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Linx Communications
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LINX APPOINTS INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CEO

Board Member Dr. Alice Hsin Brings Extensive Telecommunications Leadership and Expertise

Newton, Mass. - August 14, 2000 - Linx Communications, Inc., a leading communications Application Service Provider (ASP) delivering unified communications and messaging services to businesses and individuals, today announced that its board of directors has appointed Dr. Alice Hsin as interim president and CEO. Hsin, president of Hsin Investments and a member of Linx' board, replaces Joe Gately who has left Linx to pursue other entrepreneurial interests and endeavors. Hsin will serve in this capacity until a permanent CEO is named.

"We welcome Alice to the Linx management team," said Gary Lasher, chairman of Linx. "She has outstanding leadership skills and an impressive background in a wide range of multinational telecom companies. Alice's experience both nationally and internationally will be valuable as Linx expands into new markets. We look forward to her active involvement as interim president and CEO."

"I am pleased to take on this role at Linx at an exciting stage of the company's growth," said Hsin. "As an investor, I've been extremely impressed with Linx' progress in this very dynamic market. We have aggressive goals for our next phase of growth and I look forward to being instrumental in helping Linx to achieve its business objectives."

Hsin is president of Hsin Investments, a Washington, DC-based investment company specializing in global technology-based companies in optical fiber communications, information technologies, secure web technology and biotechnology. Hsin Investments was one of the participants in Linx' second round of financing announced last month.

Hsin is one of the foremost recognized experts in the post divestiture telecommunications industry in the areas of integrated telecommunications systems, services and applications. Additionally, Hsin has worked extensively with various PTTs in Japan, United Kingdom, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China and other countries. As the founder of Integral Communications, Inc., a leading provider of telecommunication and IT services worldwide, Hsin directed technology projects and provided strategic consulting to a range of government agencies including the Department of Treasury, Veterans Administration, Department of Defense, U.S. Postal Service and to the secure web and system integration industries.

Linx Services
As an ASP, Linx offers outsourced communications and messaging services to small to medium businesses, large organizations and mobile professionals. This enables companies to take advantage of a full suite of basic and advanced communications and messaging solutions without incurring the capital costs of procuring and maintaining internal systems and equipment. Linx' suite of customizable services includes enhanced voice mail/fax, follow-me, automated attendant and one-number unified communications.

About Linx Communications
Headquartered in Newton, Mass., Linx Communications (www.linxcom.com) is a communications Application Service Provider (ASP), providing comprehensive unified communications services and virtual office solutions for small to medium businesses and mobile professionals. Linx' suite of unified communications services enables businesses to quickly and easily deploy voice, fax and messaging solutions and to expand those services as their business needs evolve. Linx partners with leading service providers including Digital Broadband, Focal, Network Plus, and TeleGea. Its customers include 3Com, Agilent, Apple Computer, AristaSoft, EMC, Fidelity, iVillage.com, and Juniper.

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