REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 23, 2001 - Certainty Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive infrastructure management services, today announced that it's expanding its East Coast presence with the opening of a new sales and engineering office in New York.

The new office-led by Certainty senior account manager Mike DiDonato-was established as part of the company's strategic growth plan. Company officials expect to hire additional engineering and technical personnel to support customers by year's end. Certainty also is expanding its staff at its other East Coast office in Vienna, Va.

"In recent months, we've encountered strong demand from our channel partners to expand our managed services operations to the Greater New York area due to the dramatic growth of data centers there," observed William McChesney, general manager of Eastern operations at Certainty Solutions. "We look forward to building mutually beneficial partnerships with regional data centers and providing more East Coast companies with premier managed services," he added.

Certainty's new office is located at 245 Park Avenue, 24th floor, New York, NY 10167. The telephone number is 212/672-1771 and the fax number is 212/372-8798.

About Certainty Solutions

Founded in 1996, Certainty Solutions is a management service provider that designs, implements and manages companies' IP infrastructures. Certainty has three U.S. locations, including Redwood City, Calif., New York and Vienna, Va., as well as an office in Toronto. The company- formerly known as Global Networking & Computing-has served more than 100 customers, including Gemstar eBook Group Limited, Gillette and WebTV. Further information about Certainty Solutions may be found at www.certaintysolutions.com.