Connective Technologies, Inc. Announces TEAM-UP Download Contracts
with German Mutual

Houston, TX, (BusinessWire) January 8, 2008, Connective Technologies announces the signing of contracts with German Mutual Insurance for licensing and implementing TEAM-UP DownloadT and TEAM-UP Translation Solutions. The TEAM-UP solution provides once-and-done processing in an industry compliant, data-secure environment for agency downloads. Dennis Bowers, IT Director of German Mutual commented, "TEAM-UP Download is the most secure solution for agency interface on the market today. With Team-UP, we know our own strict security requirements will be met because the TEAM-UP application and critical insured data resides in our own environment and not at a third party hosting facility. We also received positive feedback from other carriers and agents during our review process so the decision to go with Connective was obvious." Dic Marxen, CEO of Connective Technologies adds, "We are pleased to add German Mutual Insurance to our growing list of TEAM-UP Download carriers. German Mutual selected TEAM-UP Download because it passed their own security test and will provide their agency partners a download solution with enhanced functionality, not found in competing download offerings. 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. TEAM-UP Translation Solutions use state of the art technologies and are platform independent. Connective Technologies' commitment to ongoing R&D, using TEAM-UP as the platform, will enable German Mutual 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 German Mutual: Founded in 1867, German Mutual Insurance Company of Napoleon, Ohio has more than 27,000 policyholders and is one of the larger writers of farm insurance in the state of Ohio. German Mutual also writes personal automobile, home insurance, commercial and umbrella coverages through 80 independent agencies and approximately two hundred agents. German Mutual Insurance Company has been rated A (Excellent) for fifteen years in a row by A.M. Best. To learn more about German Mutual Insurance Company, visit our website at www.heartland-ins.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.