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Occidental Rand Corporation Changes Ticker Symbol to UTIX LAS VEGAS, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 1999--Effective on the open of trading, July 16, 1999, Occidental Rand Corporation's (OTC BB:OXRC) ticker symbol will change from OXRC to UTIX. The new ticker symbol reflects the company's forward progress in its recent reverse merger with Visitcom Inc. and its main operating division www.bigticket.com. ABOUT WWW.BIGTICKET.COM Bigticket.com is a premier Las Vegas, online e-commerce show ticket site receiving over 250,000 page views month. Sales have grown from $100,000 in 1996 to over $700,000 in the first 8 months of 1998/99. Sales have doubled almost every year since inception. Sales are projected to increase to $3,000,000 in the year 2000. Bigticket.com has formed a strategic alliance with Ticketmaster and is Ticketmaster's exclusive agent for production shows in Las Vegas. Bigticket.com plans to expand its offering of tourist services and products. The web site will be expanded to add more shows, more scenic tours, hotel reservations, restaurant reservations, golf tee-times, car rentals, air and other transportation, walk around packages and mini-vacation packages. Bigticket.com plans to expand into other key tourist resort markets through internal growth, an aggressive strategic acquisition program and through joint ventures. Potential markets include but are not limited to Reno, Orlando, Branson, Myrtle Beach, Virginia Beach, Laughlin and Anaheim. Acquisitions targeted will include regional ticketing wholesalers, regional websites, city magazines and tour guides. Investor Contact Brice Scheschuk - Secretary and Director Toll Free at 1-877-477-0477 bigticket.com Statements in this Press Release that are not purely historical are "forward looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding UTIX's expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future generally, UTIX's growth strategy, future sales and anticipated trends in UTIX's business. All forward looking statements included in this Press Release are based on information known to UTIX on the date hereof, and UTIX assumes no obligation to update any such forward looking statements. It is important to note that actual results could differ materially from those in such forward looking statements as a result of a number of factors, most of which are out of the control of UTIX, including, but not limited to, UTIX's early stage of development. CONTACT: Occidental Rand Corporation Brice Scheschuk, 877/477-0477 or 416/777-0477 bigticket.com KEYWORD: NEVADA