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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

E-dn.com Inc. Complies With OPEI EDI Implementation Recommendations

Alexandria, VA, August, 2001-- The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute's (OPEI) e-Commerce Committee has announced that, after thorough study, it encourages dealers, distributors and manufacturers to consider e-dn.com, Inc., an electronic commerce company based in Southern California, for accomplishment of EDI communications. This action was taken after confirmation that e-dn.com, Inc. is in full compliance with OPEI EDI Implementation Recommendations.

Regarding the need for dealers to be assured that a single system will meet all their communication needs, e-dn.com, Inc. makes it possible to provide the OPEI standard EDI to any user regardless of whether they are an e-dn.com, Inc customer. This allows dealers to engage in EDI with suppliers of any sort using the OPEI standards.

Regarding the OPEI recommendation concerning the use of OPEI standards, e-dn.com, Inc. has been very active with committee members in proving it can handle the standards, and is well versed in their use. This guarantees that e-dn.com, Inc. can deliver files to anyone in the industry. In addition, e-dn.com, Inc. offers other formats if requested by specific customers.

In regards to the communications requirement for choice of either the Internet or a Value Added Network (VAN), e-dn.com, Inc. does use the Internet. It also has the ability to manage interconnects with major VANs and has all the capability needed to meet the OPEI requirement.

Finally, as to the requirement that its solution be capable of integration with business management systems, e-dn.com, Inc. has established partnerships with business system developers in order to offer full integration for dealers as the business systems evolve.

E-dn.com, Inc. is the fourth electronic commerce company that has met the requirements of the e-Commerce Committee. The other vendors are ARI Network Services, ecI and ServiceBench.

OPEI is a trade association whose membership is primarily composed of U.S. manufacturers of powered lawn and garden maintenance products, components and attachment supplies, as well as industry-related services. OPEI's domestic members manufacture in excess of 95% of the U.S. consumer retail market for gas and electric powered lawn and garden maintenance products.

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