EB2B ANNOUNCES UPCOMING REMOVAL FROM NASDAQ

NEW YORK--August 26, 2002-- eB2B Commerce, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBTB), announced today
that effective August 27, 2002 that its common stock would be delisted from
Nasdaq.

After receiving communications from Nasdaq as to deficiencies that would have to
be cured, and in view of the improbability of curing such deficiencies and due
to the significant amount due to Nasdaq, the Company determined that the
significant expense of maintaining its Nasdaq listing would not be appropriate.

ABOUT EB2B COMMERCE, INC.

eB2B Commerce is a leading provider of business-to-business transaction
management services that simplify trading partner integration, automation, and
collaboration across the order management life cycle. The eB2B Trading Network
and Transaction Lifecycle Management solutions provide enterprises large and
small with a total solution for improving trading partner relationships that
enhance productivity and bottom line profitability.

NOTE: CERTAIN STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS NEWS RELEASE WHICH ARE NOT BASED ON
HISTORICAL FACTS ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, AS THE TERM IS DEFINED IN THE
PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
UNCERTAINTIES AND RISKS THAT MAY CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO MATERIALLY DIFFER FROM
PROJECTIONS. ALTHOUGH EB2B BELIEVES THAT ITS EXPECTATIONS ARE REASONABLE
ASSUMPTIONS WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF ITS KNOWLEDGE OF ITS BUSINESS OPERATIONS, THERE
CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT ACTUAL RESULTS WILL NOT DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM ITS
EXPECTATIONS. THE UNCERTAINTIES AND RISKS INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE
COMPANY'S PLANS, BELIEFS AND GOALS, THE COMPANY'S LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY, THE
ABILITY TO RAISE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL, IF NEEDED, THE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
ASSOCIATED WITH RAPIDLY CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS THE INTERNET, THE RISKS OF
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND THE RISKS OF COMPETITION THAT CAN CAUSE ACTUAL
RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE
COMPANY UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO REVISE OR PUBLICLY RELEASE THE RESULTS OF
ANY REVISION TO THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.

CONTACT:

     eB2B Commerce, Inc., New York
     Richard Cohan, 212/477-1700 ext. 12