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Ecount's Shop-Anywhere Webcertificates Now Available at Egreetings.com

Ecount extends its payment platform to provide online shoppers ultimate discretion, privacy and security

PHILADELPHIA - August 1, 2000 - Ecount, an industry leading e-commerce payments company, today unveiled PrivateBuy.com, the first and only product that facilitates anonymous purchases anywhere online. ANorther extension of Ecount's flexible payment platform, PrivateBuy.com allows consumers to buy whatever they want, anywhere on the Web without revealing personal or credit card information to merchants.

Webcertificates are the only online gift certificates that can be spent anywhere, anytime at the more than 1.5 million online merchants on the Web. Plus, with the plastic Webcertificate Shopping Card, recipients can also take their gifts offline to spend at any brick and mortar retailer that accepts MasterCard. So, for the gift giver who is looking for a quick, personalized gift that lets the recipient choose whatever gift he or she desires, a Webcertificate is the perfect solution.

"Egreetings.com offers a quick and convenient way for consumers to send a wide variety of great online cards and gifts," said Matt Gillin, president and CEO of Ecount. "By adding Webcertificates as an option, we're offering Egreetings.com customers a one-stop-shop for all gift-giving occasions."

To send and use a Webcertificate is simple. Gift-givers are given the option to purchase Webcertificates when sending online cards at Egreetings.com. Webcertificates at Egreetings.com are available in denominations of $15, $25, $50, or $100, which customers simply charge to their credit cards in a matter of seconds. Recipients receive messages in their online cards alerting them to the gifts and are directed to Webcertificate.com to claim the gift certificates. If recipients wish to shop offline with Webcertificates, they can choose to receive Prepaid plastic Webcertificate Shopping Cards. These work just like debit cards and can be used at any merchant that accepts MasterCard.

"Webcertificates are an excellent complement to our services," said Sarah Anderson, senior vice president, user experience and editor-in-chief for Egreetings Network. "We're dedicated to providing our customers with the best selection of cards and gifts. With the addition of Ecount's shop-anywhere Webcertificates, we continue to expand flexibility and choice in gift-giving options at our site."

About Egreetings Network, Inc.
Egreetings Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGRT), is a rich-media email services provider and operates a leading online card site at www.egreetings.com. Its business offerings include a content- leveraged Application Service Provider (ASP) platform and multi-media communications tools for customer acquisition, retention and revenue generation.

Egreetings Network's Web site, www.egreetings.com
offers thousands of online cards for all occasions and sentiments featuring rich graphics, animations and music that can be personalized to make messages memorable and unique. E-greetings is a registered trademark and Egreetings is a trademark of Egreetings Network, Inc.

About Ecount
Founded in 1997 as C/Base, Ecount is an industry-leading e-commerce payments company, which offers "next generation" transaction products and services to portals, Web communities, financial institutions, wireless service providers, affinity groups, and other businesses, through its proprietary payment platform. The Ecount platform enables companies to cost-effectively acquire, incent, and retain customers through the issuance of online debit-based payment mechanisms, which facilitate payments of any type: person-to-person, person-to-merchant, and business-to-person.

Today, the Ecount platform powers payment products developed exclusively for MSN, NBC Internet, and others. In addition, the platform has been utilized by 17% of the Fortune 100 to support various innovative customer acquisition, retention and payment initiatives, and also supports the company's suite of branded payment products: ecount.com, the first online payment account for instantly sending, spending and receiving money online; Webcertificate.com, the only online gift certificate that can be used at any online or offline merchant; and PrivateBuy.com, the only product that enables consumers to shop anonymously anywhere on the Web.

Based in Conshohocken, Penn., Ecount is privately held. The Company is actively expanding its payment platform for wireless applications and international growth.