JANX - has news today - Feb. 15, 2000--Janex International,
Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: JANX) www.oKID.com, announced today that
it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Politics.com (OTC
Bulletin Board: POCO,) www.politics.com, a leading political web site
to offer to oKID.com visitors an educational and political information
service catered to children and their parents on the internet. The
service will be an area of the oKID web site where children will be
able to learn about the functions of local and national government.
They will also be able to access information about Election 2000
candidates and their viewpoints.
Vincent W. Goett, Chairman, President and CEO of Janex stated,
"After a review of many politically orientated sites, Politics.com is
oKID's most logical choice of partner to offer political information
to our children viewers and their parents. Our site will feature a
link directly into Politics.com as a service to parents and children
eager to learn about today's political issues. Getting children
involved in today's governmental issues and political debate not only
increases their knowledge about this great country, but also
strengthens our ability to attract and retain a substantially larger
user audience who will stay at our site and come back more often."
Howard R. Baer, Chairman of Politics.com, stated "oKID.com is
already a remarkable site for children. We are truly excited to offer
our user-friendly service to a young and eager-to-learn audience. Many
Americans today neglect their constitutional right to vote. Our site
will also feature a link to oKID.com, and we intend to provide
oKID.com all available data within our resources to create a special
place for educating children about important local and national
issues. By educating children and getting parents involved with
political issues, Politics.com hopes to help mold today's children
into tomorrow's conscientious voters and rekindle voter enthusiasm
among our young audience's parents."
OKID.com already features an oKID government facility that will
be further developed to include several buildings to act as the
"political destination" within oKID World. Visitors to the site will
be able to navigate directly to the area from Politics.com or by
entering oKID.com.
OKID.com is owned and operated by Janex International, Inc. Janex
is a manufacturer and marketer of children's products including
children's toys, water activity products, and other products marketed
under the names Janex and Malibu Fun Stuff. Janex has licensing
agreements with Children's Television Network, Lyons Partnership
(Barney), Disney Enterprises, Saban Merchandising (Power Rangers), Lot
O Fun Marketing, Pure Imagination Company, World Championship
Wrestling, Inc., Warner Brothers and DC Comics, and as part of the
acquisitions from Futech, Just Licensing Limited (Jellabies), Random
Games, Inc., Hasbro (Winners Circle), Action Performance Companies,
Inc. and JG Motorsports (Jeff Gordon).
Politics.com, Inc. was launched in 1999 and is working to become
a global Internet company offering a unique, branded network of
information, communication and entertainment, all with politics as a
common theme. Headquartered in New York City, Politics.com is focused
on making politics more accessible, increasing the impact individuals
can have on the political process, and improving the ability of
elected officials and candidates to communicate with voters. The
company's common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the
symbol POCO. Politics.com also has plans to open a Washington, D.C.
office in 2000. In addition to www.politics.com, the company owns
www.politicaljunkie.com and www.elections.com.
Certain information in this news release does not relate to historical
financial information and may be deemed to constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results in the
future to differ materially from its historical results and those
presently anticipated or projected.
Among these risks and uncertainties are general economic conditions,
especially during peak buying seasons for the company's products;
competitive pricing and program changes; manufacturing performance;
the company's relationship with its sales, manufacturing and
distributing entities; the company's ability to respond to customer
change, orders and delivery schedules; demographic trends; the
company's ability to control costs; to attract and retain high-quality
employees; and the company's ability to maintain its customer base and
finalize significant transactions.
For more information about Janex International, Inc., visit the
oKID web site at www.oKID.com or call their offices at 602-808-9888.
For more information aboutPolitics.com, visit www.politics.com or
their offices at (480) 858-0016
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CONTACT: Janex International, Inc.
Vincent W. Goett, Chairman, President and CEO
602/808-9888
or
Janex International, Inc.
Connie Lambros
602/808-9888
or
Politics.com Inc.
Howard R. Baer, Chairman
480/858-0016
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