacific Securities Service GmbH & Co. KG (www.eupactrade.com)), is a well-established subsidiary of Euro Pacific AG (www.eupac.de), providing customers with a high level of support in their native language. Eupac will use Swiftrade's backend program and stock trading agreements, which currently facilitate online stock trading in the U.S., Hong Kong and London, to operate its own multi-language investing portal. Swiftrade Inc. is operated by ZiaSun's wholly owned subsidiary Momentum Internet Inc. (www.momentumplus.com). Stewart Dovey, managing director of Swiftrade Inc., commented, ``We are very excited with this new, long-term opportunity through which Swiftrade will make major strides in the European market. The link with Eupac enables Swiftrade to provide German investors access to brokers in three international markets. Swiftrade will gain access to Eupac's extensive, existing customer base.' Dovey continued, ``We have worked very closely with key Eupac personnel to ensure the new site is both appealing and user-friendly for German investors, while remaining consistent with the Swiftrade site. This deal provides Swiftrade a keystone partnership with a well-established banking organization, which will promote Swiftrade's expansion into other European markets. Combined with ZiaSun's recent listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (symbol ZIA), Swiftrade is poised for further expansion into other European markets.' Wolf Wiese, managing director of Euro Pacific, stated, ``Our German investors are interested in diversifying their investments into multiple markets via the newest Internet technology. Swiftrade offers them an immediate opportunity to invest in some of the world's largest financial markets.' About ZiaSun Technologies ZiaSun Technologies Inc. is a leading Internet holding company focused on international investor education and e-commerce and specialized online support services within North America, Asia and other international markets. The company's Internet portfolio includes: Online Investors Advantage (www.i-advantage.com), Momentum Asia (www.momentumasia.com), ServiceLive (www.servicelive.com), Momentum Internet (www.momentumplus.com), PINmail (www.pinmail.com), MEDIAhits (www.mediahits.com), Swiftrade (www.swiftrade.com), AsiaEnet Ltd. (www.asiaenet.com), Tigertooth (www.tigertooth.com), Search Dragon (www.searchdragon.com), Momentum Finance (www.mfinance.com -- a top-100 financial Web site), and a 27% equity position in Asia4Sale Inc. (www.asia4sale.com). Contact: ZiaSun Technologies Mark Harris, 858/350-4060 mark@pinmail.com Investor Relations, 800/773-7317 www.ziasun.com