ESCOM AG sells Amiga Technologies GmbH to VIScorp

From the Amiga Technologoies web site at http://www.amiga.de/

Bochum/Heppenheim/Chicago, June 21, 1996.

ESCOM AG and Visual Information Service Corp. (VIScorp- Nasdaq: VICP), have now signed the final agreement about the acquisition of Amiga Technologies GmbH by VIScorp, subject to approval by their boards. According to the agreement, the entire staff and property of ESCOM subsidiary Amiga Technologies GmbH will pass into the possession of VIScorp. This includes all existing components and finished goods in inventory of Amiga and the intellectual properties of the former Commodore group, except Commodore trademarks. The purchase price is approximately US $40 million in stock and cash.

VIScorp's products, the Universal Internet Television Interface (UITI), the Electronic Device (ED), the UITI-TV and the ED-TV (smart television systems), are powered by Amiga custom chip-sets and the Amiga operating system and offer a means by which TV viewers can bridge the separate worlds of the television, computing and tele- communications.

Amiga Technologies GmbH will continue to coordinate the production and distribution of Amiga computers at its headquaters in Bensheim, Germany.

Additional information on VIScorp and its technologies are available through its Web site at http://www.vistv.com/.

For further information:

ESCOM AG, Dr. Bernd Wirsing, Tel.: +49-6252-709-193
Amiga Technologies GmbH, Petro Tyschtschenko, Tel.: +49-6251-802-110
VIScorp, Florine Radulovic, Tel.: +1-312655-0903

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VISCORP and AMIGA: The Phoenix Strategy

Much has been said and written about the recent announcement of the
signing of a letter of understanding between VIScorp and Escom AG
Germany. In addition, VIScorp has received hundreds of telephone,
fax and Email communications requesting information as to the status
of the deal and our plans for the Amiga. We are providing this posting
to inform those interested in the knowing about the current arrangements --
and will provide additional information as the they develop.

1. VIScorp is currently conducting a thorough due diligence assessment of
   Escom's Amiga holdings. This process is painstaking and extremely time
   consuming; however, without full disclosure, no satisfactory deal can be
   concluded.

   Due to the letter of understanding, VIScorp is restricted from releasing
   information relating to the negotiations until they are completed. Until
   such time, Amiga remains the asset of Amiga Technologies/Escom and all
   inquires relating to current Amiga operations should be directed to Amiga
   Technologies/Escom.

2. VIScorp currently holds a license to the Amiga OS and chip sets and is
   developing a family of TV-based products that utilize the Amiga's unique
   functionalities.

3. Many of VIScorp's senior management have previously worked for Commodore
   and have a thorough knowledge of the Amiga.

   Our intent to purchase the Amiga comes out of (i) an appreciation of the
   core technology and its importance to VIScorp's long-term business
   development and (ii) a belief that the Amiga can -- like the Phoenix --
   rise from the ashes and become a profitable technology for the future.

Over the coming days and weeks we anticipate to see a flood a mis-statements
in the press, on the Net and via voice communications -- some will be made
out of ignorance, others out of malice. We will do our best to keep the Amiga 
community regularly informed. We have received hundreds of messages and 
anticipate many more to be received until final resolution of formal 
negotiations is completed. While we are making every effort to do so, 
please excuse us if we do not respond to your individual message.

David Rosen
Vice President, Business Development
April 19, 1996