Don McCook Appointed Vice President of TestMart

Test and Measurement Industry Veteran Joins Menlo Park Start Up

MENLO PARK, Calif - March 31, 1999 -
Don McCook has joined TestMartTM, the leading information and commerce marketplace for the test and measurement industry that was launched earlier this year. As Vice President of Sales, McCook will form and manage relationships with the manufacturers and service providers that are part of the TestMart Web site community.

"Don's management experience and his thirty-plus years in the test and measurement industry give us added strength in developing community and commerce in the test equipment market, our first vertical endeavor," said Peter Ostrow, President and CEO of TestMart.

Prior to joining TestMart, McCook was VP of Marketing and Sales at Dolch Computer Systems, Inc. where he drove Dolch's 35% year-to-year growth. From 1988 to 1995, he was president of a joint venture that sold equipment through a network of 75 manufacturers representatives. He also served as president of Gould's Test and Measurement Group and Design and Test Systems Division, and held various positions at Fluke, including president of their Automated Systems Division.

"I am very excited to be joining TestMart," McCook said. "We will combine the power of database-driven information, emerging e-commerce and the Internet with proprietary resources to bring significant benefits to all involved in the T & M business. The response thus far has been overwhelming."

TestMart is the most comprehensive test equipment reference site and marketplace on the Internet. The site features massive databases of unbiased, proprietary and hard-to-find information and a safe secure Buy Online area where users can locate, compare, and select from an extensive offering of new and refurbished instruments. Databases contain detailed specifications on over 9,000 test and measurement products, contact and historical information on more than 500 manufacturers and a Reference section with extensive product information including calibration intervals, life cycles, Y2K and CE status.

TestMart is a private company formed in 1998 to create community and to develop e-commerce applications for industrial technical equipment industries. Headquarters is located at 851 Traeger Avenue, San Bruno, California 94066; Telephone 650-624-0525, Fax 650-624-0535. For more information on TestMart, address e-mail to jharrington@testmart.com. The TestMart Web site can be found at https://www.testmart.com/.

EDITORIAL CONTACT:
Martin Wolf
650.794.3705
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