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To: BarbaraT who wrote (54646)	2/11/1999 10:52:00 AM
From: flyboy	Respond to of 119973

NTPL... internet ...Thursday February 11, 8:13 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Netplex Group, Inc. The Netplex Group to Develop E-Commerce Systems as Component of Emerging E-Business Strategy Retail Technology Expert David North Named Leader Of Upcoming Specialized Practice Group MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Netplex Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTPL - news; www.netplexgroup.com) today announced plans to launch a Specialized Practice Group dedicated to providing premium-level, business-to- business and business-to-consumer electronic commerce solutions. Netplex President and CEO Gene Zaino said, ''The dedicated E-commerce Systems (ECS) practice group represents a natural extension of our core expertise in building, managing, and protecting networked business information systems. We expect ECS to play a crucial role in Netplex's emerging focus on helping organizations transform their traditional operations into streamlined e- business enterprises.'' The Company also announced it has named retail technology expert David North to lead the new practice. ''Our customers recognize the need for a comprehensive, enterprise-wide approach that supports the evolving processes of the e-business era,'' said North. ''The new practice will provide experienced system design and implementation services for transaction-based Internet, intranet, and extranet solutions.'' According to North, ECS should be fully operational during the second quarter of 1999. ''The launch of the ECS practice demonstrates our commitment to provide Netplex customers with the means to transform themselves into e-business enterprises,'' said Zaino. ''Netplex can be the partner of choice for businesses taking full advantage of the emerging electronic supply chain.'' The new practice group will draw upon the capabilities of the recently acquired Applied Intelligence Group, an established leader in advanced technology solutions for the retail and distribution industries. David North brings over 20 years of technology expertise and superior leadership to ECS. At Applied Intelligence, he has directed the development of a wide range of complex Internet-based electronic commerce systems in the consumer products, retail, and medical industries. Most notably, he served as a leader in the development of the viaLink Item Catalog product, a leading Internet subscription service that enables suppliers to electronically exchange detailed product information with retailers. The viaLink Item Catalog is now supported by The viaLink Company. In addition, North has led merchandising, warehousing, and point-of-sale system implementations for several major national retail chains. Before joining Applied Intelligence in 1985, he served as a Computer Science instructor at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Christian University. He received an MS in Computer Science from the University of Oklahoma and is the co-author of Object Models: Strategies, Patterns and Applications, published by Prentice-Hall. About Netplex The Netplex Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTPL - news; www.netplexgroup.com) is an information technology services company providing consulting and highly specialized solutions to build, manage, and protect sophisticated information systems and their underlying networked infrastructure. The growing Netplex team of information technology professionals enables organizations to confidently take advantage of the e-business opportunities created by the explosive growth in Internet, Extranet, and business-to-business electronic commerce. Netplex is a trademark of The Netplex Group, Inc. Statements in this news release concerning service offerings, market opportunities, results or expectations are forward-looking statements. Actual results or performance could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, such as risks associated with unforeseen technical difficulties, changes in technology and standards, dependencies on key employees, successful integration of technologies, availability of technical talent, dependencies on certain technologies, delays, market acceptance and competition, as well as other risks described from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, press releases and other communications.