NEW YORK, NY -- June 18, 2002 -- The Online Publishers Association (OPA) announced today that Solbright, Inc. has become the newest associate member of the organization. Vendors and organizations that support the online publishing industry but are not, themselves, publishers are eligible for associate status with the OPA.

Solbright, Inc. is a leading provider of business process automation solutions for interactive advertising, offering systems for order management, trafficking, billing, and business reporting. Solbright's AdSuite system was designed specifically to meet the needs of digital media publishers to improve their productivity, information flow, and profitability.

"We're excited to be a part of the OPA since a number of our customers are already members, including Scripps Networks, USATODAY.com and weather.com," said Thomas Pace, president and CEO of Solbright. "OPA membership is a moniker of quality content and services. By being a part of the OPA, Solbright will work closely with online publishers to identify their best practices and business process needs and jointly move forward to address those needs most effectively."

Michael Zimbalist, executive director of the OPA, said: "We are pleased that Solbright is joining our growing list of associates. Solbright provides a number of our members with important services in support of their businesses, and we look forward to working with them as we continue to grow and advance our industry."

For more information about becoming an associate of the OPA, visit www.online-publishers.org/associates.

About Solbright, Inc.

Solbright, Inc. is the leading provider of business process automation systems and outsourced services that automate the order management, creative placement, billing reconciliation, and business reporting for media companies that sell online advertising. Solbright's core product offerings are AdSuite, a fully integrated subscription-based software service, and Solbright Outsourced Services, an outsourcing service that provides turnkey advertising operations and trafficking. Solbright solutions allow online publishers to reduce operational costs, improve cash flows, and provide better customer service. For more information, please visit www.solbright.com.

About the Online Publishers Association

Founded in June 2001, the Online Publishers Association (OPA) is an industry trade organization whose mission is to advance the interests of high-quality online publishers before the advertising community, the press, the government and the public. Members of OPA represent the highest standards in Internet publishing with respect to editorial quality and integrity, credibility and accountability. OPA member sites have a combined, unduplicated reach of 61.5 million visitors, or 55.2% of the total Web audience. (Source: Jupiter Media Metrix, March 2002). For more information about the Online Publishers Association, visit www.online-publishers.org.

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