Santa Ana, CALIF.- April 10, 2000- Digital Media Online (http://www.digitalmedianet.com/), the leading developer of B2B vertical online communities for the digital media market, announced today at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas, an alliance with Expertcity.com, the Internet's leading marketplace for person-to-person help, advice and technical assistance. Digital Media Online is exhibiting at NAB in booth MI1039, downstairs at the Sands Convention Center and will be showing Expertcity.com's technology.

As part of the agreement, Expertcity.com's DesktopStreaming will be an integral part of DigitalMediaNet.com's help, advice, and technical support strategy, which is designed to capitalize on the company's broad name recognition with digital media professionals by providing a forum for member-to-member support services.

Once deployed, Expertcity.com's DesktopStreaming technology will allow DigitalMediaNet.com community members to interact in real-time via mutual mouse and keyboard control combined with chat telestration capabilities. With DesktopStreaming, Expertcity.com's accredited experts can share their skills to resolve problems directly on DigitalMediaNet.com members' computers through the Internet.

"DigitalMediaNet.com has seen a tremendous growth in the momentum around Web-based delivery of technical support," said Lou Wallace, CEO of Digital Media Online. "The alliance between DigitalMediaNet.com and Expertcity.com is an example of two companies leveraging this phenomenon to assist communities with highly specialized skills relating to digital media technologies such as game development, digital video editing, animation and broadcasting."

"The integration of DesktopStreaming into DigitalMediaNet.com's online communities will provide digital media professionals with a unique means of supporting and training each other. Expertcity.com's technology is the most efficient, cost-effective way of resolving technical problems," said John Greathouse, CFO and VP of Strategic Development of Expertcity.com. "Today's agreement with DigitalMediaNet.com strategically positions us into a dynamic environment which will be well served by our eSuport infrastructure."

About Digital Media Online
Digital Media Online, http://www.digitalmedianet.com, is the leading developer of B2B vertical online communities in the digital media marketplace. With more than 30 channels, DigitalMediaNet.com serves distinct market segments including streaming media, digital video, animation, special effects, desktop publishing, imaging and design, digital audio, CAD, workstations, game development, film, broadcast and post production. DigitalMediaNet.com community resources include breaking technology and product news, techniques, white papers, research, interactive product guides, classified, job and resume listings and extensive examples of digital art, animations and video.

About Expertcity.com
Expertcity.com is the leading online marketplace for real-time help, advice and learning by providing consumers with personalized technical expertise from accredited experts. Expertcity.com was recently named the premier support partner for ZDNet's Help & How-To channel and is quickly becoming the go-to site for mass-market consumers seeking immediate answers to technical questions. Expertcity.com has raised $34M of funding from a stellar roster of investors, including Sun Microsystems, ZDNet, Bertelsmann Ventures and Wit Capital. The company offers superior support and expert services using it's proprietary DesktopStreaming technology. Expertcity.com is aggressively pursuing similar relationships with leading online partners.

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