DALLAS (March 1, 2000) - NextBill.com, Inc., a pioneer in the development of the "direct" model of electronic bill presentment and payment solutions, announces today that Charles Patterson has been named as the chief product development manager for the NextBill system.

As Product Development Manager, Mr. Patterson will be responsible for overseeing all tactical and strategic product development plans, including design, development and deployment. He will coordinate with managers, systems engineers and programmers in the areas of messaging systems, Internet development and payment processing technologies.

Mr. Patterson comes to NextBill.com with over 20 years of experience in software development, management and process improvement for high technology start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. He most recently owned Ellis Research Company, a software and process improvement consulting firm.

About NextBill.com, Inc.

NextBill.com, Inc., a pioneer in the direct model of EBPP, whereby billers send billing statements directly to customers as e-mail attachments. Customers make payment by clicking on a "Pay Bill" hyperlink to an online payment screen at the biller's Web site, where payment options can be set. The payment is then processed via the Federal Reserve's Automated Clearinghouse system. The company spun off from its parent company, Brinkman Technologies, Inc. (BTI) in February 2000. In April 2000, Eagle Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: EBSI) acquired 60% ownership in the company after its largest subsidiary, Tucker Federal Bank, successfully piloted the NextBill system.

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