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Winners Internet Network, Inc., Announces Creation of Non-profit "World Security Forum" Foundation.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000.
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Winners Internet Network, Inc., Announces Creation of Non-profit "World
Security Forum" Foundation
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000--David C.
Skinner, Jr., President and CEO of Winners Internet Network, Inc. (OTC
BB: WINR), www.winr.net, today announced the formation of a non-profit
foundation entitled the "World Security Forum" whose charter is to
create and sustain an ongoing forum for discussion, education,
information exchange and synergy among e-commerce companies and
solution providers in the Internet security arena, and to serve as an
advocate of privacy, confidentiality and security for all consumers
who participate in the e-commerce space.
"The Internet holds the promise of a global, interconnected
economy with greater diversity and opportunity than previously seen in
the history of mankind. But with such promise come increased risks as
seen in the recent denial of service attacks on major e-commerce
companies, the accessing by a hacker of 350,000 credit card numbers at
CDUniverse, and similar incidents which are creating a level of
concern among consumers that could seriously impact the future
development of e-commerce at all levels," noted Mr. Skinner.
"According to a recent poll done for IBM by Louis Harris and
Associates, 72% of consumers are concerned about threats to their
privacy on the Web. Nearly two-thirds of consumers polled say they`ve
refused to give information at a financial site. And more than half of
them say they`ve decided not to make a purchase at a retail, insurance
or financial site because of these worries. Over 53% of shoppers
report exiting a site and going instead to a brick-and-mortar store -
not necessarily run by the same business - rather than buy online due
to these fears and concerns."
Mr. Skinner added, "Clearly this issue is far larger than any one
company or set of companies. It is fundamental to the success amd
future of all of who participate in the e-commerce and financial
transaction processing space that we develop and implement reliable,
proven and accountable systems and solutions that can alleviate these
problems and legitimately earn the consumers' trust."
"As a growing leader in the secure transaction processing
industry, we at WINR wanted to take an active role in bringing
together the many outstanding companies and individuals involved in
this field, to jointly work on shaping the future of privacy and
security on the web in a way that allows the promise of e-commerce and
the Internet to be realized for all participants," said Mr. Skinner.
"The idea for the foundation grew out of discussions with other key
players and participants in the Internet security space, and we look
forward to collaboration with many of these companies and individuals
in realizing the goals of the foundation."
The World Security Forum non-profit foundation and its charter
have been accepted and approved by the Principality of Leichtenstein.
The founding directors of the foundation include Dr. Reinhart Proksch
(International Attorney, Author and Lecturer), Markus Buechel (former
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Liechtenstein), and David
Skinner, Jr. (President and CEO of Winners Internet Network, Inc.).
"Liechtenstein, a thriving country located in the heart of Europe,
supports some of the strictest banking secrecy and financial privacy
laws in the world," noted Mr. Skinner, "thus serving as a standard we
might well aspire to."
The foundation will sponsor a web site which is currently under
development and will also sponsor an annual World Security Forum in
Vaduz, Liechtenstein's capital. Details of both will be announced
shortly.

About the World Security Forum

The World Security Forum is a globally oriented non-profit
foundation organized under the laws of the Principality of
Liechtenstein and sponsored by Winners Internet Network, Inc. (WINR).
The foundation's charter is to create and sustain an ongoing
forum for discussion, education, information exchange and synergy
among e-commerce companies and solution providers in the Internet
security arena, and to serve as an advocate of privacy,
confidentiality and security for all consumers who participate in the
e-commerce space.
The foundation will sponsor a web site, currently under
development, which will serve as a central exchange for ideas,
problems, solutions, and emerging standards in the rapidly evolving
web security industry. It will also sponsor an annual World Security
Forum in Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein, to bring the leaders and
innovators in the field together with the e-commerce companies they
serve, in the interests of creating a global, safe, secure e-commerce
environment for consumers and businesses alike.

About Winners Internet Network

Winners Internet Network (www.winr.net) is rapidly positioning
itself as one of the premier financial transaction processors and
integrators in Europe. Through a series of recent acquisitions and
partnerships, it has laid the groundwork for an integrated financial
processing and e-commerce network that will offer compelling benefits
and proprietary advantages over its competitors. Winners services both
vendors and customers in the expanding Internet-based e-commerce space
with state-of-the-art secure financial transaction software and
technology.
Winners Internet Network recently acquired a significant interest
in SupraNet AG, one of the fast growing and most profitable ISPs in
Europe. Both companies jointly market the Supra Secure Mail system
(SSM), which supports a 448 bit key security protocol, making it the
most advanced and secure encryption technology available.
Winners Internet Network, Inc. is a public company trading on the
OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol 'WINR.' The Company has also filed
an application for a German listing of its shares in order to
introduce WINR to the European stock market and investment community.

About SupraNet AG

SupraNet AG (www.supra.net), a private company based in
Liechtenstein, is an affiliate of Winners Internet Network and one of
the fastest growing and most profitable ISPs in Europe, with an
annualized growth rate of over 80% a year for the past five years and
similar projections going forward.
SupraNet AG serves individuals and businesses throughout Europe,
providing Dial-Up Internet Access, Leased Lines, DSL Connections,
Hosting and Venue, E-Mail, and Encryption Technology and Software,
including SSM - the most secure, encrypted transaction transmission
technology in the world.

Disclaimer

Information contained in this news release - other than
historical information - should be considered as forward-looking,
pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and as such are subject to various risk
factors and uncertainties. For instance, Winners Internet Network,
Inc.'s strategies and operations involve risks of competition,
changing market conditions, changes in laws and regulations affecting
these industries, and numerous other factors. Accordingly, actual
results may differ materially from those in such forward-looking
statements.

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CONTACT: Winners Internet Network, Inc.
David Skinner Jr.
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
or
SupraNet AG
Ronald Oehri
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
or
Investor's contact for the U.S.:
Columbia Financial Group, Inc.
Kevin Holmes
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
or
Investor's contact for Europe:
World of Internet.com, AG
Torsten Prochnow and Dennis C. Hass,
Phone: [phone] or 011-49-172-4062621
Website: www.worldofinternet.com

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