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March 11, 2004

Plala Networks, Inc.

Account aggregation service Agurippa makes it possible to automatically login to the Websites of 14 financial institutions! --Expansion to Japan Net Bank Ltd.’s JNB Aggregation

Plala Networks, Inc. (Koji Bandou, CEO; HQ: Toshima-ku, Tokyo), operator of Internet provider Plala (http://www.plala.or.jp/), has expanded the number of sites compatible with its Auto Login Feature, an optional feature on the Agurippa account aggregation service (http://agurippa.com/) it provides as an application service provider. From Monday, March 15, Japan Net Bank, Ltd. (Shuichi Fujimori, CEO; HQ: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo), which has adopted Agurippa, will be expanding the use of the service to its JNB Aggregation.

１． About the Auto Login Feature

The Auto Login Feature allows seamless access to Websites operated by the user’s banking, brokerage, and credit card institutions through the account aggregation site. By simply registering the username and password for compatible financial Websites with the account aggregation site, pages on the sites beyond the login screen can be accessed from the account aggregation site without the need to retype login information. Now, with the increase in compatible financial institution sites from 8 to 14, the usability of the service has been greatly enhanced.

　＜Sites compatible with Auto Login＞

◇Banks	：Japan Net Bank Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and one other institution
◇Securities Companies	：E*Trade Securities Co. Ltd., Orix Securities Corp., Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd., Nikko Beans Securities Inc., Matsui Securities Co. Ltd., Monex Inc., DLJ Direct SFG Securities Inc.
◇Credit	：Saison Card, Sumitomo Mitsui Card, JCB
◇Other	：NTT East Corp.

２．The expansion of the service to JNB Aggregation

Due to the expanding number of compatible sites, Japan Net Bank, Ltd.’s JNB Aggregation （※１）account aggregation service will add the Auto Login Feature beginning Monday, March 15 to further enhance its service. This makes it possible for the user to view their financial situation through JNB Aggregation and then to smoothly transition to activities such as bank transfers, stock purchases, and reallocation of assets by entering compatible financial institution Web pages that are beyond the login screen without needing to reenter a username or password. In addition, the following features and viewable content will also be added to JNB Aggregation on the same day. (There are currently 42 compatible content sites.)

◇Other features to be introduced
　Mass Update Feature: Information from content sites that the user has registered can be updated as a group

◇Added content sites
　Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Toyota Financial Services, JOMO Card

(※１)About JNB Aggregation(http://www.japannetbank.co.jp/)
JNB Aggregation adopted Agurippa and began operations on November 11, 2002. As the first aggregation service in the banking industry, it received attention from the very start. Today it has the largest number of users in Japan.

■For additional information please contact
　 Plala Networks Inc. Account Aggregation Promotion Office
E-mail:agurippa@plala.co.jp