Omnimedia: on track to deliver on its promise

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Omnimedia is a publisher of CD-ROMs and video CDs and is signing agreements with major companies such as Sony Music. The company achieved a number one position in the UK charts with its first release, selling 50,000 copies. The company also supplies software toolkits for video CDs. Sales should be good in 1st qtr 1996 since purchasers of CD-ROM players at Christmas then buy software, according to Tim Rosen, joint managing director. The company could achieve a profit of 1 million pounds sterling for 1996, according to Raphael Zorn Hemsley.

Computer peripherals industry, Omnimedia PLC

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Epic hopes for a hit with drowned god

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Epic Multimedia (EMG) is a CD-ROM producer which focuses on the corporate market. The company has seen a drop in its share price which could be linked to inflated expectations at the time of its flotation. The company's activities include CD-ROM publishing in education and entertainment and EMG aims to focus on multimedia games. EMG is also carrying out trials for interactive TV with Cambridge Online and British Telecommunications. The company is likely to report a loss for 1996 but could achieve a profit for 1997.

Magnetic and Optical Recording Media Manufacturing, Electronic components, not elsewhere classified, Optical Discs, Optical disks (Storage media), Multimedia technology, Multimedia systems, Epic Multimedia Inc. (South Burlington, Vermont)

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Talking history

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First Information Group is a multimedia group based in London, England, which produces CD-Roms dealing with history and other topics and distributes them. The company's turnover is forecast at 6.5 million pounds sterling for the year to Oct 31 1996 by Charterhouse Tilney. A profit is forecast for 1996 to 1997. The company is 52% owned by James Edmonds, its executive chairman. There are also two chief executives, an additional five executive directors and there are four non-executive directors.

First Information Group

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