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(Applies to: TWTE PFIC CHV ABFG CSDD ACTB ITRO EINI DD XON CULE DRIV UIBI IBIZ) EMERGING COMPANY REPORT SERVES UP ONLINE BANKING with a Side of Soft Serve Ice Cream DENVER, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Emerging Company Report, the nationally syndicated television program which profiles emerging-growth companies (http://www.emergingcompany.com), takes the show "On-Location" this week from the Denver Financial Fest '99 and features interviews with Consolidated Data, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CSDD) and Twistee Treat Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: TWTE). Consolidated Data, Inc.'s Director of Marketing Chris Hanson discussed his company's YourBankOnline.com online banking software, which utilizes a central "data warehouse" concept of providing functional interfaces to customers for a variety of financial management needs, i.e. bill paying, bill presentation, online application and approval, real-time stock quotes and execution, along with the more traditional transactions, such as checking and savings. The software also offers 99 levels of security and uses U.S. grade encryption of 128 bit-key. The company is marketing its online banking software to the 18,000+ credit unions and 6,500 small banks. Twistee Treat Corporation CEO Steve Wells unveiled an example of his company's soft serve ice-cream restaurants, which resemble a giant ice cream cone with a 22-foot tall swirl roof. "Ice Cream has become a $10 billion industry," said Wells. "When Warren Buffet bought Dairy Queen, Wall Street really sat up and took notice of the Ice Cream business." The company reports Twistee Treat's Firm Serve(TM) ice cream is served 10 degrees colder than traditional soft serve ice cream, has a smooth and creamy texture and is relatively low in fat content. The company has launched an aggressive effort to open company stores and sell franchises, including a recently completed agreement in Canada. Additional companies featured on Emerging Company Report this week include: Action Sports International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ACTB) President Lambert Vander Tuig announced the company is launching an Internet Search Engine targeted to Generation Xers, which will feature lifestyle interests and earn revenue from advertising sales. Itronics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ITRO) which manufactures bars of silver and a top-rated fertilizer product, both of which are extracted from photochemical waste liquid. Entertainment Internet, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EINI) President Rod Pyle spoke of the company's castnet.com web site, wherein casting people in the Hollywood film industry are able to search a database of 32,000 actors. Pacific Engineering (OTC Bulletin Board: PFIC) whose fixed price bidding for construction has landed them contracts with Dupont (NYSE: DD), Exxon (NYSE: XON) and Chevron (NYSE: CHV). Cool Entertainment Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CULE), which has announced a 2-year distribution agreement with Digital River Inc. (Nasdaq: DRIV) Also: Universal Ice Blast, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: UIBI), IBIZ Technology Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: IBIZ) and American Benefits Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ABFG). Viewers of Emerging Company Report can receive free information in the mail about the featured companies by calling a toll-free phone number on the TV screen. The television program, which debuted in the Fall of 1996, is seen Friday evenings at 11:00 ET, 8:00 PT, Saturdays at 2:00 PM ET, 11:00 AM PT and Sunday mornings at 11:30 ET, 8:30 PT. The program is syndicated nationally to nearly 24 million homes on more than 150 cable TV systems in the USA. The program can also be seen "On-Demand" at the Emerging Company Report web site, emergingcompany.com . SOURCE Emerging Company Report -0- 04/30/99 /CONTACT: Donald Baillargeon of Emerging Company Report, 323-951-9205/ /Web site: emergingcompany.com (CSDD TWTE ACTB ITRO EINI PFIC DD XON CHV CULE DRIV UIBI IBIZ ABFG) CO: Emerging Company Report; Consolidated Data, Inc.; Twistee Treat Corporation; Action Sports International, Inc.; Itronics, Inc.; Entertainment Internet, Inc.; Pacific Engineering; Dupont; Exxon; Chevron; Cool Entertainment Inc.; Digital River Inc.; Universal Ice Blast, Inc.; IBIZ Technology Corporation; American Benefits Group, Inc. ST: California, Colorado IN: FIN ENT SU: