San Antonio, TX and Kirkland, WA, August 2003

Sirius Computer Solutions, the largest IBM eServer midrange reseller in the world, and ADVANCED BusinessLink Corp. (BusinessLink), a leading international innovator of web enabling products and services, have entered into a joint marketing alliance. This alliance will bring rapid-return, web enabling, e-business, wireless and modernization to mid-market organizations that run their business applications on the IBM iSeries.

The alliance calls for Sirius and BusinessLink to deliver web enablement and modernization products to existing or new iSeries companies using ‘load & go’ modules, or development tools that quickly leverage existing skills and investments. BusinessLink’s Strategi suite of products and services directly addresses the strong need in today’s ‘browser-based’ marketplace of ‘How do I quickly and cost-effectively extend the digital reach of my company?’

ADVANCED BusinessLink has distinguished itself in the iSeries world by delivering a number of iSeries technology milestones, including the world’s first 100% native AS/400 Java client and first wireless application server for intermittently-connected hand-held devices.

ADVANCED BusinessLink is an IBM PartnerWorld for Developers Advanced Partner, a member of IBM eServer Tools Network, and has won numerous awards including IBM Solutions Excellence Awards, as well as Buyers Choice and Midrange Innovation awards.

“This is a natural partnership for us,” said Paul Davis, Manager of Software Alliances at Sirius. “We have hundreds of iSeries and AS/400 clients that need these solutions to protect their investments. Our certified iSeries expertise combined with the web enablement and infrastructure experience from BusinessLink gives our customers rapid financial returns.”

“We are very pleased to announce this alliance with Sirius Computer Solutions,” said Chris Lategan, founder and CEO of ADVANCED BusinessLink. “The alliance enables iSeries customers to leverage ADVANCED BusinessLink’s market-leading, pragmatic yet innovative solutions with Sirius Computer Solutions’ deep systems expertise to quickly gain bottom-line results and competitive advantages in the digital economy.”

About Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc. – www.siriuscom.com For more than two decades, Sirius Computer Solutions has been helping customers design, implement and maintain their IT infrastructure with best of breed technology solutions. With offices across the U.S. and partnerships with the leading hardware and software providers, including IBM, Sirius Computer Solutions architects infrastructure solutions that incorporate servers, storage, software and networking products. Sirius is the largest IBM eServer midrange reseller in the world. Clients depend on Sirius to provide the server and storage foundation for their suite of applications, including sizing, configuration, implementation, strategic planning and integration.

About ADVANCED BusinessLink, Inc. – www.businesslink.com ADVANCED BusinessLink is an international award winning software development company that specializes in rapid and cost effective web enablement and mobile solutions native to the iSeries. Our Strategi suite of solutions leverage companies’ existing investments in people, skills, applications, and hardware to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their business processes. The company’s products are currently installed in more than 800 businesses worldwide in 25 countries.

Strategi is an AS/400 browser/server suite that contains Java based 5250, Push technology for active delivery of reports and files, native Web serving, browser based file sharing and High Speed Messaging for Web Application Serving.

ADVANCED BusinessLink, founded in 1987, is an AS/400 solutions development firm specializing in web-enablement, remote connectivity, massively scalable transaction applications, and e-business.

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