O A Soft Expands Online Bookstore To U.S.

EDMONTON, - O A Group Inc. (CDNX: "OA"), a leading provider of internet, hardware and software services is launching its new US online bookstore. O A Books has had a successful 18 months with its Canadian site and now intends to capitalize on the demand for technical books in the United States. "The increased U.S. traffic on OA's Canadian e-commerce bookstore has proven there is a huge demand for a solid e-commerce technical bookstore", says Kevin W. Peebles, OA's Director of Communications. "The launching of the American site will make it easier for consumers in the U.S. to buy from the O A Group and allow them to capitalize on the current exchange rate differential - using US Currency". The new bookstore also functions as a live real-world demo of OA Soft's top-of-line e-commerce package that processes orders online in real-time via a secure server; "We are taking our state-of-the-art e- commerce site and our reputation for customer service south of the border to the United States", states Joseph Wu, O A Groups' Vice- President of software development, "where we believe there is a very strong demand for customer focused online technologies like our e- commerce software suite". O A Books has been operating in Canada since January of 1999 and has been growing steadily with a doubling of year over year revenues. O A Books has built a very strong customer retention rate, with nearly 50% of customers returning for additional purchases. As part of its marketing plan O A Books is also launching a new referral program with the site that will allow customers to earn credits for referring friends to the site. A strong advertising campaign for the new site is being launched on several fronts, and advertising is being placed on well- known search engines, including Yahoo! OA Group Inc.'s (CDNX: "OA") primary business is to deliver Internet and computer solutions to the business and consumer markets to enable them to enjoy the benefits of the technological revolution. OA Group markets complete custom configured personal computer systems, provides Internet access, as well as providing business customers with a complete turnkey Webstore. The Company provides Internet access (either dial-up, xDSL or wireless) to corporations, government institutions and individual customers in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario. www.oagroup.com