EXHIBIT 99.2

ARIS CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE FINE.COM INTERNATIONAL

INTEGRATED E-COMMERCE AND INTERACTIVE WEB SOLUTIONS TO BE ADDED TO CONSULTING
PORTFOLIO


BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May, 18, 1999--ARIS Corporation (Nasdaq:ARSC -
NEWS), a leading provider of international IT consulting, training and software,
announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire all of the
outstanding stock of fine.com International (Nasdaq:FDOT - NEWS) for $12.25
million or approximately $4.55 per share in ARIS stock or a combination of stock
and cash. The acquisition significantly expands ARIS' capability in delivering
Web-based solutions including strategic web consulting, creative design and
technical development.

"During the first quarter, we were engaged in more than 40 e-business
projects, generating over $2.5 million in revenue," said Paul Song,
president and CEO of ARIS Corporation. "The acquisition of fine.com should
nearly double our e-business capability in this high-growth market. Their
strengths in creative Web design, e-business strategic planning and
e-marketing perfectly compliment our strong enterprise application and
integration expertise."

"fine.com has been a pioneer in Internet consulting, building a distinguished
customer base that includes Amway Corporation, General Electric, Marriott
International, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Mitsui & Co. LTD of Japan, the
Nasdaq-Amex Stock Market and Intel Corporation. We are very excited about the
capabilities and opportunities in the emerging e-business market that fine.com
brings to our organization. Our combined talents will help our clients more
rapidly adapt their businesses to capitalize on today's digital economy."

fine.com has over 60 web developers, graphic professionals, internet consultants
and support staff, with its headquarters in Seattle, WA and offices in Bethesda,
Maryland and Livingston, New Jersey. International Data Corporation expects
Internet-based e-commerce to grow from $32 billion in 1999 to over $425 billion
by 2002.

"ARIS' sales force, strong recruiting infrastructure and financial resources
will allow fine.com to better capitalize on the tremendous opportunity
created by the Internet," said Dan Fine, CEO of fine.com. "Together we can
provide our customers with a powerful offering of Enterprise Internet
Integration and e-commerce development services at the highest strategic,
creative and technical levels."

In addition, ARIS and fine.com have entered into a teaming agreement that allows
ARIS and fine.com to jointly market, sell and deliver e-business projects to
existing and potential customers immediately.

ARIS expects the transaction to close sometime during the third quarter. ARIS
will account for the acquisition using the purchase method of accounting.



About the Terms of the Agreement

Under terms of the agreement, ARIS will pay up to $12.25 million for all of the
outstanding stock of fine.com. The purchase price will be paid in exchange for
up to one million shares of ARIS common stock, or a combination of 1 million
ARIS shares plus up to $5.25 million cash, depending upon the average closing
price of ARIS common stock for a ten-day measurement period. By way of example,
if the average value of ARIS stock is $8.00 during the measurement period,
fine.com shareholders would receive one million shares of ARIS stock having an
aggregate value of $8 million (.3717 ARIS shares for each fine.com share), and
$4.25 million cash ($1.5796 per fine.com share), for a total value per share of
$4.55 (.3717 times $8.00, plus $1.5796).

Each company's Board of Directors has unanimously approved the transaction. The
acquisition will be accomplished solely through the means of a proxy
statement/prospectus and is expected to be completed as soon as practicable
after August 15, 1999, following satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to
closing contained in the agreement, including favorable tax treatment of the
acquisition and the approval of the fine.com stockholders.
About fine.com International

fine.com INTERNATIONAL Corp. is a leading provider of integrated e-commerce and
interactive response communication services that combine the Web with
communications and business process automation solutions. fine.com clients
include leading Global 1000 companies and other market leaders. For more
information, please visit the company's Web site at www.fine.com.

About Aris Corporation

ARIS Corporation provides integrated information technology solutions that
enable companies and government agencies to use client/server and Internet
solutions to improve their business operations. The company's consulting and
training services focus primarily on leading-edge technologies from Microsoft,
Oracle, Lotus, PeopleSoft, Cyborg, the US Group and Sun Microsystems. ARIS
Software Inc. provides decision support software products for the Oracle
marketplace. ARIS has offices across the U.S. and in the United Kingdom, with
over 800 employees worldwide. Its corporate headquarters are located in
Bellevue, WA.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the closing of
the proposed acquisition and the business synergies anticipated from the
acquisition. Actual events and results could differ materially from those
described in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, which
include the fact that the acquisition is conditioned on the approval of the
stockholders of fine.com and uncertainties as to the ability of ARIS to
integrate the operations of fine.com with its own, to retain and motivate key
personnel, to retain fine.com's existing and prospective customers and to adapt
its products and services to the highly competitive and rapidly changing
Internet market. Forward-looking statements reflect the opinions and
expectations of management at the time the statements are made. ARIS does not
undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements should
circumstances or management's opinions and expectations change.



CONTACT:
     Street Connect (Financial inquires)
     Michael Newman, 206/320-1231
     mnewman@stct.com
      OR
     ARIS Corporation (Media inquires)
     Jerry Grasso, 424/372-2743
     jerry.grasso@aris.com
      OR
     Copithorne & Bellows Public Relations (Media inquires)
     Amy Pal, 206/727-2880
     amy.pal@cbpr.com
      OR
     fine.com (Media inquires)
     Tim Carroll, 206/292-2888
     timc@fine.com

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