NetShift Announces Award of IBM StoreProven™ Status
for Kiosk Software Solutions.

New York, 13th January 2002. - NetShift is delighted to announce that the IBM StoreProvenT status has been awarded to NetShift Software.

The IBM StoreProvenT standard was created to help complement IBM's worldwide leadership in supplying solutions to the retail industry. Through participating in StoreProvenT, NetShift has joined IBM's worldwide network of retail professionals and Business Partners. This network of partners' supplies leading edge solutions to retailers in over 100 countries and on more than 1.4 million installed IBM systems.

StoreProvenT provides a way for companies to test solutions to ensure that they operate properly with specific IBM system configurations. Retailers know they can purchase a StoreProvenT solution with more confidence.

"With the demand for proven business benefits, be it additional revenue generation or cost savings, NetShift software solutions are proven to add value to the retail industry. But now with our application having been tested and proven to work on the platforms of the world leader in retail solutions, IBM, we are further validated as a premier solution provider" said John Purcell, VP Marketing, NetShift. "We look forward to working with IBM and the IBM platforms to enhance retailers multi channel strategies as we continually develop our EMEA markets and increase our profile in the USA".