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To: GARY P GROBBEL who wrote (57)	2/8/1999 10:01:00 AM
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Monday February 8, 9:16 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Datalink.net Announces Web-to-Wireless Affiliate Program NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 1999 - Web Site Affiliates that Offer Datalink.net Services Earn Sign-Up Bonuses and Continuing Revenue for the Lifetime of the Datalink.net Customer Datalink.net (OTC: NETD - news), a Silicon Valley Internet-based company, today announced its Web-to-Wireless Affiliate Program. The program gives any Web site the opportunity to gain sign-up bonuses and recurring revenue, at no cost, when they promote Datalink.net products on their Web site. The Affiliate Program lets any business or organization offer any standard Datalink.net service by displaying a text link or banner ad promotion, provided by Datalink.net, on the affiliate's Web site. When site visitors click-through, Datalink.net provides all service and customer support. The affiliate need only support the text link and banner ad. In exchange for the banner and text links, Datalink.net pays the affiliate a sign-up bonus and a percentage of the generated recurring quarterly revenue. Unlike other affiliate programs, Datalink.net provides a recurring revenue stream from each customer who maintains their subscription to Datalink.net's subscription Web-to-Wireless information services. ''We are so confident in our services that we're offering one of the most aggressive affiliate programs in the industry,'' said Anthony LaPine, Datalink.net president and CEO. ''This program allows affiliates to instantly boost Web site profits at no cost and no risk to their company.'' Datalink.net Services for Affiliate Partners Datalink.net products uniquely link personalized content available from premium news feeds and the Internet to wireless communications devices such as pagers, PCS phones and PDAs. Subscribers customize time-sensitive, high-value information and are kept appraised of the topics that are of most interest to them. The services available for Affiliate Program subscribers include: QuoteXpress®: Real-time stock quotes alerting members to the changes they specify, such as price changes or high trading volume SplitXpress: Subscribers can stay on top of breaking market news, such as stock splits, mergers or acquisitions, in real-time CommodityXpress: Tracks all major commodity exchanges, including highs, lows and daily closing in real-time CompanyNews(SM): Provides the latest news stories and press releases from specific companies specified by the subscriber Sports2Go(SM): Provides personalized real-time sports coverage with up-to-the-minute scoring updates and breaking game events InfoXtra(SM): Provides personal lifestyle information including horoscopes, local weather forecasts, lottery results, ski & beach conditions, top video rentals and more MailXpress(TM): Alerts you to user-specified, important email deliveries -0- How the Affiliate Program Works To ensure the highest possible service, security and reliability within the Datalink.net Affiliate Program, Datalink.net employs a third-part administrator, LinkShare Corporation. LinkShare is the leading provider of online transaction-based solutions. Their state-of-the-art, patent-pending technology and network offers affiliate sites centralized control over the planning, execution, tracking and reporting of online sales activity. Datalink.net pays affiliates based on LinkShare reports and affiliates can access LinkShare at any time to receive customized activity reports. Datalink.net - Where the Web Meets Wireless Datalink.net is the first Internet-based company to deliver premium, personalized financial and lifestyle information to wireless devices. Its Web-to-wireless platform combines real-time data feeds, the World Wide Web and wireless communications. These services deliver individually tailored information customers want, when they want it. Datalink.net is rated the number one choice for wireless financial information by SmartMoney magazine. Company services are marketed through DataLink's e-commerce Web site at datalink.net. Statements in this release that are not strictly historical are ''forward-looking statements'' and subject to risk and uncertainty. Factors that effect actual events or results materially include, but are not limited to: (i) the Company's ability to obtain adequate financing to further its current and future business strategies; (ii) the Company's ability to attract and retain its employees; (iii) the Company's success against competitive products and services and (iv) the effects of business and economic conditions generally. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Datalink.net Systems Corp. Paul Roberts, 408/367-1724 p_roberts@datalink.net.net or Simon/McGarry Public Relations Michael Adler, 650/596-5877 madler@shandwick.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------