ECI2 Selects Unanet for Proven Workforce Optimization Solution

Unanet - The Pioneer in Web Based Workforce Optimization

Fairfax, Va., July 12, 2000 – Unanet Technologies, a provider of Web-Based Workforce Optimization solutions, today was pleased to announce that eCommerce Industries, Inc. (ECI2), an innovator in e-commerce solutions for the office products industry, has chosen Unanet 3.0 to increase corporate profitability and employee productivity by automating time and expense reporting, project management, and project tracking. ECI² will take advantage of Unanet’s product suite through Microsoft’s SQL Server database.

“Today, successful companies must leverage the power of the Internet to facilitate business processes and enhance their cost competitiveness,” said Paula Jagemann, ECI2’s President and CEO. “Unanet is an established leader in developing Workforce Optimization Solutions. By using the Unanet 3.0 solution, we expect to realize significant cost savings and increase employee productivity.””

“We are pleased to welcome ECI2 to our customer community of businesses who have increased employee productivity and lowered the cost of internal processes through Unanet’s workforce optimization solution”, said Donna Kilbourn, Vice President of Business Development for Unanet Technologies. “As a high-growth-high-tech leader, ECI2 recognized the immediate benefits Unanet can bring to a growing organization’s bottom line by controlling costs, freeing employees for productive, revenue-generating pursuits, and providing project information for improved profitability”.

Unanet 3.0 offers a 100% Web-Based solution for comprehensive workforce optimization through time and expense reporting, project management, and seamless integration with backend financial systems. Unanet 3.0 intelligently supports key business rules and records detailed information for billable project time, actual to budget financial figures, and allocated resource numbers, giving project managers the necessary information to enhance business performance.

About ECI²

eCommerce Industries, Inc. (ECI2) brings Internet expertise and strategic relationships with Internet software, hardware, and service provider leaders to create unique and innovative e-commerce solutions for the office products market. Paula Jagemann is the company ’s President and CEO. John Sidgmore serves as Chairman of the Board as well as Vice Chairman of WorldCom (NASD: WCOM) and Chairman of its Internet subsidiary, UUNET, the world’s largest Internet communications company. The board of directors also includes Mory Ejabat, Chairman and CEO, Zhone Technologies; Dan Rosen, General Partner, Frazier Technology Ventures and former GM, Microsoft Internet Research; Peter Barris, Managing General Partner, NEA, and Christina Jones, President and COO, pcOrder (NASDAQ: PCOR). ECI2 is the parent company of Distribution Data Management Systems, Inc. (DDMS) and its sister companies, Silver Plus and O/PUS; ECI International; Internet Office Solutions and Services (IOS2); Online Office Supplies Company (OOSC); and United Business Computers (UBC). ECI2 is based in Vienna, Virginia and is privately held. For more information, visit www.eci2.com, call 888-499-ECI2, or send email to info@eci2.com.

About Unanet Technologies

Unanet Technologies is the pioneer of Web-based workforce optimization tools that increase corporate value. Unanet capitalizes on the synergies of its best-of-breed timesheet, expense report, and project management suite of products that are industry proven Web-based software in production for over two years. With over 88 customers and 34,000 registered users, Unanet Technologies has the proven leadership and innovative technology to address the demands of today's e-business environment. Unanet's customer base includes Fortune 500 companies, professional staffing organizations, Application Service Providers (ASPs), portals, system integrators, software vendors, consulting organizations, government contractors, high technology companies, health organizations, internal IT companies, and sales organizations. Unanet is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia.

Contact marketing@unanet.com for additional information.