July 31, 2003

KELOWNA, BC -- Bridges.com, Inc. (TSX: BIT), ), the leading provider of products and services for achieving education and career success, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Test University Inc. ("TestU") that will see Bridges become the exclusive distributor of TestU's Pre-Collegiate Suite of products. The TestU Pre-Collegiate Suite includes separate, online test prep courses for SAT^*, ACT, and PSAT^*.

"The TestU Pre-Collegiate Suite is a natural extension of our product and market presence," said John Simmons, Chief Executive Officer of Bridges.com Inc. "Bridges has always been focused on helping educators prepare students for successful career and education transitions. Now we are able to offer even more with products that prepare high school students for standardized test excellence."

The Pre-Collegiate Suite was developed by TestU - the leading provider of online standardized test prep materials - during a three-year period in which they invested over $20 million to develop proprietary technology, strategies, and content. Each of the Pre-Collegiate courses comprises over 50 hours of customized, interactive test preparation and includes practorials covering test taking strategies, micro-courses covering all required basic skills, practice tests and full length tests with real time scoring. Each of the courses has more than 3,800 questions with explanatory feedback for every question. To date, over 150,000 students have taken these courses to make significant gains on standardized tests.

"Our Pre-Collegiate Suite uses cutting-edge technology to determine individual student learning needs and to develop a highly personalized course to substantially increase college entrance test scores," said Edmundo Gonzalez, Chief Operating Officer of TestU. "These products, together with Bridges' expertise in training and supporting online education products, make us confident of success. With Bridges' reach into high schools, our test prep products have the potential to help millions of college bound students."

The agreement between the companies is effective immediately.

About TestU
TestU is an online education company dedicated to providing high-quality, accessible, and affordable learning solutions to schools and students. TestU's mission is to enable all students to reach their full potential by achieving success as measured by each state's standards. TestU empowers teachers with state of the art tools that provide the most effective means of achieving data-driven instruction currently available. Founded by top academics, educational experts, administrators, and teachers, TestU offers courses for the SAT^*, PSAT^*, ACT, Massachusetts MCAS, Florida FCAT, New York State Regents, Ohio Graduation Exam, California High School Exit Exam, and the Michigan MEAP, as well as formative math assessment solutions for grades 5-8. TestU's strategic partners include America Online, Riverdeep-The Learning Company, Barron's Educational Series, and the Michigan Virtual High School. To learn more, visit the company's website at www.testu.com.

About Bridges
Bridges is the leading provider of products and services for achieving education and career success. Over 14,000 schools, libraries, employment centres, military sites, post-secondary schools, and rehabilitation facilities subscribe to Bridges' customized products. Bridges serves the needs of millions of people seeking educational or career planning assistance. For more information, visit http://www.bridges.com. The Company is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol: BIT.

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These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, plans and timing for the introduction or enhancement to the Corporation's services and products; customer demand for its products and services; expectations concerning future revenue and earnings; general economic and business conditions; control of costs and expenses; loss of key employees; stock market volatility; changes in laws and regulations; Bridges' ability to compete successfully and adapt to technological advances and changing industry standards; currency exchange rate fluctuations; economic, political, and other risks associated with national and international sales and operations; Canadian and U.S. government regulations; price and product competition; the ability to implement in a timely manner the Corporation's restructuring plans; the ability to form and implement alliances; and other factors and risks.

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