Redwood City, CA - April 19, 1999. Connect Direct, a full-service agency specializing in direct marketing for high-technology companies, recently announced three new additions to its fast-growing roster of high-tech clients.

CyberCash, Inc. in Reston, Virginia, has asked Connect Direct to develop targeted e-mail and direct mail programs in support of ICVERIFY, the industry's dominant credit authorization and electronic transaction processing software. The campaigns will target both retail and online merchants and also POS (Point of Sale) solution providers.

PointBase, Inc. (formerly DataBahn) in San Mateo, California, has selected Connect Direct to produce a series of online and direct mail programs designed to promote the company's 100% Pure Java embedded database solution. PointBase data management technology is used for Java servers, Java-based packaged applications, and the new breed of mobile client and Web devices.

VITA Systems, Inc. in San Mateo, California has chosen Connect Direct to create lead generation programs for VITAOffice.com, a Web-based business infrastructure that enables high-growth, small- to mid-sized companies to outsource routine business processes such as expense reporting, purchasing and timesheets.

The new clients continue a string of successes for the fast-growing, 10-person firm. In 1998, business grew more than 35 percent and the agency was named by the San Jose Business Journal as one of the "Top 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Silicon Valley."

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Connect Direct was founded in 1990 by company president Howard J. Sewell. Other Connect Direct clients include Actuate Software, Harbinger Corporation, and Informatica.