OMNI MULTIMEDIA GROUP announces 4CDS Multimedia Internet Catalog Giveaway promotion; Free IBM Compatible Multimedia System Offered to Internet Users

Business Wire, August 21, 1996

MILLBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 1996--OMNI MULTIMEDIA GROUP, INC. (AMEX/PSE: OMG) OMNI MULTIMEDIA GROUP, INC's 4CDs Multimedia Internet Catalog, an innovative, online retail catalog announces the first ever 4CDs Giveaway promotion. This contest will be conducted via an online random drawing during the months of August and September. The winner will be selected September 30, 1996 and contacted via e-mail. To enter the 4CDs Giveaway or to view the 4CDs Multimedia Internet Catalog, visit the Internet at http://www.4cds.com. No purchase necessary to win.

The fully-loaded IBM-compatible multimedia system includes a Full Tower, Pentium 166 PCI VIA (with pipeline bus), 32 MB RAM, 17" color monitor, 2GB SCSI hard drive, 1.44 MB 3.5" floppy drive, PCI SCSI controller, 8x CD-ROM drive (IDE), 28.8 internal modem, Windows 95, MS-mouse, Windows 95 keyboard, and a 2-year warranty. In addition, contestants will be automatically registered for the 4CDs Newsletter, a free monthly 1-2 page publication sent to the online subscriber via e-mail. The newsletter features information about the latest developments in the multimedia industry. The system is valued at $8,000, including hardware and software.

OMNI MULTIMEDIA GROUP, INC.'s 4CDs Corporation is a global distributor of multimedia products and services. The 4CDs Multimedia Internet Catalog utilizes the latest technology to deliver a user-friendly, online retail catalog. It serves as a comprehensive outlet of CD-ROM based software, including games, education, and business applications as well as multimedia hardware and accessories, via the Internet.

4CDs Corporation was one of the first distributors to establish an Internet catalog with a wide range of readily available multimedia products. Using the 4CDs Multimedia Internet Catalog, millions of Internet users worldwide have access to over 2000 multimedia products at their fingertips. The catalog includes product descriptions, technical specifications and photos from each product category as well as industry news, downloadable product demos and updates, shareware files and secure online ordering standards.

OMNI MULTIMEDIA GROUP, INC. offers publishers complete, turnkey software manufacturing and distribution through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, OMNI Resources Corporation and 4CDs Corporation. OMNI Resources Corporation provides CD-ROM mastering and replication at its 200,000 square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. The Company also provides four color offset and screen CD printing, disk duplication, in-house documentation, four color printing, packaging, assembly and fulfillment. 4CDs Corporation publishes a unique online service, the 4CDs Multimedia Internet Catalog, providing marketing exposure and sales support for thousands of multimedia products via the Internet. Together, as OMNI MULTIMEDIA GROUP, INC., these Companies offer vertically integrated software manufacturing, fulfillment and sales distribution services to the software industry.

CONTACT: OMNI MULTIMEDIA GROUP INC., Millbury

PAUL F. JOHNSON, PRES., 508/865-4451

ROBERT E. LEE, EXEC V-P, CFO, 508/865-4451

or

PEGGY ROSE, PR CONSULTING, 617/327-6148

or

L.G. Zangani

ADRIAN MADONIA, PR, 908/788-9660