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                                                                    Exhibit 99.4

                                 MUTUAL RELEASE

         This Mutual Release is made, this 22nd day of August, 2000, by and
between WORLDWIDE WEB NETWORX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation with its
principal place of business located at 521 Fellowship Road, Suite 130, Mt.
Laurel, NJ 08054 (hereinafter referred to as "Company"); and EVELYN J. COHEN
(hereinafter referred to as "Cohen").

         WHEREAS, Cohen has been employed by the Company as its Director of
Financial Reporting and Control;

         WHEREAS, Cohen and the Company desire to release each other as to all
affairs occurring prior to the date hereof and continue their relationship to
their mutual benefit.

         NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged and conclusively established, the
parties agree as follows:

         1.       The Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its successors
                  and assigns (collectively, for purposes of this Paragraph 1,
                  the "Releasing Parties"), does hereby remise, release and
                  forever discharge Cohen, and her heirs and personal
                  representatives (collectively, for purposes of this Paragraph
                  1, the "Released Parties"), of and from any and all manner of
                  actions and causes of action, suits, debts, dues, accounts,
                  bonds, covenants, agreements, judgments, losses, damages,
                  liabilities, claims and demands whatsoever in law or equity
                  arising out of or relating, in any way, to an action or
                  inaction by Cohen while serving as an employee of the Company,
                  or any other matter or thing whatsoever, which, against the
                  Released Parties, or any of them, the Releasing Parties, or
                  any of them, ever had, now have, hereafter can, shall or may
                  have, from the beginning of the world to the date of these
                  presents, and hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
                  Cohen, to the fullest extent permitted by law, for any action
                  or inaction of Cohen while serving as an employee of the
                  Company.

         2.       Cohen, on her own behalf and on behalf of her successors and
                  assigns (collectively, for purposes of this Paragraph 2, the
                  "Releasing Parties"), does hereby remise, release and forever
                  discharge the Company, together with its officers, directors,
                  employees, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, for
                  purposes of this Paragraph 2, the "Released Parties"), of and
                  from any and all manner of actions and causes of action,
                  suits, debts, dues, accounts, bonds, covenants, agreements,
                  judgments, losses, damages, liabilities, claims and demands
                  whatsoever in law or equity arising out of or relating to the
                  services performed by Cohen as an employee of the Company, or
                  any other matter or thing whatsoever, which, against the
                  Released Parties,
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                  or any of them, the Releasing Parties, or any of them, ever
                  had, now have, hereafter can, shall or may have, from the
                  beginning of the world to the date of these presents.

         3.       Each Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that:

                  a.       This Mutual Release is the free act and deed of such
                           party, and is made by it, after consulting with (or
                           having the full opportunity to consult with) legal
                           counsel, without duress or coercion; and

                  b.       This Mutual Release sets forth the sole and entire
                           agreement between Cohen and the Company with respect
                           to the subject matter hereof and is made and given by
                           such party without any representation, inducement,
                           agreement, promise or undertaking by the other party
                           altering, modifying, taking from or adding to the
                           terms and conditions hereof.

         4.       This Mutual Release shall become effective upon the execution
                  hereof and the execution of the letter agreement to which this
                  Mutual Release is appended as an exhibit.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have each duly executed this Mutual
Release on the date first written above.

                                    /s/ Evelyn J. Cohen
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                                    EVELYN J. COHEN


                                    WORLDWIDE WEB NETWORX CORPORATION


                                    By: /s/ Gerard T. Drumm
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                                    Name:  Gerard T. Drumm
                                    Title: President