The Company Founded in 1993, Durand Communications, Inc. (Durand) develops and markets an integrated suite of services and products for creating and supporting "virtual organizations" and "virtual communities." The company designs online corporate headquarters; shopping malls; stores; colleges, schools, corporate universities and other educational and training agencies; and professional associations. Durand's "community building" tools allow individuals as well as these organizations to construct and operate communicating networks easily: these "communities" include realtime chat, asynchronous conferencing, and Web page construction, all of which can be created and operated by the company or the individuals involved. Durand offers regular training in the use of their services and tools; provides a complete hosting service; and makes it unnecessary for organizations and individuals to divert funds and energy to developing and maintaining their own technology and service. The company is comprised of 24 full-time employees strategically supported by six active board members. Durand's senior management come from the microcomputer, finance and distribution industries and have a wealth of experience and intimate knowledge of the information industry. Strategic Alliances & Acquisitions Durand International Durand International is a division of the Company that was established in January 1997 to develop distribution for CommunityWare® and MindWire® outside of the United States. Durand International is currently establishing distribution networks primarily by selling exclusive licenses to local Internet service providers. For more information on Durand International, please email Linda Beltramini, President of Durand International at lindab@durand.com. Durand Brazil Durand Brazil was founded as an Internet service provider in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1996. In July of 1997, Durand Brazil completed translation of the Portuguese version of CommunityWare® v2.0, and the product was launched at Fenasoft, Brazil's largest com-puter/software tradeshow. The company is currently selling CommunityWare® services and Internet access to corporate clients in and around Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. For more information on Durand Brazil, jump to their corporate web site at http://www.durand.com.br. ElectricMinds On July 17, 1997 Durand acquired all of the assets of Electric Minds, Inc., a com-pany founded in 1996 by Internet pioneer Howard Rheingold for the purpose of realizing his vision of a "social Web," a large scale electronic community devoted to discussing sci-ence and technology, and their future effects on the global society. Join Electric Minds at http://www.minds.com. The Electronic University Network The Company has recently completed the acquisition of the Electronic University Network, an America Online service which offers accredited long-distance online courses for colleges, universities and corporate clients. EUN has deliv-ered accredited college and university courses online and related services to over 25,000 students and 30 colleges and universities worldwide since inception. For additional information, please contact Ms. Sarah Blackmun at Electronic University Network, 1933 Cliff Drive, Suite 12, Santa Barbara, CA. 93109. Voice: (805) 962-2900 ext.109, Fax: (805) 966-2602. Email: sblackmun@durand.com. Home © Copyright 1996, 1998 Durand Communications, Inc. Durand and Design, CommunityWare, Mindwire, Electric Minds and Design are all trademarks of Durand Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.