EZENET DEBUTS INSTABASE VERSION 3.0.1 & WINS PC MAGAZINE ONLINE AWARD AS "CREAM OF THE CROP"

TORONTO, ONTARIO (November 6, 1997) - Ezenet, Inc., experts in database management, has launched version 3.0.1 of InstaBase, the new software that dramatically improves and simplifies everyone's database needs. InstaBase 3.0.1 features include powerful reporting and searching, unlimited databases, graphic storage with zoom and edit capabilities, text fields for comments, importing, exporting, backup and restore with an enhanced toolbar that even contains a mortgage and loan calculator as a bonus.

InstaBase has a simple layout where the user can easily rename fields, import graphics or text, or double-click to open an e-mail program or Internet browser. Designed for the first-time user as well as the veteran, InstaBase offers a comprehensive and visually pleasing interface that is easy to understand and use, with help files designed to take you step by step through each feature.

InstaBase 3.0 was chosen by PC Magazine Online as the "Pick of the Day" for October 28, 1997. Executive Editor Don Willmott, in a recent review on "How to Get Out of Doing Tedious Tasks," places InstaBase among the "very best business shareware downloads... Start with the cream of the crop.... Database fans may want to take a look at InstaBase, which does flat-file work easily." The incredible response from users who downloaded it helped decide the new features that now make the programs value unbeatable.

Kasra Meshkin, VP of research and development for Ezenet, explains why he developed InstaBase. "I am an avid database user myself," says creator Meshkin, "and I found that I and many of my colleagues were wasting inordinate amounts of time on cumbersome and complex systems. What we really needed is a database powerful enough for adults, yet simple enough for children. Keeping everything on one screen was a priority - but I also wanted to create a program that was feature-packed. So I began building the better database myself, and soon found that everyone wanted to use it."

There are so many InstaBase applications for home and business that fans have found helpful, whether the user is putting together a list for purposes such as a school or a social group, arranging a roster with photos and medical records, to building a list of recipes for that new diet.

"Database concepts used to be a mystery to me", admits Ezenet CFO Terry Rogers. "InstaBase is a database that non-programmers and non-power users like me can understand and use. We know computer users will find InstaBase to be one of the most useful applications they have."

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COMING SOON - THE MOST POWERFUL INSTABASE YET!

TORONTO, ONTARIO (October 29, 1997) - Our latest InstaBase update will soon be available. Jam-packed with powerful new features that will make database creating a breeze, InstaBase will enter a new level of database building.

Here's a full list of all the features you will find in the new version:

• Simple and easy to use interface
• Database Importing
• Unlimited number of records and databases
• Toolbox, including Calculator, Phone Dialer, Paint Program and Mortgage/Loan Calculator
• Support for multi-word database names
• Direct image Import/Export and Zoom function
• Export your comments text to Word
• Direct Text File Import to comments box
• Open reports directly into Excel
• Sorting by any field
• Full Searching and Reporting
• Internet Browser selection option (Netscape and Explorer)
• E-mail and Internet address recognition
• Full database Backup and Restore

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INSTABASE CHOSEN AS PC MAGAZINE ONLINE'S "PICK OF THE DAY" FOR OCTOBER 28, 1997

TORONTO, ONTARIO (October 28, 1997) - In a recent review on "How to Get Out of Doing Tedious Tasks", Don Willmott (Executive Editor for PC Magazine Online) places InstaBase among "the very best business shareware downloads". He suggests that "Database fans may want to take a look at InstaBase, which does flat-file work easily" and that you should "...start with the cream of the crop."

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NEW VERSION OF INSTABASE

TORONTO, ONTARIO (September 5, 1997) - EZENET proudly announces that a new version of InstaBase is now under development. The new version includes new powerful features such as:

• Complete access to multiple databases from within InstaBase
  
  • There will no longer be a need to install InstaBase every time you want to create a new database.
  • Now, you will be able to select, delete and make new databases easily and effortlessly.
• Drivers to export to and import from popular database and word-processing software (Access, Oracle, Word, WordPerfect, etc.)
• Full network and multi-user support
• Interface colour adjustment
• Updates and fixes on any previously reported problems

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RELEASE OF INSTABASE

TORONTO, ONTARIO (September 1, 1997) - EZENET proudly announces the release of InstaBase. The new version includes new powerful features such as:

• Inclusion of pictures or graphics as part of the database's entry
• Access to the Internet and e-mail with a click of the mouse
• Unlimited number of databases
• Improved interface
• Updates and fixes on any previously reported problems

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INSTABASE BETA RELEASE SOON TO HIT THE MARKET

TORONTO, ONTARIO (July 27, 1997) - Following up on INSTABASE Version 2.0, the soon to be released Beta, will include enhancements such as:

• Full network support
• Inclusion of pictures or graphics as part of the database's entry

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EZENET INC. ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCHING OF INSTABASE VERSION 2.0

TORONTO, ONTARIO (July 20, 1997) - Kasra Meshkin, Vice-President of R&D at EZENET Inc. is pleased to announce the release of INSTABASE Version 2.0. A breakthrough database application which incorporates versatility, ease of use and powerful results all in one simple to use package. InstaBase's highlights include among others:

• fully customizable interface.
• generate detailed reports tailored to your specifications
• export your reports for use with Excel
• advanced security option (password enabled fields)
• a comprehensive and visual development environment

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BREAKTHROUGH IN INTERNET DATA SEARCH CAPABILITY

TORONTO, ONTARIO (March 12, 1997) - Ezenet Inc. announces breakthrough in Internet Database search capability. Kasra Meshkin, Vice-President of R&D at EZENET is pleased to announce the development of a breakthrough product for the Internet. One of the bottlenecks in putting large databases that already exist within the grasp of Internet surfers has been the requirement to rewrite the database to fit the Internet search engines. EZENET has developed a search product that will access ANY database and display search results instantly. This will make huge amounts of new data available to the Internet and will increase the usefulness of this new medium in the corporate world.

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WESTBURY INSURANCE, A UNIT OF ROYAL BANK

TORONTO, ONTARIO (February 10, 1997) - EZENET INC. and WESTBURY are pleased to announce that EZENET will enter into a contract for outsourcing of a new product to be offered through Funeral Homes throughout Ontario and underwritten by WESTBURY INSURANCE. The prepaid funeral product will be life insured and all aspects of transaction processing will be handled by EZENET.

EZENET continues to develop new and faster processes to handle the increasing number of transactions that are handled through the Internet.

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EZENET AMALGAMATION

TORONTO, ONTARIO (January 12, 1997) - EZENET INC. announces that effective January 12, 1997, all of the operations of Ezer and Associates Ltd. and Ezer Data Systems Ltd. will be amalgamated with the operations of EZENET INC.

The new company will continue to be known as EZENET INC. As contracts for services come up for renewal, they will be completed in the name of EZENET INC. The Ezer group of companies have grown and in anticipation of further expansion, we feel our clients will benefit from the higher profile that the new company intents to promote.

EZENET INC. will be taking a more aggressive approach in the market and we expect to have our Financial and Internet products more widely known and used in the future. We want to thank all of our clients for their loyalty and continuing commitment to the Ezer organization. You are our most important concern and that focus will remain the cornerstone of our corporate policy.