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AXGI ****** More big news ! *** Friday January 15, 8:03 am Eastern Time Company Press Release VirtualSellers.com, New Suncom Internet Division, Signs eCommerce Services Agreement With the Auxer Group One of the First Automotive Product Companies to Offer Products Via eCommerce VANCOUVER, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 1999--SUNCOM Telecommunications Inc. (OTC BB: SNLMF), Friday announced that VirtualSellers.com has entered into an agreement with The Auxer Group Inc. (OTC BB:AXGI - news; OTC BB: AXGI) to handle all aspects of eCommerce Web site design; including secure order taking, transaction processing, back-office administration and marketing of the company's Web site. It is anticipated that site design will be completed and order taking capabilities implemented within a few weeks. This week, The Auxer Group unveiled an application of a new technology to offer its proprietary line of automotive, marine and aviation accessories direct to the consumer via the Internet. Their eCommerce strategy will employ state-of-the-art streaming video and audio and will allow the consumer to interact with the site to gain further insights into the features and benefits of the products. These ''Interactive Infomercials'' dubbed ''I-MERCIALS'' will allow customers to see actual demonstrations of Auxer's products in real life settings and to interact with the product within those settings. Consumers will be able to order the product to be shipped direct to their home for next day delivery by clicking on the ''Order Now'' window. Prior to this Internet initiative, the Auxer group products were sold through such retail channels as: Pep Boys-Manny, Mo and Jack Inc. (NYSE: PBY - news); Carquest; Parts America (Western Auto); Walmart (NYSE: WMT - news); Kmart (NYSE: KM - news); and West Marine (Nasdaq: WMAR - news ). The eCommerce strategy, in conjunction with VirtualSellers.com will allow The Auxer Group to sell direct to the consumer on a global basis. The Auxer Group's most well known products include: FORMULA 2000 ULTIMATE (A high-performance engine treatment) and Garry's Royal Satin and Polishes (a 70 year-old superior car and marine-care line). According to VirtualSellers.com's President, Stephen Meade, ''The Auxer Group's creative use of eCommerce is a great showplace for our unique capabilities. Our system enables us to provide quick turnaround and a high level of technical expertise and service without sacrificing quality.'' VirtualSellers.com is a leading provider of eCommerce transaction processing services, providing an all-inclusive eCommerce solution that enables businesses to quickly and inexpensively sell their products via the Internet. VirtualSellers.com performs the complete transaction, including order processing, credit card verification and payment processing. The shipping instructions will be sent to Auxer for fulfillment followed by immediate payment. Safe Harbor Statement Included in this release 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. There are certain important factors that could cause results to materially differ from those described in the statements made above. These factors include, but are not limited to, the performance of VirtualSellers.com, its customers and Internet commerce in general at or above projected levels, fluctuations in worldwide economic conditions, and the ability of VirtualSellers.com to attain its projected market share. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable; it can give no assurance that such expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements will prove to have been correct. VirtualSellers.com provides businesses with a customized, secure, total eCommerce service for selling their products over the Internet immediately. This offers a significant advantage to the great majority of small and medium-size businesses that do not wish to spend several months and tens or perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars developing eCommerce functionality on their own sites. SUNCOM has made the successful transition from the low margin long distance business to a customer care provider, servicing and outsourcing large users of inbound toll-free telephone numbers, handling customer care and concentrating on outsourcing of customer service facilities. The recent creation of SUNCOM Internet and integration of VirtualSellers.com allows SUNCOM to offer merchants both inbound toll-free telephone ordering and Internet-based transaction processing services. Visit VitualSellers.com's Web site at: www.VirtualSellers.com. Visit The Auxer Group's Web site at: www.auxer.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contact: SUNCOM Telecommunications Cary Berman, Investor Relations 312/920-9999 or VirtualSellers.com Stephen M. Meade, President & CEO 888/271-6236 or Market Pathways Shannon T. Squyres, President 949/955-1860 or THE AUXER GROUP Gene Chiaramonte, Chairman 800/418-2002 Patrick Rost, Investor Relations 760/635-8695 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ More Quotes and News: •The Auxer