[January 31, 2008]

Connective Technologies, Inc. Announces TEAM-UP Download Contract with Tower Hill Insurance Group

HOUSTON --(Business Wire)-- Connective Technologies announces the signing of contracts with Tower Hill Insurance Group for licensing and implementing TEAM-UP Download(TM) and TEAM-UP Translation Solutions. The TEAM-UP solution provides once-and-done processing in an industry compliant, data-secure environment for agency downloads.

Brian Elsmore, CIO of Tower Hill, commented, "We elected to move off our current download solution because we felt TEAM-UP Download offered additional features that would benefit our agents. We were also impressed with the improved security and more cost efficient workflow of TEAM-UP. In addition to upgrading our download, we have entered into an agreement with Connective for translation services. Connective will rewrite all our AL3 translations in order to provide Tower Hill with the latest technology and a more reliable process."

Dic Marxen, CEO of Connective Technologies, adds, "We are pleased to add Tower Hill Insurance as a TEAM-UP Download carrier. The investment in their internal systems coupled with this upgrade in their Download workflow will benefit their policyholders and agents. TEAM-UP Download is a high quality, industry-leading agency interface product adopted by both large and small carriers and is the market leader in Internet download. Connective Technologies' commitment to ongoing R&D, using TEAM-UP as the platform, will enable Tower Hill to offer additional real-time transactions as they expand their agency base and grow their premium."

TEAM-UP Download is an Internet-secure offering being leveraged by more than 40 P&C carriers in providing accessibility to over 20,000 communicating agency pairs using more than 40 different agency management systems throughout every region in the United States. Now in its third major release, the product has matured to ensure agencies have a seamless migration from other download processes. The improved self-reliant features such as single-policy, real-time archival retrievals by the agents, improved group management distribution and tracking features that ease and accelerate the registration process for both agencies and carriers, have been implemented with TEAM-UP's Service Oriented Architecture. This environment ensures a seamless fit into carriers' existing agency portals, incorporates a single-process entry point at the agency for accessing multiple carriers downloads, and it eliminates 3rd party compliance issues with SAS 70.

About Tower Hill Insurance Group

Founded in 1972, Tower Hill has grown into one of Florida's largest writers of residential property insurance. Tower Hill's products are marketed exclusively through its network of independent insurance agencies. Tower Hill offers homeowners, mobile homeowners, dwelling fire, condominium, renters, commercial and flood coverage. The company's corporate headquarters is located in Gainesville, Florida. For more information about Tower Hill, visit www.thig.com.

About Connective Technologies, Inc.:

Connective Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of e-Commerce business solutions for the property and casualty insurance industry, specializing in Internet interface solutions for carriers and their agents. Connective has used its many years of experience with leading agency management systems and traditional batch EDI to pioneer the approach, which has helped it become the leading provider of bridging and Internet-based interface solutions in the industry. Connective provides implementation services for its flagship products, TEAM-UP Upload, Download, and Data Translation Services, as well as Site Development and Web Services. To learn more about Connective products and services, contact Dic Marxen at 817-377-0815, by email at: dmarxen@connectivetech.com, or visit our website at www.connectivetech.com.

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