PlanetRx.com Licenses Certicom Wireless Security Technology

HAYWARD, Calif., February 15, 2000 – Certicom, a leading provider of mobile e-business security, and PlanetRx.com (NASD: PLRX), a leading Internet healthcare destination for content, commerce and community, have formed a licensing agreement whereby PlanetRx.com has secured its new remote shopping service with encryption technology designed by Certicom. Certicom’s trusted elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) provides PlanetRx.com mobile users added assurance that their personal and financial information will be protected when utilizing Palm Computing OS devices to perform mobile transactions with the PlanetRx.com Web site.

Available now, PlanetRx.com's new remote shopping service allows consumers with a Palm Computing platform device and modem to quickly order certain products they have previously purchased from their personal PlanetRx.com shopping list, including over-the-counter medication and medical supplies, vitamins and herbs, and healthcare and beauty products. Consumers simply download and install free-of-charge a remote shopping application from the PlanetRx.com Web site to their Palm device and can place orders through PlanetRx.com’s Web site from their HotSyncФ cradle and Internet-connected desktop PC, or through a modem attached to a Palm ComputingТ device. Mobile users will soon be able to choose from PlanetRx.com's full line of products, in addition to using the integrated wireless Internet support available on Palm VII organizers.

The PlanetRx.com remote shopping service is built on a technology platform that contains trusted encryption technology from Certicom and infrastructure hardware and software from IBM. By extending its Web-based heath and beauty shopping service to mobile devices, PlanetRx.com is helping to transform traditional retailing into convenient and mobile e-tailing.

"The dramatic growth of mobile and wireless Internet-connected devices has opened up a new and attractive sales channel to connect to PlanetRx.com users," said James Chong, chief technology officer at PlanetRx.com. "Our customers demand that their personal and medical information remains confidential, and PlanetRx.com is committed to leveraging the best security technology available in our Web-based and mobile shopping storefronts."

"We are pleased to provide PlanetRx.com the underlying security technology for their new handheld shopping service," said Rick Dalmazzi, president and CEO of Certicom, "Certicom’s high-powered encryption technology provides the security backbone for a number of similar Web-based applications that are now being extended to mobile and wireless computing devices."

About PlanetRx.com
PlanetRx.com, Inc. (www.planetrx.com), a leading Internet healthcare destination for commerce, content, and community, delivers a convenient, personalized, and informed health and beauty shopping experience. With products and services ranging from prescriptions to personal care items to the latest medical information, PlanetRx.com gives consumers the ability to manage their own healthcare in a convenient and secure environment. PlanetRx.com is one of four online pharmacies to have received the Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (VIPPS) seal of approval from The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP). Headquartered in South San Francisco, Calif., the company operates its own pharmacy and distribution center in Memphis, Tenn., to ensure the highest quality customer care.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding PlanetRx.com’s expectations, beliefs, intentions, or strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to PlanetRx.com as of the date hereof, and PlanetRx.com assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These and other risks relating to PlanetRx.com's business are set forth in PlanetRx.com's Form S-1, as amended and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 8, 1999, and the other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Certicom
Certicom is a leading provider of next-generation encryption technology used to build strong, fast, and efficient security solutions. Major computing and communications companies, such as 3Com/Palm Computing, BellSouth Wireless Data, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Pitney Bowes, QUALCOMM and VeriFone, incorporate Certicom's technology into electronic commerce software, wireless messaging applications, and smart cards. Certicom is a leading source for a complete range of OEM security products and services, including cryptographic toolkits, custom implementations, and security integration services and consulting. Certicom's worldwide sales and marketing operations are based in Hayward, California, with cryptographic research and product development in Toronto, Canada. Certicom shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "CIC." For more information, visit Certicom's Web site at http://www.certicom.com.

Certicom is a registered trademark of Certicom Corp. All other companies and products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to Certicom’s encryption technology. The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward looking statements including among other things, statements regarding Certicom's expectations, beliefs, intentions, or strategies regarding the future. Our actual results could differ significantly from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of the risks identified in the documents that we file with the Ontario Securities Commission and other securities regulatory authorities from time to time including our current Annual Information Form.

For further information, please contact:

David Krane
Director of Corporate Marketing
Certicom Corp.
(510) 780-5420
dkrane@certicom.com

Jessica Johannes
Lutchansky Communications for Certicom
(408) 938-9050 x 15
jessica@lcomm.com