|    **Exhibit 31.1****Certifications**  I, Firoz Lalji, Chairman and Chief Executive      Officer of Zones, Inc., certify that:  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Zones,      Inc.;  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any      untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary      to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such      statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered      by this report;  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other      financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material      respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of      the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;  4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible      for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant      and we have: a)designed such disclosure      controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures      to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information      relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is      made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the      period in which this report is being prepared;    b)evaluated the effectiveness of      the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this      report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls      and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based      on such evaluation; and    c)disclosed in this report any      change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting      (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) that occurred      during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s      fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially      affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s      internal control over financial reporting.5. The registrant's other certifying officer and      I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control      over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee      of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent      functions): a)all significant deficiencies      and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over      financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the      registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial      information; and    b) any fraud, whether or not material,      that involves management or other employees who have a significant role      in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.Date:  August 13, 2003 
By:

/S/            FIROZ H. LALJI

Firoz H. Lalji, Chairman and        Chief Executive Officer
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