KANAKARIS TO ANNOUNCE ACQUISITION AND ALLIANCE WITH HOLLYWOOD STUDIO AS PART OF SPECIAL OPENING DINNER PRESENTATION AT REGIONAL INVESTMENT Bankers Association Conference 
   NEWPORT BEACH,  Calif., Oct 11, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --  Kanakaris Communications, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: KKRS) announced  that it will be the sole sponsor of the Regional Investment Bankers  Association Conference dinner on Thursday, November 11 in Newport  Beach, California at the Four Seasons Hotel. Kanakaris will announce  the acquisition of a company and an alliance with a Hollywood studio,  during its special opening dinner presentation. Both the acquisition  and the alliance will involve the Kanakaris direct over-the-Internet  delivery of content. The names of each company and information on each  relationship will be announced during the dinner. 
  Steve Forbes will be the keynote speaker for the RIBA Conference which  will be held November 11-13, 1999 at the Four Seasons Hotel. CEO Alex  Kanakaris was previously interviewed by the chairman of Forbes  Magazine, Caspar Weinberger, for World Business Review, a syndicated  television program. Kanakaris Communications will introduce its  corporate overview in live presentations throughout the conference, and  the Kanakaris appearances will be sponsored by a broker/dealer member  of RIBA which will be announced prior to the event. The conference is  being held nearby the corporate offices of Kanakaris Communications,  Inc. 
  Regional Investment Bankers Association (RIBA) was organized in June  1994 as a national association of regional and independent  broker-dealer and investment banking firms seeking to improve  conditions in their industry, to strengthen the free-enterprise system,  and to provide a vital source of information and education to its  members and the investing public. Among RIBA's founding purposes is to  conduct research and provide statistical programs to aid its various  activities. 
  Further information on Kanakaris: Kanakaris provides full-screen,  full-length online motion pictures and secure direct over-the-Internet  book delivery at the KKRS.NetWork (www.KKRS.net), as part of its  eCommerce "World Downloadable Content Leader" package of services. 
  For further information on Kanakaris Communications (OTC Bulletin  Board: KKRS) and (www.kanakaris.com), contact Colby Marceau, director  of Public/Investor Relations, at 714-444-0560; fax: 714-549-8970;  e-mail: info@kanakaris.com; 3303 Harbor Blvd., No. F-3, Costa Mesa,  Calif. 92626. 
  This news release contains forward-looking statements within the  meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the  "Act"). In particular when used in the preceding discussion, the words  "plan," "confident that," "believe," "expect," "intend to" and similar  conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking  statements within the meaning of the Act and are subject to risks and  uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those  expressed in any forward-looking statements. Such risks and  uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions,  competitive factors, the ability to successfully complete additional  financings, and other risks. 
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