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To: Stock Watcher who wrote (7297)	4/26/1999 9:01:00 AM
From: Fuza	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 52051

ABYT news! Alpha Bytes Adds Major Proprietary H-NET(R) Elements. On Schedule for Q2 Rollout. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y., April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Bytes, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ABYT - news), North America's leading provider of software for the vision care industry, said today that it has completed E-Care©, the company's proprietary advanced billing, billing presentation and reporting component that ties the company's new Internet-based transaction network H-NET® into full credit/debt card functionality. The company also has completed EROS, Alpha Bytes' proprietary engine that performs health insurance claim adjudication functions. In an update for investors, Alpha Bytes President and CEO Anton Stephens said, ''In response to numerous queries about the growing demand for E-Healthcare services and last week's Healtheon/Mede acquisition, I am pleased to confirm we are on schedule for a second quarter commercial introduction of H-NET®. Our overall network infrastructure, the digital link and the platform, which are fully applicable to the broader and expanding healthcare market, have been activated. The value added network consisting of multiple websites, a fully functioning intranet, a multiple file transfer site, a secure fund transfer site and a cryptology key generator is up and running. The central H-NET® hub consisting of powerful processors, various gateways and multiple custom programs enabling various critical applications is completed and has been successfully tested. ''Since the beginning of the year,'' Stephens said, ''we have been certified by Vision Service Plan (VSP), the nation's largest eyecare medical plan, and we have signed an agreement with MedInformatix, Inc. to market Alpha Bytes' H-NET® transaction and software services to MedInformatix's existing and potential customer base in the North American ophthalmology market. By this summer we will offer full two way communications from our existing POS and LAB vision care software clients providing these clients with automatic patient coverage, claim filing and ordering from client labs through H-NET®. In addition, the preliminary analysis and design for the next phase are already complete.'' Stephens said, ''We are very encouraged by the progress we are making. We have several ground breaking developments pending that we hope to announce shortly.'' Alpha Bytes, Inc. is transforming itself into an Internet based electronic transaction service provider. With a streamlined network and an existing international customer base, Alpha Bytes is making significant R&D investments to facilitate a rapid deployment of H-NET® to as many users as quickly as possible. The relationship with the alliance partners Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) and Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPQ - news) is designed to assure the company of the most powerful solution for an Internet based transaction network that will set the standard of excellence in the healthcare industry. There were an estimated 475 million transactions between various participants in the vision care industry in 1997, a significant number of them handled manually. The transactions included such activities as checking for insurance eligibility, claim submissions, frame ordering, lens ordering, lab order/frame trace submissions, billing for lab services and credit/debit card transactions. H-NET® is designed to integrate all of these functions into an automated seamless network. For more information about Alpha Bytes, Inc. please visit our website alphabytesusa.com or contact Christine Stephens at (905) 475-3249. Email info@h-net.net. For copies of press releases, SEC filings, current price quotes, stock charts and other valuable information visit Hawk Associates website hawkassociates.com or contact Frank Hawkins or Julie Marshall, Hawk Associates, Inc. at 305-852-2383. Email: info@hawkassociates.com. ''Safe Harbor'' statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding the expansion of the Company's operations are forward-looking statements. Words such as ''expects'', ''intends'', ''believes'', ''anticipates'', and ''likely'' also identify forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ from such forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to, continued acceptance of the Company's products, increased levels of competition for the Company, new products and technological changes, the Company's dependence upon third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights and other risks detailed in periodic reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE: Alpha Bytes, Inc.

To: Stock Watcher who wrote (7297)	4/26/1999 9:06:00 AM
From: flickerful	Respond to of 52051

NSDQ100 JUN99 2250.00A +2350

To: Stock Watcher who wrote (7297)	4/26/1999 9:20:00 AM
From: Jeffrey L. Henken	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 52051

TrimFast Group, Inc. Announces NUTRITIONCAFE.COM the Internet's Newest Online Community TAMPA, Fla.--(BW HealthWire)--April 26, 1999--TrimFast Group, Inc. (OTC BB:TRIM) has announced plans to launch an Internet Community Website (www.nutritioncafe.com) on June 1st of 1999 through a joint venture marketing agreement with Internet Marketing Consortium, Inc. Internet Marketing Consortium, Inc.'s portfolio includes holdings in 200 companies, among these are TV Guide, World Net.com and Shopping.com (OTC BB:IBUY). Their sites are currently experiencing approximately 170 million hits per month. It is reported that Internet traffic is doubling every 100 days and that the Internet economy, now reported at $200 billion, is expected to grow to $954 billion by 2002. The NutritionCafe website is strategically poised to become the leading supplier of quality Health & Nutrition products available on the Internet. NutritionCafe is projected to include over 10,000 vitamins, herbs, dietary supplements and homeopathic products sold to members at distributor wholesale prices. Members will enjoy discounts of up to 70% on their supplement needs including well known brands such as: TrimFast, Body Life Sciences, Prolab, Twinlabs, MetRx and many others. President & CEO of TrimFast Group, Inc. Mr. Michael Muzio commented: ''It is anticipated that the NutritionCafe Site will allow TrimFast Group, Inc.'s subsidiaries, TrimFast, Inc. and Body Life Sciences, Inc. maximum exposure in the marketplace and expanded wholesale shopping through the net.'' TrimFast is pleased to announce that NEXTDigital of Tampa, Florida will be responsible for designing and maintaining the Site. NEXTDigital (www.nextdigital.com) is one of America's leading full-service Internet/Web application & development companies creating e-commerce Web applications, high-end Web design, interactive programming, database integration, real time credit card processing and Internet marketing services. Its customers include several publicly-traded companies, including Oracle, Florida Progress, Jabil Circuit and Transitions Optical. For more information contact Arthur Fyvolent at NEXTDigital: 813/835-8812. Part of the rapidly growing nutraceutical industry, TrimFast Group, Inc. (OTC BB:TRIM) is a formulator, manufacturer, distributor and marketer of innovative nutraceutical products for both the wholesale and retail channels. The Company's products are targeted to health and fitness conscious consumers under the brand names of TrimFast (Herbal Plus)(tm), Immune Blast(tm), Max Impact(tm), St. John's Wort(tm), TrimFast(tm), Sudden Energy(tm), Ginseng Zing(tm), HumaTropin am, HumaTropin pm, MyoBlast(tm), MyoBlast II(tm), Kicks(tm), Chewable Multi Vitamins, SomaBlast and Muscle Recovery. The company also distributes for Weider Nutrition Int: (NYSE:WNI-Y), TwinLabs (Nasdaq:TWLB - news) and Nature (Nasdaq:NATR - news). Statements included within this news release that are not historical in nature constitute forward-looking statements for the purposes of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that this news release contains certain such forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used, the words ''anticipate,'' ''believe,'' ''estimate,'' ''expect,'' and similar expressions as they relate to the company or its management are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The company's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, these forward looking statements. Further management discussion of risks and uncertainties can be found in the company's quarterly filing with the Securities Exchange Commission and other periodic filings. Contact: TrimFast Group Inc., Tampa Michael J. Muzio, President 813/275-0050 or Internet Marketing Consortium, Jenkintown, Pa. 215/887-5700 biz.yahoo.com Looks like TRIM will open very strong. Regards, Jeff