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New Instant Messaging System in Beta testing phase

SiegeSoft will soon launch its beta testing of the new Instant Messaging
System. What better way to maintain an  understanding of what the
company is doing than to participate in the  beta testing and
communicate directly with management and developers?

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SiegeSoft's Zimtu in the News (SIS CDNX)

SiegeSoft Internet Solutions Inc. is pleased to announce that the
company
has received overwelming interest in its new initiative Zimtu as
announced
August 30, 2000.  Zimtu's unique model, which mixes Privacy, Profit and
Empowerment, has attracted the attention of companies such as Wired
Digital
Inc. (http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,38676,00.html).

Wired News Article�

Selling Yourself Bit By Bit
by Farhad Manjoo
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,38676,00.html
Right at this moment, some marketing fat cat is selling your demographic

data -- maybe your shoe size, your favorite color, or how you like your
eggs cooked -- and you're not seeing a penny of the profits.
But according to Jeff Oriecuia, a spokesman for a new company called
Zimtu,
you may soon be able to get some of that green.
Zimtu is developing software that foils the attempts of e-commerce
companies from collecting data on you. Such privacy software, which uses

proxy servers and cookie-monitoring applications to keep your info from
getting to the marketers, isn't new.
But Zimtu has added a twist: You can select which personal information
you
want released to marketers, and Zimtu will sell that data. The company
will
give you half of what it makes on the deal.
"Right now people collect information without you knowing it," Oriecuia
said. "When people begin to understand that this information is actually

worth money, they'll realize that it shouldn't be given away for free."
How much is your data worth?
Oriecuia said he couldn't give an exact amount because the company's
product is still at the beta stage. He estimated that a person who makes

all his data available could make up to "hundreds of dollars" per month.

But Jason Catlett of the privacy advocacy firm Junkbusters said he finds
it
hard to believe that a company like Zimtu could actually make much money

from selling personal data, as a lot of personal information is freely
gathered by marketers today.
"It's a little like trying to sell online music," Catlett said. "Why
would
companies pay for it when they can get it for free?"

Catlett added that "marketers already have an enormous amount of
personal
information, gathered without users' consent or knowledge."
Oriecuia acknowledged that Zimtu's biggest competitors could be
companies
that already gather information about individuals. After all, a company
like Amazon, which learns your preferences as you search its site or
make
purchases, obviously isn't going to look too kindly at a firm that makes
it
pay for data.
"In the beginning it'll be a bit frustrating," Oriecuia said, explaining

that giants like Amazon could see Zimtu as a wrench in their
data-collection machines.
But Oriecuia said that after a critical mass of users sign on to Zimtu,
the
big companies will realize that they have no choice but to buy data from

the company.
Representatives at Amazon did not return calls seeking comment.
Such intermediary ventures as Zimtu, which give you something in return
for
you giving something up (in this case, your privacy), are not new.
So-called pay-to-surf sites like AllAdvantage, which give consumers
money
if they agree to keep an ad banner on their desktop, have been around
for
quite some time. But many of these companies have run into financial
difficulties, not to
mention problems with Web cheats. Oriecuia thinks that Zimtu can
overcome
such problems and reach its  critical mass of users through its "viral
marketing campaign
." He means  that Zimtu is incorporating its privacy software into an
instant messaging
program; he hopes that the chatter will take off, and with it, the
company's list of registered users. It's the "instant messenger that
protects your privacy
and makes you  money," he said.
Copyright � 1994-2000 Wired Digital Inc. All rights reserved.


On Behalf of the Board of Directors

"David Hodge"
David Hodge
President
SiegeSoft Internet Solutions Inc.

Corporate:     http://www.siegesoftsolutions.com
Educational:   http://www.privacyfordummies.com
Product:       http://www.siegesoft.com
Toll Free:     1 877 377 6222
Tel:           (604) 681-1568
E-mail:        info@siegesoftsolutions.com

Trading Symbol:  SIS-CDNX

Privacy, Profit and Control;
Technology Makes it All Possible

The Canadian Venture Exchange has neither approved
nor disapproved of the information contained herein.




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<p>SiegeSoft will soon launch its beta testing of the new Instant Messaging
System. What better way to maintain an&nbsp; understanding of what the
<br>company is doing than to participate in the&nbsp; beta testing and
communicate directly with management and developers?
<p><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+1>SIGN-UP NOW&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<p>SiegeSoft Internet Solutions Inc. is pleased to announce that the company
<br>has received overwelming interest in its new initiative Zimtu as announced
<br>August 30, 2000.&nbsp; Zimtu's unique model, which mixes Privacy, Profit
and
<br>Empowerment, has attracted the attention of companies such as Wired
Digital
<br>Inc. (<A HREF="http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,38676,00.html">http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,38676,00.html</A>).
<p>Wired News Article�
<p>Selling Yourself Bit By Bit
<br>by Farhad Manjoo
<br><A HREF="http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,38676,00.html">http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,38676,00.html</A>
<br>Right at this moment, some marketing fat cat is selling your demographic
<br>data -- maybe your shoe size, your favorite color, or how you like
your
<br>eggs cooked -- and you're not seeing a penny of the profits.
<br>But according to Jeff Oriecuia, a spokesman for a new company called
Zimtu,
<br>you may soon be able to get some of that green.
<br>Zimtu is developing software that foils the attempts of e-commerce
<br>companies from collecting data on you. Such privacy software, which
uses
<br>proxy servers and cookie-monitoring applications to keep your info
from
<br>getting to the marketers, isn't new.
<br>But Zimtu has added a twist: You can select which personal information
you
<br>want released to marketers, and Zimtu will sell that data. The company
will
<br>give you half of what it makes on the deal.
<br>"Right now people collect information without you knowing it," Oriecuia
<br>said. "When people begin to understand that this information is actually
<br>worth money, they'll realize that it shouldn't be given away for free."
<br>How much is your data worth?
<br>Oriecuia said he couldn't give an exact amount because the company's
<br>product is still at the beta stage. He estimated that a person who
makes
<br>all his data available could make up to "hundreds of dollars" per month.
<br>But Jason Catlett of the privacy advocacy firm Junkbusters said he
finds it
<br>hard to believe that a company like Zimtu could actually make much
money
<br>from selling personal data, as a lot of personal information is freely
<br>gathered by marketers today.
<br>"It's a little like trying to sell online music," Catlett said. "Why
would
<br>companies pay for it when they can get it for free?"
<p>Catlett added that "marketers already have an enormous amount of personal
<br>information, gathered without users' consent or knowledge."
<br>Oriecuia acknowledged that Zimtu's biggest competitors could be companies
<br>that already gather information about individuals. After all, a company
<br>like Amazon, which learns your preferences as you search its site or
make
<br>purchases, obviously isn't going to look too kindly at a firm that
makes it
<br>pay for data.
<br>"In the beginning it'll be a bit frustrating," Oriecuia said, explaining
<br>that giants like Amazon could see Zimtu as a wrench in their
<br>data-collection machines.
<br>But Oriecuia said that after a critical mass of users sign on to Zimtu,
the
<br>big companies will realize that they have no choice but to buy data
from
<br>the company.
<br>Representatives at Amazon did not return calls seeking comment.
<br>Such intermediary ventures as Zimtu, which give you something in return
for
<br>you giving something up (in this case, your privacy), are not new.
<br>So-called pay-to-surf sites like AllAdvantage, which give consumers
money
<br>if they agree to keep an ad banner on their desktop, have been around
for
<br>quite some time. But many of these companies have run into financial
difficulties, not to
<br>mention problems with Web cheats. Oriecuia thinks that Zimtu can overcome
<br>such problems and reach its&nbsp; critical mass of users through its
"viral marketing campaign
<br>." He means&nbsp; that Zimtu is incorporating its privacy software
into an instant messaging
<br>program; he hopes that the chatter will take off, and with it, the
<br>company's list of registered users. It's the "instant messenger that
protects your privacy
<br>and makes you&nbsp; money," he said.
<br>Copyright &copy; 1994-2000 Wired Digital Inc. All rights reserved.
<br>&nbsp;
<p>On Behalf of the Board of Directors
<p>"David Hodge"
<br>David Hodge
<br>President
<br>SiegeSoft Internet Solutions Inc.
<p>Corporate:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <A HREF="http://www.siegesoftsolutions.com">http://www.siegesoftsolutions.com</A>
<br>Educational:&nbsp;&nbsp; <A HREF="http://www.privacyfordummies.com">http://www.privacyfordummies.com</A>
<br>Product:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <A HREF="http://www.siegesoft.com">http://www.siegesoft.com</A>
<br>Toll Free:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 877 377 6222
<br>Tel:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (604)
681-1568
<br>E-mail:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; info@siegesoftsolutions.com
<p>Trading Symbol:&nbsp; SIS-CDNX
<p>Privacy, Profit and Control;
<br>Technology Makes it All Possible
<p>The Canadian Venture Exchange has neither approved
<br>nor disapproved of the information contained herein.
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