Fountain Valley, Calif., March 31, 2000 - As Americans begin their annual trek toward filing taxes with the Internal Revenue Service, Personable.com has added TaxACT to its growing library of consumer and business applications available for rent via a standard web browser. With TaxACT hosted on its servers, Personable.com makes completing taxes easier than ever by eliminating the need to load and upgrade older versions of software. Subscribers can sign up for a Personable.com account free of charge and have their virtual desktop ready to access TaxACT instantly.

The Federal income tax portion of TaxACT is free for Personable.com subscribers. For $12.95 per state, subscribers can have the TaxACT state income form on their virtual desktop for as long as they want. With Personable.com, taxpayers now have an easy, efficient and accurate method for filing taxes. Since TaxACT is an integrated solution, once a Personable.com subscriber has entered his or her Federal tax information, that information is automatically transferred and calculated by the selected State edition. Then, the Personable.com subscriber just clicks, prints and files his or her taxes.

"Our continued success depends on delivering TaxACT quickly and easily and when people need it the most," said Cammie Greif, vice president, marketing, 2nd Story Software, Inc. "That's why partnerships with companies like Personable.com are essential to make TaxACT widely available to the greatest numbers possible."

"Our mission is to provide access to key applications without the hassles of installing or downloading them." said Benjamin Chou, president, Personable.com. "As the days tick down to the tax filing deadline, Personable.com is there with additions like TaxACT, to meet the demands of our subscribers."

About 2nd Story Software, Inc.

TaxACT is developed by 2nd Story Software, Inc. 2nd Story Software, Inc. is dedicated to the highest degree of accuracy and completeness in software development. The company was founded in 1998 by four tax software experts and TaxACT combines the talents of accountants and programmers to deliver a complete tax software solution.

About Personable.com

Personable.com is the first ASP providing maintenance, accessibility and ease of use to a full spectrum of shrink-wrapped applications online for individuals and small-to-mid-sized enterprises on a subscription basis. Personable.com's mission is to offer virtually limitless application computing power anytime, anywhere. Visit www.personable.com for additional information.

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