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International Star Inc. High Tech Division Field Testing Completed

8 September 1999

International Star Inc. High Tech Division Field Testing on AVLIS System Phase I Completed

    LAS VEGAS--Sept. 8, 1999--International Star Inc. (OTC BB:ISRI) announces today that phase I of field testing on AVLIS(R) system was successfully completed.
    The system was installed and tested on units owned and operated by a mid-size trucking company operating nationwide and in Canada and Mexico.
    The field test was conducted in the Los Angeles basin area and the test included a) instant unit location several times per minute, b) unit speed in real-time several times per minute.
    AVL stands for "AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION" and uses GPS "GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELLITES" as the basis for determining asset location in real time.
    National Business Correspondents on 700 Club and CNBC have reported recently that GPS systems will receive such consumer acceptance that by the year 2003 most vehicle and cell phones in North America will have a GPS chip installed.
    Unlike other companies in the GPS tracking industry, AVLIS offers the flexibility to design and implement technology to fit individual and specific needs, often using an existing computer system through AVLIS integration technology. The system can be further designed to monitor up to 128 events that are specific to the client's type of business. It has been successfully installed and field tested using existing radio systems.
    Phase II of testing (to begin shortly) will be using an improved and updated version of the unit tested. The updated version will be smaller in size and self-contained for ease of installation and use. It will have the flexibility of switched circuit cellular communication to maintain the strongest signal link.
    Encouraged by the initial testing, International Star Inc. and AVLIS have agreed to terms of a marketing agreement now being prepared. International Star Inc. will market the units under the registered name QWIKTRACK(R). Marketing strategy is to focus on wholesale, retail, monitoring and Internet sale through the company's web site QWIKTRACK.COM.
    Customer support and training will be provided through AVLIS technical teams.
    The company further announces the resignation of Milo Larsen, Robert Gillins, and J. David Dalton as officers and directors.
    The company has retained the offices of W. Michael Howery of Salt Lake City to bring the company to a fully reporting status.

    NOTE: Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

    Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the company's actual results in the future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, volatility of prices, product demand, market compensation, risk inherent in the company's international operations, imprecision of reserve estimates and the company's ability to replace and expand reserves.