PWI Launches Exchange 2000 Development Program in Support of ASP Initiatives.

July 28, 2000 - "Rapid Delivery" Service Offers Scalable Exchange 2000 Development Expertise to Enable Fast and Flexible Application Hosting -

PWI, a business-to-business provider of software innovations and scalable software development services today announced the availability of its Exchange 2000 "Rapid Delivery" service offering. PWI has assembled senior members of its Messaging and Communications Solutions Group to meet the specific development and software engineering demands of Messaging Service Providers that have announced Exchange 2000 Application Hosting.

"There is tremendous anticipation for Exchange 2000 hosted solutions among large and medium sized enterprises," commented Greg Salvato, CEO, PWI, Inc. "The pressure is on for the Application Service Providers (ASPs) that have announced support for Exchange 2000 to deliver responsively and reliably. PWI's mission is to ensure that our messaging service provider clientele are able to meet their commitments."

PWI's specialized offering addresses the technical development and implementation of core system components including provisioning, delegated administration, billing and other custom elements of hosted Exchange 2000 programs. "PWI has assembled a project team unmatched in Exchange expertise to ensure that our clients can leverage fully the flexible, scalable and secure messaging and collaboration capabilities of Exchange 2000," stated Konstantin Malkov, Chief Technology Officer, PWI, Inc.

PWI has provided messaging development services since 1993 to clients including Bank of America, FedEx, Staples, State Street Bank as well as messaging service providers including AT&T EasyLink, LanSoft (Mail.com), Bell Canada and Xpedite.

PWI maintains domestic development staff in the New York metropolitan area (Red Bank, NJ), Boston and Columbus. PWI's domestic operations are extended by its Moscow, Russia based development center that enables PWI to flexibly assemble development teams in rapid response to the dynamic demands of the technology market.

About PWI

PWI (www.pwicorp.com) is a leading provider of software innovations and scalable software development services to financial, communications and technology service providers. From offices in Red Bank, Columbus and Moscow, PWI's specialized business units deliver e-business solutions in messaging, security, e-commerce, and analytics.