Miva Merchant™ is a browser-based storefront development and management system that enables users to simply "point, click and fill in the blanks" to develop and manage online storefronts. In addition to creating the shopping cart, the software features modules that provide back-end processing functions such as order fulfillment, secure server integration, credit card processing, and automatic tax and shipping calculations. Online stores are managed through browser-based administration pages that easily allow the designated administrator to add products and categories and manage daily activity.

"Our partnership with Hostopia.com helps to expand our market reach and extend our services to tens of thousands of new business customers worldwide," said Kevin Kane, vice president of sales, Miva Corporation. "Hostopia.com is a great company and we are excited to have them as a partner to provide the latest in web hosting services to our customers."

About Miva Corporation
Founded in 1996, Miva Corporation is a leading provider of e-commerce software and services to small and medium-sized businesses. Known as the "high velocity e-commerce company," Miva provides merchants and developers with the information, technology and services they need to be successful. Miva offers two easy to use e-commerce solutions: Miva Merchant, a complete storefront solution and Miva Order, an e-commerce order and payment transaction processing solution. These solutions are used by tens of thousands of developers and merchants and hundreds of hosting partners and business portals.

For more information on Miva’s products, contact Miva Corporation, 2629 Ariane Drive, San Diego, California 92117. Phone: (858) 490-2570, Fax: (858) 490-0548 or visit Miva’s website at http://www.miva.com.

©2000 Miva Corporation. Miva is a registered trademark of Miva Corporation. Miva Script, Miva Empresa, Miva Merchant and the blade logo are trademarks of Miva Corporation. Other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

About Hostopia.com
Hostopia.com, a Delaware company, internationally situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Toronto, Canada (http://www.hostopia.com) provides private-branded hosting, email and e-commerce solutions that specifically address the needs of ILECs/CLECs, ISPs, and other Web Service Providers. Hostopia.com has partnered with over 100 CLECs, ISPs and Domain Registrars internationally, making it one of the fastest growing Web hosting companies in the world. The company was initially founded by Franc Nemanic with subsequent majority investment held by John Nemanic, Colin and Bill Campbell who founded Tucows Inc. and Internet Direct (CDNX: LKC.V). Hostopia.com offers the next generation in Web hosting solutions to its strategic partners worldwide.

For more information about Hostopia.com, please visit http://www.hostopia.com or contact: Anton James, Director of Marketing Hostopia.com, Hosting Solutions Phone: (416) 239-6987 ext. 7604, or (416) 726-8577 Fax: (416) 239-7100 Email: anton@hostopia.com