SKILLSNET AND DIGITALREACH TO DEVELOP SKILLOBJECTS DATABASE

Waxahachie, Texas -- August 30, 2000 -- SkillsNET, a leading e-Skills Community provider, and DigitalReach Corporation, a subsidiary of Berten USA Holdings, announced today their plans to develop a customized National SkillObjects database for the digitalReach software application.

The digitalReach software application is a web-based, database-driven solution for candidate selection and personnel management. It is the first and only application to precisely match employers job requirements to the skill sets of candidate knowledge workers based upon a statistical matching process. This high-precision product will enable Fortune 1000 companies to quickly and accurately identify optimal candidates for a given position, reducing search costs and increasing retention. Development of the SkillObjects database with SkillsNET will allow DigitalReach Corporation to incorporate an extensive library of skills based upon industry and government job requirements within the digitalReach application.

SkillsNET is a leading provider of e-Skill Communities, which consist of Internet-based skill management systems, B2B skill content libraries, and related services. SkillsNET uses a common language" framework to empirically define work, worker, and workplace characteristics using its innovative SkillObjects technology. SkillObjects technology enables workers to organize job tasks into small clusters that are performed, learned, and evaluated in a similar manner. SkillObjects clusters are powerful units of information that add currency to human capital job descriptions, training systems and job placement processes. SkillsNET Corporation http://www.skillsnetecorp.com is based in Waxahachie, Texas.

DigitalReach Corporation http://www.digitalreach.com is based in Englewood, Colorado and is engaged in the development of People Asset Management automation software. DigitalReach Corporation recently announced the completion of the first prototype of its digitalReach software application. The digitalReach software system will provide an enterprise-wide solution, automating and managing virtually every aspect of recruiting and fulfillment from position and candidate posting, applicant search and prescreening, to developing centralized pools of knowledge workers. DigitalReach Corporation is a subsidiary of Berten USA Holdings, a public holding company based in Los Angeles, California. Berten USA Holdings is currently traded in the Pink Sheets under the symbol BTUS".

Contact:

Michael L. Brown
Founder & CEO
SkillsNET Corp.
mbrown@skillsnetcorp.com
9720923-2950