To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (2320 ) 3/25/1999 12:27:00 PM From: FJ Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 6847
More XYBR exposure/news with KANA: Kanakaris to Beta Launch Internet LifeStyle's Network, Including GoGoliath.Com and Cyberpop.Com, on April 21 to Coincide with 3-Hour World Wide Web Cast Focusing on the State-of-the-Internet NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 1999-- OPCON 2000 Preview and Proprietary Music and Books With Direct Online Delivery to be Part of Launch Kanakaris Communications (OTC BB:KANA) will coordinate the beta launch of its Internet LifeStyle Network(TM), including the movie Web site GoGoliath.Com(TM) and the music Web site Cyberpop.Com(TM), with its April 21, 3-hour World Wide Web cast (noon Pacific Time at www.kanakaris.com, www.NetBooks.com, and other Web sites). On the Web cast, Branch Lotspeich, president of the Kanakaris division Desience, will describe how Kanakaris is taking its proprietary high-end computer enclosure system, OPCON(R), into the new millennium with OPCON 2000, the Personal Computer/Internet Workstation. The company will be entering the consumer electronics marketplace with OPCON 2000 and is seeking distribution through major retail outlets. OPCON clients include IBM (NYSE:IBM), Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) and AT&T (NYSE:T). With special guests and discussions, the Kanakaris Web event will focus on the State-of-the-Internet, and will feature a dialogue on MP3 and downloadable music. Kanakaris will announce and demonstrate the technologies it will use for online music delivery. Russ Regan, president of Entertainment Business Partners, will introduce a new hip-hop single with major retail support which will be available for download on the Internet exclusively from Kanakaris. The Internet LifeStyle Network is the new Kanakaris Web site which is the first "Internet Entertainment Shopping Channel"(TM). It will sell online the movie, music and book products of affiliated Kanakaris Web sites as well as higher end Internet life style products, including the company's own OPCON products. The Xybernaut(R) MA IV(R) Wearable Computer, a product of Xybernaut Corp. (Nasdaq:XYBR), will be demonstrated and will be available for purchase. (The recently announced Kanakaris contest to give away a Xybernaut MA IV computer will also be coordinated with the April 21 Web cast, with the winner being announced as part of the show. Entry information will be posted online at all Kanakaris Web sites on March 30.) TheGemStore.Com tie-in with Kanakaris, recently announced by American Benefits Group (OTC BB:ABFG), will also be online for the Web cast. Kanakaris Communications is publicly traded on the OTC Bulletin Board and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. For further information on Kanakaris Communications (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," "intent 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. --30--RMS/np* JS/np CONTACT: Kanakaris Communications Colby Marceau, 714/444-0560