INTELLINET LAUNCHES INTELLIGENT ENTERPRISE

Southeast's Most Highly Certified Microsoft Professional IT Services Firm Offers Proven Approach for Integration of Enterprise Systems

Atlanta (October 2, 2002) - Intellinet, the Southeast's most highly certified Microsoft professional IT services firm, today launched Intelligent Enterprise, a proven approach to integrating enterprise systems. Intellinet will market the offering under the name i.e.

Through the integration of technology systems - including networking, security, messaging, collaboration, custom applications, data, and mobility - i.e. helps organizations create operational efficiency, develop new revenue opportunities, and improve user experience.

Intellinet recently developed a technology solution that will save Georgia Systems Operations Corporation (GSOC) more than $1.2 million. GSOC, the largest electric cooperative operator in the United States, was unhappy with a Novell NetWare environment that failed to provide the performance, reliability, and security that the company needed. With the help of Intellinet professional IT services utilizing the i.e. approach, GSOC migrated from NetWare to Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Exchange 2000, boosting reliability, enabling collaboration, and allowing more granular security policies.

The intelligent enterprise approach leverages investments organizations have made in existing technologies to produce solutions that are capable of improving operational efficiency and can scale in response to increased or changing demands. The i.e. approach utilizes the industry leading Microsoft .NET Server platform, which can be scaled to meet the needs of an organization with 50 or 50,000 or more users. The i.e. approach results in consistent technology standards, which are essential for this type of immediate scalability.

"We believe significant business value can be produced by integrating the silos of technology that exist within many organizations today. i.e. provides organizations with more efficient operations, allowing them to harness the full potential of their people and informational assets. The intelligent enterprise is the integrated enterprise," says Frank Bell, chief executive officer for Intellinet. "By creating i.e., Intellinet is enthusiastically supporting Microsoft's goal to help organizations realize new business value through innovative technology, like Microsoft's .NET Servers," he says.

"Intellinet's history of successful enterprise-scale solutions led to the creation of i.e.," says Travis Lewis, president and chief operating officer for Intellinet. "Ultimately, i.e. captures the depth of knowledge and breadth of expertise among our consultants through a single, coordinated approach. We have found i.e. to be a proven solution for legal, healthcare, financial, manufacturing, and building and construction market leaders."

According to Scott Hatfield, chief information officer for Cox Communications, "Intellinet has demonstrated a consistent track record of delivering professional IT services for Cox for over eight years. Using the i.e. approach Intellinet is even better positioned to provide the aligned technologies that produce integrated, trustworthy and efficient computing environments."

Since 1993, Intellinet has earned a reputation as the Southeast's expert in implementing Microsoft products and services. The results Intellinet creates for Fortune 1000 companies with these industry-leading products have been recognized by the global technology community with such honors as Microsoft's Worldwide Best Knowledge Management Solution Award and Partner of the Year Award, among others.

About Intellinet

Intellinet, based in Atlanta, is a professional technology services firm driven by one simple idea: that promises kept are the most powerful competitive advantage possible. Intellinet keeps the promises it makes by developing performance-guaranteed technology systems that achieve measurable business results for clients. Intellinet's responsible approach has earned the loyalty of some of the most recognized names business, and its success has won two time inclusion on the prestigious Inc. 500 list. The company's unfailing dependability is proof of the personal and professional integrity of each Intellinet employee.