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-- David J. Walker Joins ProNetLink(R) as Chief Operating Officer -- /FROM PR NEWSWIRE NEW YORK 800-776-8090/ TO TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS EDITORS: David J. Walker Joins ProNetLink(R) as Chief Operating Officer NEW YORK, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- ProNetLink, (OTC Bulletin Board: PNLK)pronetlink.com , the Webtool(SM) and Internet Directory specializing in global trade, announced today that David J. Walker will be joining the company as its Chief Operating Officer as of December 14, 1998. Mr. Walker comes to ProNetLink from Unz & Co., the leading provider of import/export publications, software, and training programs to the U.S. international trade community. He served for 15 years as Vice President of Operations and, most recently, as Vice President of Product Development. During his tenure at Unz & Co., Mr. Walker created and developed many unique products and services for importers and exporters which helped the company earn both the "E Award" and the "E Star Award" from the U.S. Department of Commerce. His strong operational and technical background includes the development and installation of various networked operating systems, experience and expertise in direct business to business marketing, the development of documentation software and regulatory CD-ROMS, and the creation and administration of the Unz & Co. website. Mr. Walker has nearly 20 years of experience in International Trade, beginning as an Export Manager with the Burroughs Corporation in 1980. He has held a Customs Broker license for ten years, and has served two terms as a member of the Department of Commerce's District Export Council in New Jersey, both on the Executive Committee and as Chairman of the Education Committee. Mr. Walker earned a BA from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and his Masters Degree in International Business from Fairleigh Dickenson University in Teaneck, New Jersey. As part of ProNetLink, Mr. Walker will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the company and the continued development of the ProNetLink website. "We are extremely happy to add David to our team," said Jean Pierre Collardeau, President of ProNetLink. "He brings with him a wide variety of talents that will certainly enhance the structure of the company as well as accelerate its growth." "The future of successful international trade will undoubtedly involve the Internet," commented Mr. Walker. "What we are seeing in the convergence of an exciting new technology with the ever-increasing globalization of business. The Internet serves to break down some of the traditional barriers to profitable trade -- insufficient information and inefficient, untimely communication. ProNetLink is in the forefront in providing business people with the Internet tools to break down these barriers, offering businesses opportunities unknown in history." For a free tour of the ProNetLink site please visitpronetlink.com . For more information please contact ProNetLink, 645 Fifth Avenue, Suite 303, New York, NY 10022. Tel: 212-688-8838 or email info@pronetlink.com. For marketing and strategic partner information please contact Zagoren-Zozzora, Inc. at 212-629-6220 or email info@zagoren.com. Zagoren's website can be found at zagoren.com . SOURCE ProNetLink /CONTACT: Glenn Zagoren of Zagoren-Zozzora, Inc., 212-629-6220, or fax,212-465-9891, or info@zagoren.com, for ProNetLink/ /Web site: zagoren.com /Web site: pronetlink.com Symbols: US;PNLK Source PRN - PR NewsWire