Gaylord, Mich. – November 14, 2002 - Deerfield.com®, a leading provider of Internet optimization, connectivity, messaging, and security software, today announced a strategic partnership with Saratoga Distribution to form Deerfield Australia.

Effective immediately, Janteknology Distribution is no longer the exclusive Deerfield.com Distributor in Australia.

About Deerfield Australia

Deerfield Australia is a collaborative effort between Deerfield Communications Inc. and Saratoga Distribution to strengthen the commitment to our Australian Resellers and customers.

Saratoga Distribution is headquartered in Adelaide’s CBD [Central Business District], with affiliate offices and partners in all states of Australia providing a national Distributor of a quality range of software titles into the mainstream retail, independent retail, small business, corporate and education sectors. The main focus of Saratoga Distribution is business and web related products with Deerfield.com products and services creating a natural extension. Saratoga Distribution assures prompt and professional service, competitive prices and a flexible approach, as encapsulated in its slogan: Service – Software – Solutions.

The experience of Saratoga Distribution coupled with its dedication to excellent service creates a superior extension of Deerfield.com in Australia. The Deerfield Australia website is anticipated to be online by January 20, 2003.

About Deerfield.com®

Deerfield.com is a leading Internet software and services provider. The company, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Gaylord, Mich., specializes in Internet software solutions designed to optimize Internet connectivity for small-to-medium sized businesses and organizations. Deerfield.com publishes a leading suite of Internet connectivity, messaging, and security products distributed via ESD (Electronic Software Distribution) globally through both direct and multi-tiered Distribution Channels. From its flagship Internet sharing solution including proxy/firewall/VPN support: WinGate®, to its dynamic DNS service: DNS2Go™, Deerfield.com continues to bring it’s Vision of the Internet to its customers via a newly commissioned family of products, appropriately named VisNetic.

For more information on Deerfield.com® visit www.deerfield.com.