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VR TOOLBOX, INC™ ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE COMPANY IN THE QUICKTIME VR™ INDUSTRY.

Pittsburgh, PA, July 16, 1998 -- The formation of a new computer software company, VR Toolbox, Inc.™, was announced today. VR Toolbox, Inc. will focus on the development and marketing of software tools for QuickTime VR™. The company's aim is to produce the most powerful, highly advanced and intuitive QTVR™ programs ever created. VR Toolbox, Inc. has acquired this technology from its creators, Florida-based Econ Technologies, Inc. Pittsburgh-based VR Toolbox, Inc. promises to be an exciting, important and influential addition to the Immersive Imaging industry and its emerging technologies.

The VR Toolbox slogan, "industrial strength tools for QuickTime VR" aptly conveys the degree of precision, power and professionalism the company promises to deliver in its products. VR Toolbox will target all segments of the Immersive Imaging market, including professional photographers, web developers, multimedia producers, educators and hobbyists. Its entire product line will be available for both Windows™ and the Mac OS™.

The initial line will include four products, VR Pano Worx™, VR Object Worx™, VR Scene Worx™ and The VR Worx™. VR Pano Worx creates QTVR panoramic movies, VR Object Worx generates QTVR object movies and VR Scene Worx allows you to design and produce QTVR multi-node scenes. The VR Worx offers the entire suite of tools, the perfect solution for the user who requires all that QuickTime VR has to offer. The first round of products from VR Toolbox will be targeted for the Mac OS. The Windows versions will be available by the end of the year.

To accomplish its mission, VR Toolbox has brought some of the most talented minds from the world of QTVR, into the heart of the company structure. VR Toolbox's financial strength comes from the same source as that of its sister company, Emery Manufacturing & Equipment, Inc.™, makers of high line object rotational devices and hardware for the immersive imaging photographic professional.

Walter Neals, Vice President of Marketing for VR Toolbox, Inc. comments, "We'll be showing a preview of our upcoming programs, next week at SIGGRAPH 98 in Orlando on July 21, 22, and 23. Emery Manufacturing & Equipment will also have their object rigs on hand; both the ObjectWorker1000™ and ObjectWorker2000™ will be there. You can see it all in Booth Number 1051. We expect an enthusiastic response from all attendees who have an interest in QTVR. If you won't be there, check out our new web site, http://www.vrtoolbox.com."

D. Proni of Econ Technologies, the technology's creator says, "We're producing what we consider to be the best QTVR programs ever. The arsenal of tools that VR Toolbox brings to the user is awesome."

Again, Walter Neals, "VR Toolbox provides the right tool for everyone developing QuickTime VR. From the professional photographic studios to educational institutions to multimedia production houses, all users will now have the best tools for their purpose. The creative opportunities are unlimited."

"We're very excited about the relationship VR Toolbox has with Emery Manufacturing & Equipment," adds Howdy Emery, "Every object rotational device in the ObjectWorker™ series will come complete with a custom software package from VR Toolbox, bringing a total solution to the Immersive Imaging Professional."

Apple Computer, Inc.™ is the developer of QuickTime VR as an integral aspect of its QuickTime™ media layer. Through Apple's vigorous support of the technology's adoption as an industry standard, QuickTime is succeeding in becoming the cross-platform standard, worldwide. And now, with Apple's recent release of QuickTime 3.0, QuickTime VR v2.1 and streaming QuickTime Plug-In v2.0, that standard's acceptance is being achieved. QuickTime VR is an extension of Apple's basic QuickTime technology and supports two different types of views, QTVR panorama movies and QTVR object movies.

Interest by the Press in reviewing VR Toolbox products and/or including the products in relative articles and features will be given high-priority support. Please contact VR Toolbox at Company Information.

Distributor, Reseller and Dealer inquiries are welcome.

VR Toolbox is launching a new web site at http://www.vrtoolbox.com.

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