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Cyber Merchants Exchange
600 S. Lake Ave., Suite 208,
Pasadena, CA 91106
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C-Me and Rical Logistics sign Air Freight Agreement

PASADENA, CA – October 19, 2001 –Cyber Merchants Exchange, (C-Me) (OTC-BB: CMEE), an international B2B electronic trading company has signed an exclusive air logistics partnership agreement with Rical Logistics.  The agreement covers all foreign vendor transactions that require air shipments.  Under the terms of the agreement, Rical extends competitive airfreight rates to C-Me’s network of international textile and garment manufacturers in the event that an air shipment is required by the buyer or in order to meet a delivery date.  Both companies have offices located around the world.

“We are very excited about our strategic partnership with C-Me.  C-Me is very progressive with its concept of Internet Sourcing Network,” said Gabriel Lee, President of Rical Logistics.  “In today’s market environment the edge is to be competitive and willingness to be flexible, this is the philosophy behind Rical’s global network.  With this in mind Frank and I discussed the opportunity for C-Me and Rical to partner, which is now a reality.  We see this partnership to be a perfect fit.”

“In order to be a successful electronic trading company, logistics is one of the pieces of the puzzle that C-Me had to resolve”, stated Frank Yuan, C-Me’s CEO and Chairman.  “In lieu of developing a logistics department at C-Me, we made the choice to levy on Rical’s air logistics expertise and capabilities.  The benefits of our partnership  will create the perfect B2B platform for  C-Me’s international business.”

About Cyber Merchants Exchange, Inc. (C-Me)
C-Me (http://www.C-Me.com) is an international B2B electronic trading company that creates efficiencies for retailers to source and finance international purchases. C-Me builds private extranets, Internet Sourcing Networks (“ISN”) for its retail partners. A profile for retail buyers is established, and then the ISN matches and pushes merchandise to their desktops.  C-Me’s patent pending Global Financial Platform allows US retailers to purchase overseas merchandise without the need of issuing an LC.  The company presently has offices located throughout Asia and the Middle East.  C-Me has strong strategic partnerships with CIT Commercial Services (NYSE: CIT) and Bank SinoPac. Current retail partners include: Factory 2-U Stores (NASDAQ: FTUS), Burlington Coat Factory (NYSE: BCF), Bermo Enterprises, Sacks SFO, Susie’s Deals and L&L Wings.

About RICAL LOGISTICS
Rical (http://www.rical.com) is an international network of offices and agents committed to servicing the trading industry.  Rical’s network includes offices in the U.S.A., Europe, China, and Indo China, Indian Ocean, Latin America and Africa.  Rical’s air shipment services include: First-flight-out, Direct shipment, Consolidation Technical Support, Shipment tracking, Flexible shipping programs: Door-to-Door, Free Domicile and Airport-to-Airport Packing, insurance and more.
 

Certain of the statements made herein constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  In such instances, actual results could differ materially as a result of a variety of factors including the risks associated with the effect of changing economic conditions at home and abroad, variations in cash flow, reliance on collaborative retail customers, reliance on intellectual property legislation, use of proprietary un-patented technology, dependence on the Internet and on new product development, variations in new product and service development, risks associated with rapid technological change, and potential of introduced or undetected flaws and defects in products and services and other risk factors detailed in forms filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.


C-Me Contact

Investor Relations Department
(626) 793-5000
e-mail: ir@c-me.com

Rical Contact

Albert Wei
(718)
656-5443
e-mail: awei@rical.com