EnterConnect Appoints Former Top BEA and HP Executive Tom Ashburn to Board of Directors

Industry Veteran Brings Over 30 Years of Global Technology Expertise and Leadership

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 10, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- EnterConnect Inc. (OTCBB:ECNI), a leading provider of On-Demand business solutions, today announced the appointment of Tom Ashburn to its Board of Directors. With more than 30 years of experience with global technology leaders such as HP and BEA, Mr. Ashburn's broad experience in sales, marketing, strategy, customer service and operations will provide strategic depth to EnterConnect's Board of Directors.

"I am very pleased that Tom has decided to join our Board; his extensive experience with technology leaders BEA and HP is invaluable," said Sam Jankovich, Chief Executive Officer and President of EnterConnect Inc. "Tom will be an active Board member helping me with merger and acquisition planning, organic top-line growth strategies and ensuring strong governance practices."

"This is exactly the right time for me to join EnterConnect's Board of Directors," said Mr. Ashburn. "EnterConnect's industry leading SaaS business model, world-class management team and proven enterprise-class technology portfolio of products has positioned EnterConnect well for long-term success."

Most recently, Mr. Ashburn was President of BEA System's Worldwide Field Organization, with responsibility for Sales, Marketing and Services. The Worldwide Field Organization led an integrated direction for direct sales teams, resellers, partners, marketing, professional services and customer support to bring all that BEA offered to ensure the customer's success.

Prior to joining BEA, Mr. Ashburn was with HP for 33 years, where he most recently was vice president and general manager of HP Services, a $5 billion business with more than 30,000 employees in 120 countries. Prior to that role, Mr. Ashburn led HP's Customer Support Business for four years, significantly growing both revenue and profit while enhancing customer loyalty during his tenure.

About EnterConnect Inc.

EnterConnect Inc. is the leading provider of enterprise-proven on-demand portals that improve communication, collaboration and business processes to help companies increase customer satisfaction, growth and productivity. EnterConnect's Enterprise-Proven On-Demand Portals enable employees, partners, customers and other stakeholders to securely consolidate, collaborate and connect online -- at anytime, from anywhere -- to accelerate business on-demand. EnterConnect solutions are based on a rich technology foundation in use at more than 50 Fortune 1000 companies. Now available on demand, these solutions are used at leading organizations across diverse industries including Rheem Manufacturing, Rush University Hospital, John Thomas Capital Management and others. For more information visit http://www.enterconnect.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this document contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1993 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are based on many assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of future performance and may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of EnterConnect Inc. to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The words "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "estimate," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation those set forth as "Risk Factors" in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Company Contact:
EnterConnect, Inc.
Kevin Hayden, Chief Marketing Officer
(408) 441-5282
http://www.enterconnect.com
http://www.SOAapps.com

Source: PrimeNewswire (July 10, 2008 - 8:03 AM EDT)

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EnterConnect and Red Chip Companies Invite You to 'Driving High-Performance Operations On Wall Street'

August 19, 2008 Event At the Harvard Club of New York City for Financial Services, Private Equity, Hedge Fund and Investment Banking Professionals

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 9, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- EnterConnect Inc. (OTCBB:ECNI) today announced a luncheon forum in New York City for financial services, private equity, hedge fund and banking professionals interested in learning about Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) strategies to drive operational improvements and mitigate risk in the financial services sector.

This leadership forum, co-sponsored by Red Chip Companies, Inc., will take place at the Harvard Club (35 West 44th Street) in New York City on Tuesday, August 19, 2008, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m EDT.

Led by Sam Jankovich, President and CEO of EnterConnect, the forum will feature a keynote presentation on "Driving Streamlined Operations & Mitigating Risk in Financial Services," as well as three case studies on SaaS success presented by financial services firms as follows:

-- "Delivering Accountability, Traceability & Secure Control of Research Report Processes," by Red Chip Companies, Inc.

-- "Optimizing New Account Opening Processes & Ensuring FINRA Compliance," by Park Financial Group

-- "Accelerating Deal Flow Processes & Increasing Deal Volume," by John Thomas Capital

"Wall Street financial services firms comprise one of the most competitive business environments in the world," said Jankovich. "And that is why we devised this forum -- to spotlight financial services firms which are streamlining new and existing business processes to improve efficiencies, differentiate from the competition, grow revenues and ensure regulatory compliance."

Attendees will learn about the market drivers propelling Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) adoption in financial services and banking and will gain insights on how leading financial services institutions are realizing both revenue growth and cost savings using new on-demand portal solutions.

Admission is free of charge, but anyone interested in attending must register in advance. For more information, or to reserve a seat at EnterConnect's "Driving High-Performance Operations on Wall Street" event, call 1-800-733-2447, Ext. 0.

To register online, visit: http://www.enterconnect.com/highperformance.html.

About EnterConnect Inc.

EnterConnect Inc. is the leading provider of enterprise-proven on-demand portals that improve communication, collaboration and business processes to help companies increase customer satisfaction, growth and productivity. EnterConnect's Enterprise-Proven On-Demand Portals enable employees, partners, customers and other stakeholders to securely consolidate, collaborate and connect online -- at anytime, from anywhere -- to accelerate business on-demand. EnterConnect solutions are based on a rich technology foundation in use at more than 50 Fortune 1000 companies. Now available on demand, these solutions are used at leading organizations across diverse industries including Rheem Manufacturing, Rush University Hospital, John Thomas Capital Management and others. For more information visit http://www.enterconnect.com.

Company Contact:
EnterConnect, Inc.
Kevin Hayden, Chief Marketing Officer
(408) 441-5282

khayden@enterconnect.com
http://www.enterconnect.com
http://www.SOAapps.com

Investor Relations Contact:
RedChip Companies, Inc.
Allison Taylor
1-800-REDCHIP(1-800-733-2447), Ext 100
allison@redchip.com
http://www.redchip.com

Source: PrimeNewswire (July 9, 2008 - 10:05 AM EDT)

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EnterConnect Appoints Kevin Hayden as Chief Marketing Officer

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 28, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- EnterConnect Inc. (OTC BB: ECNI.OB - News ) today announced the appointment of Kevin Hayden, as its new Chief Marketing Officer.

Mr. Hayden will be responsible for all aspects of EnterConnect's corporate marketing strategies globally, including corporate communications, brand marketing, and media relations.

``We could not be happier to have someone of Kevin's stature lead our corporate marketing operations,'' said Sam Jankovich, CEO of EnterConnect. ``As we implement our growth strategies worldwide, Kevin's professional experience and expertise, including his strong background in advancing high tech companies, are invaluable to us. We are very pleased to have such a proven, talented, enthusiastic and creative individual on board.''

Mr. Hayden brings to EnterConnect over 20 years of executive marketing management accomplishments for leading, high-tech companies in enterprise software, Internet infrastructure, database and computer systems markets. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Corporate Communications for BEA Systems. In this role, he was responsible for all corporate communications strategies worldwide, including media relations, analyst relations, executive and employee communications, global events, and global branding.

Prior to BEA, Mr. Hayden held several executive marketing positions at Interwoven, Inc. where he implemented international public relations programs and oversaw corporate positioning, advertising, branding and identity. During his tenure as Vice President of Global Marketing at Interwoven, he repositioned the company, helping it grow from 80 to 800 people and from annual revenues of $3 million to $170 million. Also at Interwoven, Mr. Hayden planned and implemented sponsorships for the San Jose Sharks, USPS Pro Cycling Team and Lance Armstrong driving market awareness. He collaborated on a book entitled, How Lance Does It, by Brad Kearns.

Prior to Interwoven, Mr. Hayden held several executive positions in marketing and finance at high tech companies including SQRIBE Technologies, Informix Software, and Digital Equipment Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master in Finance from Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts. He is also a member of the CMO Council and the Commonwealth Club.

About EnterConnect Inc.

EnterConnect Inc. delivers online business portal solutions that help companies increase productivity, efficiency and revenue to accelerate business on demand. The EnterConnect Business OnDemand(tm) Portals enable employees, partners and customers to connect, communicate and collaborate online -- at anytime, from anywhere -- and solve business objectives on-demand.

EnterConnect launched SOAapps.com, powered by enterconnect(tm), with market leader BEA Systems (BEAS) to provide business and technical executives with a marketplace to ``Find, Try & Subscribe'' to best-of-breed, software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions. In 2008, SOAapps will be offering business applications for Human Capital Management (HCM); Financial Management (FM); Customer Relationship Management (CRM); Supply Chain Management (SCM); Content, Communication & Collaboration (CCC); Business Intelligence (BI); Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP); and Vertical Applications (VA) and technical applications in key categories for infrastructure software and technology. SOAapps.com and partner solutions drive business on demand with economical and scalable, pay-as-you-go subscription access to service-oriented applications.

To find enterprise-class SaaS solutions, visit http://www.SOAapps.com . To learn more about the SOAapps ISV Program or to submit an application for review, visit http://SOAapps.com/partners . To find, try and subscribe to EnterConnect(tm) employee portals, partner portals, customer portals, team portals, and website development and management portals for business users, visit the EnterConnect storefront on SOAapps http://enterconnect.SOAapps.com . For more information about EnterConnect, Inc, visit http://www.enterconnect.com or call (800) 658-2670.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this document contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1993 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are based on many assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of future performance and may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of EnterConnect Inc. to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The words ``expect,'' ``anticipate,'' ``intend,'' ``plan,'' ``believe,'' ``seek,'' ``estimate,'' and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation those set forth as ``Risk Factors'' in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EnterConnect Accelerates Into Revenue Phase with Record Monthly Bookings.

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14, 2008 - (PRIME NEWSWIRE) - EnterConnect Inc. (OTCBB: ECNI) (the "Company"), a pioneer in business-ready, self-service SaaS portals, today announced that at the completion of the month ending April 30, 2008, the Company achieved more bookings than the entire 2008 fiscal year.  

"With the launch of our SOAapps.com strategy and the evolution of the EnterConnect product suite, we have started the year ahead of budget for new bookings, subscribers and monthly revenue," said CEO Sam Jankovich. "EnterConnect had net new bookings in excess of $200,000 in April from five new customers, including a $1 billion Enterprise software company and customers in the Financial Services industry, and over 1,000 subscribers."

" New bookings have increased across the board, but growth for the mid-sized market is particularly accelerating," continued Mr. Jankovich. "Our sponsorship of the Gartner Mid Market Summit this past week in Orlando generated an encouraging pipeline of new customers in addition to multiple sales and marketing campaigns for our first quarter," Jankovich added. " We hope to see a growth sales pipeline from these new bookings, which we believe may result in record-setting revenue for the Company."

EnterConnect is in midst of launching several key SaaS application categories with its strategic partners. The first category, Human Capital Management, was successfully launched in March 2008, with its Talent Management Application partners -- Cornerstone OnDemand, HRsmart, StepStone Solutions and Taleo Corp.

About EnterConnect Inc.
EnterConnect launched SOAapps.com, powered by enterconnect(tm), with market leader BEA Systems (BEAS) to provide business and technical executives with a marketplace to "Find, Try & Subscribe" to best-of-breed, software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions. Throughout 2008, SOAapps will be offering business applications for Human Capital Man EnterConnect Inc., delivers online business portal solutions that help companies increase productivity, efficiency and revenue to accelerate business on demand. The EnterConnect Business OnDemand(tm) Portals enable employees, partners and customers to connect, communicate and collaborate online -- at anytime, from anywhere -- and solve business objectives on-demand.  agement (HCM); Financial Management (FM); Customer Relationship Management (CRM); Supply Chain Management (SCM); Content, Communication & Collaboration (CCC); Business Intelligence (BI); Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP); and Vertical Applications (VA) and technical applications in key categories for infrastructure software and technology. SOAapps.com and partner solutions drive business on demand with economical and scalable, pay-as-you-go subscription access to service-oriented applications. 

To find enterprise-class SaaS solutions, visit http://www.SOAapps.com . To learn more about the SOAapps ISV Program or to submit an application for review, visit http://SOAapps.com/partners .

To find, try and subscribe to EnterConnect(tm) employee portals, partner portals, customer portals, team portals, and website development and management portals for business users, visit the EnterConnect storefront on SOAapps at http://enterconnect.SOAapps.com . 

For more information about EnterConnect Inc., visit http://www.enterconnect.com or call (800) 658-2670.

Forward-Looking Statements:
Statements in this document contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1993 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are based on many assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of future performance and may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of EnterConnect Inc. to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The words "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "estimate," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation those set forth as "Risk Factors" in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Company Contact:
EnterConnect, Inc.
Jamie Jaye, Vice President of Sales & Marketing
(469) 774-0829
http://www.enterconnect.com
http://www.SOAapps.com

Investor Relations Contact:
RedChip Companies, Inc.
Robert Rehse
1-800-REDCHIP(1-800-733-2447), Ext 111
info@redchip.com
http://www.redchip.com

EnterConnect Introduces SOAAPPS.com

SAN FRANCISCO —September 11, 2007— Today at BEAWorld, EnterConnect, Inc.,veteran provider of ‘business-ready’ portals, announces the launch of SOAAPPS.com, The Business On-Demand Marketplace for mid-market business executives seeking rapid-value, enterprise-class subscription-based applications.  BEA Systems has entered into a strategic partnership with EnterConnect under which BEA will provide the underlying enterprise infrastructure software to power SOAAPPS.com, helping deliver a solid, scalable foundation for this innovative new business model that can help empower independent software vendors (ISVs) to build, market, sell, deploy and manage SaaS offerings.  Through SOAAPPS.com, ISVs can take advantage of the fast growth in the SaaS (On-Demand) market.

“We want to make it as easy as possible for line of business executives in sales, marketing, human resources, finance, operations and information technology to find, try and deploy on-demand applications faster while gaining better business results,” said Sam Jankovich, chief executive officer of EnterConnect, Inc.  “That’s why SOAAPPS leverages an integrated partner network of ISV SaaS solutions, local and specialized value-added resellers (VARs) and system integrators (SIs) with deep business process expertise.”

“The SaaS market represents a new opportunity for BEA, and we’re pleased to be a part of this innovative approach to targeting a new and emerging market segment,” said John Giubileo, senior vice president and general manager, World Wide Channels and Alliances for BEA Systems, Inc.  “We fully support EnterConnect’s mission and are providing the underlying infrastructure products to power their online marketplace of enterprise SaaS products.”

With the BEAWorld launch, a select number of ISVs have an opportunity to join the SOAAPPS Partner Program in September as Charter Partners and benefit from an extensive marketing investment targeting mid-market business executives and EnterConnect’s network of 800+ ISVs seeking to market, deploy and use on-demand solutions.  Charter Partners participating in the launch at BEAWorld include: ISVs (Baynote, MobileAware, V-Room); and VAR (Champion Solutions Group).  Partners interested in the Charter Partner Program can get more details via email at soaapps_partners@enterconnect.com.

In conjunction with this launch, EnterConnect is introducing a turnkey On-Demand enablement program that helps ISVs accelerate their SaaS business in the areas of business planning, technology, marketing, sales, hosting, customer support and billing – with SOAAPPS.com serving as a single-source partner for SaaS delivery.  The technology enablement program is built on BEA AquaLogic® and BEA WebLogic® product families, which can provide ISVs with an enterprise-class platform to build, deploy and manage subscription offerings.  Through the program, ISVs can:
·         reduce their upfront investments in technology,
·         leverage the marketplace to sell and support their offerings, and
·         eliminate the burden of managing their own 24x7x365 on-demand infrastructure. 

The broad mission of EnterConnect is to enable Business On-Demand, which leverages a service-oriented approach to help enable companies to be more responsive and competitive through the use of technologies such as SOA, Web 2.0 and SaaS.  In addition, BEA technologies are designed to help empower On-Demand partners and their customers to gain the flexibility and scalability that can help them achieve significant returns on their investments.  Some of the specific products being deployed include BEA AquaLogic® Service Bus, BEA AquaLogic® Data Services Platform, BEA AquaLogic® Enterprise Security, BEA WebLogic ® Integration, BEA WebLogic Portal®, and BEA WebLogic Server®.  For more information on BEA enterprise infrastructure products, please visit: www.bea.com/products.

About BEAWorld
BEAWorld is the premier event for SOA thought leadership and is scheduled to take place in three strategic world markets spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia. The conference is designed to provide critical insights, hands-on instruction, best-practice strategies and opportunities for interaction with like-minded professionals, industry leaders, visionaries and expert practitioners.
In addition to highlighting the innovation and tangible business results BEA customers have achieved, BEAWorld is the place to find the latest information on BEA infrastructure technologies including BEA Tuxedo®, BEA WebLogic®, BEA AquaLogic® and BEA Enterprise 360. This year’s event will also include a Solutions Showcase, exhibiting the latest and most innovative developments from the extensive BEA partner community.

The first of three planned worldwide events is scheduled to be held in the Moscone West building in San Francisco (Sept. 10-12). Two additional shows are scheduled in the following cities: Barcelona (Oct. 2-4) and Shanghai (Dec. 12-13).

About SOAAPPS.com
 SOAAPPS.com is a new online global marketplace for mid-market line of business executives in sales, marketing, human resources, finance, operations and information technology to find, try, deploy and manage on-demand applications faster while gaining better business results. The mission of SOAAPPS.com is to “Transform Business On-Demand” by moving software applications and productivity online.  This mission is being achieved by bringing together an integrated network of Business Customers, ISVs, VARs and SIs – all leveraging the compelling business model of software-as-a-service (SaaS) to achieve more productivity, lower costs and accelerated time-to-value. 

About EnterConnect, Inc.
Capitalizing on a rich history of more than 50 Fortune 1000 intranet and extranet deployments, EnterConnect, Inc. developed a proprietary standards-based portal platform that enables the company to deliver ‘business-ready’ portal applications for employee productivity and customer and partner self-service to drive costs down revenue up.  EnterConnect further leverages the ‘business ready’ portal platform in conjunction with BEA infrastructure to power the new SOAAPPS.com global marketplace.   The EnterConnect software suite consists of EmployeeConnect, CustomerConnect and PartnerConnect and is available as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) on SOAAPPS.com.  For more information about EnterConnect visit www.enterconnect.com or call (800) 658-2670.