ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, January 10, 2000—New Mexico Software (NMxS.com) announced today that it will begin shipping its Internet infrastructure technology on the Red Hat Linux (Nasdaq: RHAT) platform on February 2, 2000. The New Mexico Software technology will bring new and unique capabilities to the Linux platform including an enhanced viewing environment, e-commerce enabling and media asset management capabilities. Linux users will now be able to take advantage of New Mexico Software’s unique viewing feature that allows viewers to zoom in and magnify selected portions of an image and then instantly pan this magnification around the image to examine more details—without viewer-side plug-ins. In addition, the technology will provide Linux users with color control capabilities to manipulate the image on the screen (without altering the actual file) for the purpose of making subtle details more visible in images; an important feature for telemedicine applications such as viewing x-rays and medical images.

The Company’s products are workgroup to enterprise scalable and provide a full spectrum of e-commerce enabling capabilities including encrypted credit card transactions and comprehensive data mining reports detailing website activity. Linux users will also be able to take advantage of New Mexico Software’s comprehensive media asset management solutions for the efficient management and distribution of digital media files such as graphic images, medical and dental images, video clips and audio recordings.

Remarking on New Mexico Software’s decision to make its products available on the Linux platform, Rafael Rubio, Project Leader, stated, "We are avid supporters of Linux and the Open Source movement. We are dedicated to providing our technology on Linux to help fortify it as a viable commercial server while expanding our customers’ platform choices. It’s really about delivering a product that best serves our customers’ needs."

New Mexico Software is an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based developer of unique Internet infrastructure technology for enhanced viewing, e-commerce enabling and comprehensive media asset management. As a certified Sprint data partner the Company also provides wide-bandwidth data communication solutions. Corporate headquarters are located at 5041 Indian School Rd. NE, Suite 200, Albuquerque, NM, 87110. Contact Susan Blumenthal, Vice-President Communications, (505) 255.1999 (susan@nmxs.com) or Hawk Associates, (305)852.2383 for more information.

The foregoing press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the company's expectation of its future business. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the company's expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the company's control. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of significant industry competition from various entities whose product development, financial, sales and marketing and other capabilities far exceeds the company’s. In light of these risks and uncertainties there can be no assurances that the forward-looking statements in this press release will in fact transpire or prove to be accurate.