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(COMTEX) B: SyCoNet.com Retail Division Expands Product Offering With B: SyCoNet.com Retail Division Expands Product Offering With Leading Japanese Anime Toy Line MANASSAS, Va., Sep 28, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SyCoNet.com, Inc. (OTC BB:SYCD), the leading U.S. distributor of Anime (Japanese animated) videos and DVDs, today announced that it has expanded its retail product line to include the widely popular Record of Loduss War(r) toy line direct from Japan. SyCoNet.com will add one of the most highly sought after Anime action figures, Record of Loduss War(r), whose cost quantities are extremely limited. SyCoNet.com will market the toys on its retail division website, www.altvidwar.com, and should be available for purchase within the next 10 days. The characters have a strong following among Anime fans. Several movies featuring Record of Loduss War(r) have been presented repeatedly on the Science Fiction television channel in the United States. A television series based on the character, currently being shown in Japan, is set to air in the U.S. before the end of the summer next year. Chief executive officer Sy Picon commented, "The addition of Record of Loduss War(r) should contribute significantly to our top line growth. Due to the limited quantities available, combined with plans to launch the television series in the U.S., we expect demand for the toy to rapidly increase. We are poised to be one of first companies to capitalize on this anticipated trend." SyCoNet.com, Inc., formerly SyCo Distribution, Inc., distributes Anime Japanese animated movies, including the enormously popular Pokemon(r) video series, live action cult films, multimedia games and software, DVDs, CDs, toys, apparel, and related merchandise to over 1,000 wholesale and retail accounts nationwide through two high-traffic websites, a catalog, and direct sales campaigns. For more information on purchasing the Internet's lowest priced Anime videos, see www.altvidwar.com. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties, including without limitation, continued acceptance of the Company's products, increased levels of competition for the Company, new products and technological changes, the Company's dependence on third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Also see www.otcfn.com/sycd, www.altvidwar.com, and www.sycodistribution.com Copyright (C) 1999 Business Wire. All rights reserved. Distributed via COMTEX. -0- CONTACT: SyCoNet.com OTC Financial Network Sy Picon Geoffrey Eiten 703-366-3900 877-663-0266/781-444-6100 ext. 13 admin@altvidwar.com geiten@otcfn.com WEB PAGE: businesswire.com GEOGRAPHY: VIRGINIA INDUSTRY CODE: ENTERTAINMENT RETAIL PRODUCT Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. *** end of story |