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To: John Rowe who wrote (649)	9/16/1998 1:05:00 PM
From: David Helms	Respond to of 796

Anyone else see this one???? any effect today??? NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact-VSI: Ken Keatley Director of Investor Relations (770) 242-7566; ken.keatley@vsin.com STRATUM GROUP SELECTS VSI TO ESTABLISH VIDEOCONFERENCING NETWORK NORCROSS, GEORGIA - September 14, 1998 -- VSI Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ: VSIN) announced today that it has been selected to establish a corporate videoconferencing network for Stratum Group, a New York-based energy investment company. Initial installations of VSI's fully-functional OmegaO Executive group systems have been made at Stratum headquarters in New York City and at its office in Houston, Texas, and are being used for general business meetings and in-depth technical presentations involving oil and gas industry clients. Judi North, President and CEO of VSI, said, "Stratum Group serves its customers by designing custom financial packages that enable them to accelerate the growth of their businesses. Consequently, Stratum's management requires the same kind of customized, innovative solutions for their particular communications needs, and we at VSI are pleased to provide that with our flexible and reliable Executive systems." Richard Bani, Chief Financial Officer of Stratum Group, said, "Although we're based in New York and Houston, we also serve clients throughout the domestic and Canadian energy markets. So access to clients is important. The resulting reduction in expense of travel is an additional benefit. VSI is providing us with an excellent link to our client base, who can go to our office in Houston or use separate videoconferencing facilities for meetings and presentations with our New York headquarters." Bani added that the use of a graphics camera and personal computer enhances the marketing presentations to Stratum executives in New York, who are able to view such detailed documents as oil and gas field maps - although they are thousands of miles away from the client. "That added functionality helped make VSI the right choice for us," explained Bani. Stratum Group, formed in 1995, is a privately capitalized, independent company that offers a full range of debt and equity products, primarily for the oil and gas industry. Stratum enables oil and gas companies with quality proved and probable reserves to leverage those assets into additional funding capacity. By combining its experience in the financial markets with its understanding of the energy industry, Stratum designs and implements financing structures tailored to a company's specific needs. VSI's line of enterprise-wide, interactive OmegaO videoconferencing solutions was developed to empower the videoconferencing user and to allow easy migration to new and emerging technologies. It is a software-driven, compression technology-independent, networked system. Capabilities such as remote system management and full peripheral diagnostics are features that make Omega an easy to use and most innovative videoconferencing system. VSI has been granted seven patents that protect various aspects of its Omega technology. VSI Enterprises, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets and supports a complete range of custom and standard videoconferencing solutions, along with integrated telecommunications software and services. Customers in more than 30 countries include Fortune 500 corporations, governmental agencies, health care providers and educational institutions. VSI has 18 sales offices in the United States, Europe and the Far East. For more information, access the VSI Enterprises Inc. World Wide Web home page as follows: vsin.com.