2000 Press Releases  1999 Press Releases 1998 Press Releases 1997 Press Releases In the News Management Team Case Studies Event Calendar 1999 Press Releases Internet Access and Internet Banking Contact: Kelly Harviel nFront, Inc. 770.209.4460, ext. 265 kharviel@banking.com Ernie Buday Ketchum Crescent for nFront 404.287.2000, ext. 186 ebuday@crescomm.com Kirsten Witt MindSpring Enterprises 404.287.0924 kirstenwitt@mindspring.net nFront and MindSpring to Bundle Internet Access with Internet Banking Services ATLANTA, September 8, 1999 - nFrontTM, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFNT, www.nfront.com), a leading outsource provider of Internet banking services, and MindSpring Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPG, www.mindspring.com), a leading national Internet service provider, today announced a package of services that includes Internet access, Internet banking and Internet bill payment. Financial institutions using nFront's services can offer the package as an incentive for their customers to sign up for Internet banking. For first-time Internet users, the package cuts the time and the cost of setting up both Internet access and Internet banking. With MindSpring Internet access, bank customers will be greeted by MindSpring's intuitive start page featuring the bank's logo. Clicking on that logo links customers directly to their bank's Internet banking and bill payment services, enabled by nFront. "This is a potent, one-stop combination of services in a segment on the verge of explosive growth," said Lance Weatherby, executive vice president of marketing and sales for MindSpring Enterprises. "MindSpring and nFront are combining our expertise and technologies with the personalized banking services of community-based financial institutions throughout the United States." Financial institutions that have established Internet banking through nFront will be able to offer the package to their customers. The package gives bank customers -- both first-time Internet users and those who are already online -- strong incentives to try Internet banking. In addition, nFront provides a full range of marketing support services to help banks promote the package to their customers. "nFront provides a fast, affordable way for banks to deliver secure Internet banking services," said Tripp Rackley, nFront's chairman and CEO. "Adding MindSpring's outstanding service to the mix underscores our commitment to help financial institutions take a leadership role in making Internet banking available. With our technology and marketing assistance, banks can use Internet banking as a powerful vehicle for building customer loyalty." About MindSpring MindSpring Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPG) is a leading Internet service provider focused on delivering outstanding service and support to its customers. By following its Core Values and Beliefs, MindSpring is committed to doing an exceptional job of serving its customers, its employees, its owners and its community. MindSpring's dial-up subscribers can browse the World Wide Web, send electronic mail, participate in informative online chats and access over 20,000 newsgroups. MindSpring offers local Internet service in more than 890 locations throughout the United States. MindSpring also is a leading provider of Web Hosting services and domain registrations. About nFront Atlanta-based nFront, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFNT, www.nfront.com) is a leading Internet banking services company that enables small to mid-size financial institutions to process financial transactions with their customers via bank-branded Web sites. nFront's comprehensive outsourced service is a secure, reliable and scalable way to deliver Internet banking, a key means of attracting and retaining profitable customers. Exclusively endorsed by the American Bankers Association (ABA) and winner of Microsoft's Best Internet Banking Solution Award, nFront provides fully transactional Internet banking development and implementation, Web site design, maintenance and hosting, customer service training and support, and marketing consulting services. ### This press release contains statements which may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of nFront, Inc. and members of its management as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and that the actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include fluctuation in operating results, the ability to compete successfully and the ability to integrate acquired companies. Additional factors are set forth in the Risk Factors section of our Registration Statement on Form S-1. The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results. 1999 Press Releases

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