VANCOUVER, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2001--THE OHIO & SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY (OTCBB:OSWE)

Strategic Profits Inc. (SPI), secure payment service providers since 1997, today announced that Catherine Clarke, CEO of SPI, has been invited to join the Team Canada E-Business Mission to London, The Hague and Paris, scheduled from March 5th through 7th. The Canadian participation is co-organized by Industry Canada, the Canadian High Commission in London and the Canadian Embassies in The Hague and Paris.

The objectives of this mission are to provide participating firms an opportunity to build partnerships and alliances for the development, production and distribution of electronic commerce products and services, and to establish a network of contacts as well as to obtain strategic information on the British, Dutch and French markets. Meetings will be organized with representatives from the Government and trade associations to provide information on the E-Business market opportunities and access. In addition, the mission program will include individual and group meetings with local companies.

SPI presents a unique full service offering for small to medium sized merchants, large corporations, government and educational institutions as well as a unique program for non-profits and charities. SPI provides online secure payment, online educational training, web hosting, web design, database development, shopping cart/secure payment and billing form solutions, Internet marketing strategies, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency approved e-tax receipting, automated billing and customized solutions to help merchants and charities go online and achieve their goals.

"The Team Canada E-Business Mission to Europe is an exciting opportunity to build partnerships, and begin exporting our technology and services into the European markets...particularly our e-payment service through our alliance with TELUS and HP Canada Ltd," stated Catherine Clarke, President and CEO of Strategic Profits, Inc., "This trip will provide the opportunity to establish and begin implementation of our global business strategy."

About Strategic Profits Inc.

Strategic Profits Inc. (SPI) "traded publicly through its parent under the symbol OSWE - OTC:BB" has been providing Internet commerce solutions to SME's and not-for-profit and charities since 1994 including secure credit card transactions since 1997. SPI provides full Internet service offerings including online education, web hosting and design, Internet marketing, secure shopping cart and payment order systems, as well as secure payment transactions through Moneris Solutions and throughout North American with GPS. Secure cash transactions are available through their partners, Hyperwallet.com! In 1998 SPI launched the communitystorefronts.com e-commerce pilot with their consortium partners Industry Canada, Royal Bank of Canada. Today communitystorefronts.com is a fully commercialized portal offering online shopping, fundraising, and turnkey e-commerce solutions. http://www.strategicprofitsinc.com. On Feb. 1, 2001, SPI, HP Canada Ltd. and TELUS announced an alliance to deliver a new generation secure Internet-based credit card payment service!

For further information about Strategic Profits Inc.

Catherine Clarke
Strategic Profits, Inc.
(604) 684 5671 or
email: cc@strategicprofitsinc.com
www.strategicprofitsinc.com

For more information about Global Development Group Contact:

Gerard Van Der Berg
Managing Director
Global Development Group
Phone: (613) 228-5695
Fax: (613) 226-5777
Gerard@kcenter.com