PREMENOS AND CISCO SYSTEMS PARTNER TO CONDUCT BUSINESS ON THE INTERNET

"Live" Pilot Proves Secure Business-to-Business Transactions Over Open
Networks

CONCORD, CA, November 7, 1994 -- Premenos Corporation, a leader in
providing electronic data interchange (EDI) software solutions for
electronic business applications, today announced a pilot program with
Cisco Systems, who provides the majority of the routers on the Internet
today. The pilot is running live over the Internet--today--and will be
fully implemented early next year. The program provides a true model for
secure, electronic business transactions over open networks and
demonstrates comprehensive support for EDI, including the tasks of
integration, translation, communications, and document management.

Premenos' recently announced partnership with RSA Data Securities makes
Premenos the only EDI software provider to have licensed RSA technologies
as part of an end-to-end business solution that solves the challenges of
authentication, nonrepudiation and confidentiality. This strategic move
gives Premenos the lead in the new Internet-based electronic commerce
market where authentication of materials sent and received and security of
transactions are the critical gating items for market success.

"We chose to incorporate the Premenos model of secure, end-to-end EDI as
part of a strategic solution to enhance our relationships with our
business partners," said Carl Redfield, vice president of manufacturing at
Cisco Systems. "The Premenos solution is orders of magnitude faster and
significantly more cost-effective than the traditional value-added network
(VAN) application model, allowing us to be more competitive in our overall
business practice," Redfield concluded.

"Our relationship with Cisco and their partners is significant in the EDI
industry because it demonstrates a new model for EDI--one that is
accessible to more users, and provides more flexibility for building
future business applications," commented Lew Jenkins, chairman and founder
of Premenos. "The Internet--or other open networks from public or private
providers--establishes the right architecture for peer-to-peer electronic
commerce among any size company."

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco Systems, Inc. headquartered in San Jose, CA, is the leading supplier
of internetworking products, including routers, bridges, workgroup
systems, ATM switches, dial-up access servers, software routers, and
router management software. These products are used to build
enterprise-wide internetworks linking an unlimited number of
geographically dispersed LANs, WANs, and IBM SNA networks. Cisco's
Internetwork Operating Systems (IOS) technology, found in more than
250,000 installed Cisco units and in the products of over 20 partners, is
the de facto standard for data transmission. In the U.S., Cisco is traded
over the counter under NASDAQ symbol CSCO. A member of the S&P 500 and
Fortune 500, Cisco in fiscal 1994 logged sales of $1.2 billion. For
additional information, contact Gina Espejo in public relations at Cisco
Systems, 408-526-8780.

Premenos Corp.

Premenos is setting the agenda for true electronic commerce and EDI through
open networks, such as the Internet. Premenos EDI software is an enabling
strategy for transforming how corporations conduct business in extended
enterprises using electronic communications for commerce. Lew Jenkins,
chairman and founder of Premenos, is widely regarded as an EDI industry
visionary. Premenos has become a leader in EDI and Electronic Commerce
solutions, with support for IBM AS/400, RISC System/6000, HP/9000, and Sun
Solaris platforms. Key customers include Coca-Cola, Microsoft,
Price/Costco, Blockbuster Video, Ciba-Geigy, and Cartier, among thousands
of others in a variety of industries.

Premenos Corp
1000 Burnett Ave, Second Floor
Concord, CA 94520
510-602-2000

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