FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OLMEC SYSTEMS, INC. AWARDED 'VENDOR- ALLY OF THE YEAR' FOR 2nd YEAR BY THE ENERGY RESOURCE GROUP, INC.

MORRISTOWN, NJ, January 3, 2001 — The Energy Resource Group, Inc., headquartered in Morristown, NJ today presented Olmec Systems, Inc., of Denville, NJ, with its 'Vendor-Ally of the Year' award . The Energy Resource Group annually selects a vendor for recognition with this award based upon "our standard for superlative and proactive, support and service", states President JB Blanchard. This is the first time in the history of this award that a technical vendor has been recognized for two consecutive years.

Olmec was selected from a pool of over seventy viable candidates located throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Mr. Blanchard explained, "Last year we recognized Olmec for its customer centric business model. We felt like we were their biggest and best customer. This year Olmec received the award again because their service has improved to yet another level - faster response times. It is a pleasant suprise to see a young company that just keeps improving and improving." Mr. Blanchard, in conjunction with the Regional Managers from the Energy Resource Group, voted for the recipient of this award in end-November. Prior to Olmec's two year reign, Florida based Energy Planning Associates, has been the recent recipient for this award.

The Energy Resource Group (www.energyresource.com) is an international web-based energy service company providing clients with turnkey energy recovery strategies and full service energy demand management. A professional entity since 1989, the company is headquartered in Morristown NJ, with regional offices in North Carolina, Kansas, and California. The company specializes in energy-recovery strategies, which divert the recovered revenue stream directly to the bottom line profitability of its clients. The Energy Resource Group has been recognized by the US Senate for its recent efforts in addressing the energy crisis in California

Olmec Systems (www.olmec.com) is a computer network integrator servicing small and medium size businesses throughout northern New Jersey and Manhattan, as well as international product sales. Olmec specializes in Microsoft based installations.  Additional information can be found at www.olmec.com