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Amy Perkel <Amy@epicentric.com> on 09/25/2000 02:01:47 PM
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cc: Amy Perkel <Amy@epicentric.com> 
Subject: Epicentric Media Alert: Turning on the Power of E-Business for En 
ergy Companies


Dear Friends of Epicentric.  Please join us for tomorrow's webcast with
Ahmad Atwan of Altra E-Business Solutions and Kathleen Hayes, Vice President
of Business Development with Epicentric.  See details below.  Regards, Amy
Perkel, on behalf of Epicentric.


MEDIA ALERT
September 25, 2000

Webcast/Teleconference: Tuesday September 26 11:00 a.m. PT


Turning On The Power Of E-Business For Energy Companies


Altra Energy Technologies and Epicentric Discuss New Alliance
For Providing E-Business Solutions To The Energy Market

Brief Audio Webcast Followed by Q&A with
Ahmad Atwan, Vice President of Altra E-Business Solutions and
Kathleen Hayes, Vice President of Business Development For Epicentric, Inc.


Don't miss this opportunity to hear the latest developments for energy
companies that are behind the curve on e-business.  Altra Energy
Technologies and Epicentric, Inc. will unveil a joint business alliance that
will provide a first of its kind, end-to-end e-business solution for energy
companies.  The Altra E-Business Solutions subsidiary will combine the
advanced portal integration technology of Epicentric with the industry
leading energy trading and transaction management technology of Altra.  The
result of this business alliance will be an e-business portal that can be
immediately deployed and specifically tailored to reflect the look and feel
and private branding of individual energy companies.  In addition, this
solution will integrate pre-transaction decision support tools, the Altra
energy trading exchange and post-transaction resources such as deal capture,
scheduling and accounting applications.  Altra and Epicentric will offer
highly customized wholesale energy trading portal solutions, pipeline portal
solutions and retail energy portal solutions to customers of the new
subsidiary.  Please join us to hear details of this milestone event for
making e-business work for the energy market.

WHEN: Tuesday, September 26
  11:00 a.m. PT
  1:00 p.m. CT
   2:00 p.m. ET

HOW:   For the audio Webcast, log on to:
   <http://www.videonewswire.com/EPICENTRIC/092600/>

  For those without Internet access, please call:
  US:              1-800-559-0817 (Passcode:  6112778)
  International:  630-424-8578 (Passcode:  2866656)

  To submit questions during the Webcast, please email:
kathleen@epicentric.com

CONTACTS:

Vicki Barit
Altra Energy Technologies
713-210-8179
vbarit@altra.com

Emily Waters
Epicentric, Inc.
415-538-7093
emily@epicentric.com

Patty Ormiston
451 Communications, Inc.
650-557-9694
patty_o@pacbell.net



Amy Perkel | Marketing | Epicentric, Inc
333 Bryant Street, Suite 300 | San Francisco, CA 94107
Direct 415-974-0248 | Fax 415-974-0281 | amy@epicentric.com

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