NEWS RELEASE April 29, 1999 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Adam Qualset Covalent Technologies, Inc. 4701 Innovation Drive Suite CB105 =09 Lincoln, NE 68521 phone: 402-441-5710 or 800-444-1935 fax: 402-441-5720 www.covalent.net Covalent Technologies Announces The Active Referral Network Lincoln, NE - Covalent Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of = commercial software and support for the Apache web server platform, = announced today that it will begin paying for referrals through its new = Active Referral Network.=20 "Covalent Technologies is excited to offer a way to pay others for = spreading the word about our products and services," said Ryan Lindsay, = V.P. of Sales at Covalent. "We've been very grateful for the = overwhelmingly positive response to our Raven SSL module. The AR Network = is a way of showing our appreciation for the valuable word-of-mouth = advertising our customers have been providing.=94 Participants in the AR Network link their Web site to Covalent=92s and = get paid for product sales resulting from referrals. There is no charge = to participate, and agents receive a referral payment of 5% of the sale = price of each Raven SSL license, excluding shipping, handling, and = taxes. The process for becoming an agent involves acceptance of an operating = agreement and completion of an online application available at = www.covalent.net/partners/arnetwork. Once registered, agents receive a = unique ID number and can use images and instructions at Covalent=92s Web = site to establish a hyperlink. Archived online reports, accessible at = any time, provide feedback regarding site visitors, referrals, and sales = figures. Automatic direct deposit payments are made monthly. =93Suggesting related products makes a Web site richer and increases = traffic,=94 said Lindsay. =93The tools we provide make it easy to add = commerce to a site, and our online reporting system lets agents track = sales on a daily basis.=94 Covalent Technologies provides e-commerce solutions for the Apache web = server platform. Its primary product is the Raven SSL module, which = provides for secure Internet transactions. More information about = Covalent Technologies and the AR Network is available by calling = 800-444-1935 or visiting www.covalent.net.=20