September 21, 2000

Affinity Internet, Inc. Gives Resellers' Tools for Better Search Engine Placement and Website Maintenance

Company Offers NetMechanic's Platform to VARs, Web Developers

Nidia Tatalovich
Affinity Internet Inc.
626-432-4594 ext. 114
pr@affinity.com

El Segundo, Calif. - Affinity Internet, Inc. announced a partnership with NetMechanic to offer NetMechanic's Search Engine Starter™ and HTML Toolbox™ website tune-up suite of tools as part of its comprehensive menu of products and services for resale. Affinity, as part of its Authorized Reseller Program, now provides its members, which includes Value Added Resellers and Web Designers, the ability to enhance their product and service offerings to their customers.

"Our Channel Partners are very important to our business. It is our goal at Affinity to continue to provide products and services that allow our Resellers greater opportunities to acquire, maintain and grow their customer base. NetMechanic is one way we feel will assist them in growing their business," says Tiffani Bova Affinity Internet Director of Sales.

Affinity's Authorized Reseller Program provides the opportunity for its members to utilize and resell web and e-Commerce tools from a single source, versus using bits and pieces from several providers. This partnership adds to Affinity's robust suite of products.

"To remain competitive in the marketplace, VARs and website developers and designers are constantly looking for ways to generate new revenue by offering their customers innovative products and services," says Affinity Internet CEO John McIntyre. "Our partnering with NetMechanic allows our reseller customers to stay ahead of the curve."

Affinity chose NetMechanic suite of products because it is the most powerful set of Web Tools available today. In the past year alone NetMechanic has tuned over 21,000,000 web pages. Its integrated suite of tools is designed to be an expert system for detecting problems and repairing your website. The superior technology offers deeper site penetration, adherence to the latest standards, and maximum safety and their tools are designed to be online, automated, configurable, and understandable.

About Affinity Internet, Inc.
Affinity Internet, Inc. is a Web hosting and application service provider (ASP) dedicated to guiding small and medium sized businesses seeking to build successful eBusinesses. The Los Angeles-based company offers a wide range of turn-key Internet solutions, including Web hosting, Ecommerce, dedicated servers, and advanced hosting services to business customers in more than 100 countries. Affinity's professional staff is committed to setting new standards in proactive customer support, and providing ongoing training and education to its customers and sales channel partners. For more information on Affinity, visit the company's website at www.affinity.com.

About NetMechanic, Inc.
NetMechanic provides online maintenance and promotion services for small to medium-sized business websites. Through its online tools, the company has "tuned-up" over 32 million Web pages to improve website quality for its customers and optimizes customer websites for improved search engine rankings. NetMechanic offers its services directly from its site and through a partnership network of over 40 major hosting companies and online publishers.

Search Engine Starter™ automatically submits a customer's website to the top 100 search engines in just a few minutes rather than tediously entering a site on each search engine one at a time. Listing results are reported via email that states whether or not the submission was accepted for consideration. If a rejection is received, the email will contain a link that will take customers to a page in the search engine where they may be provided with additional information required for a re-submittal. Search Engine Starter™ will automatically submit the site to alternate engines until 100 search engines have accepted the submission.

The HTML Toolbox™ is an easy-to-use online website maintenance service that provides customers with a comprehensive diagnostic and repair service for one year. HTML Toolbox™ visits the website to evaluate the integrity of the design and presentation based on HTML coding standards. HTML Toolbox™ utilizing Spell Check, Link Check & Repair, Browser Compatibility Check and Load Time Check conducts critical performance tests. Once the evaluation is complete, detailed reports that identify possible problem areas are provided to the customer.

For information regarding NetMechanic's services visit the company's website at http://www.netmechanic.com. For more information on NetMechanic Partner Programs, contact Todd Gandy at (256) 533-0076, ext. 114 or by e-mail at todd.gandy@netmechanic.com. The internet.com Corporation (Nasdaq:INTM), through its venture capital arm, is an equity investor in NetMechanic, Inc.

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