Exhibit 99.1

                              CERTIFICATION OF THE
                           CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
                       ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGY VENTURES, INC.

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Atlantic Technology Ventures, Inc. on
Form 10-QSB for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Frederic P. Zotos,
Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:

(1)       the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)       the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of Atlantic.


                                         /s/ Frederic P. Zotos
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                                         Frederic P. Zotos
                                         Chief Executive Officer
                                         August 14, 2002