Amnis Systems Retains Equitilink LLC for Its Financial Communications Campaign; Company Receives Additional Funding From Shareholder Group.

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PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2001

Amnis Systems Inc. (OTCBB:AMNM)(Frankfurt:ANI), a leading global provider of networked streaming video systems, is pleased to announce that it has retained Equitilink LLC to assist with its financial communications and shareholder relations campaign.

Equitilink is a San Diego based public relations and investor relations firm that provides a variety of custom services for public companies.

James J. Mahoney, managing director of Equitilink stated, "We've spoken to members of the Amnis team and we were extremely impressed with and very excited about the Amnis story. We believe there are significant long term opportunities in the digital video communications, surveillance and distance learning businesses. Amnis is a proven leader in these markets with an existing product installation base in many of the worlds finest companies and some of our nation's largest government entities. We want to get the word out about Amnis and the substantial future opportunities we believe exist as a result of expanded corporate intelligence and governmental defense budgets. After our meetings with the Amnis team, we are prepared to help the company communicate its story to the investment community and thus help Amnis achieve greater shareholder value."

Amnis has also received a commitment for additional short term financing from a group of shareholders. The ongoing financing will be provided over the next few months with the first portion transferred to Amnis last week. Michael Liccardo, chairman, president and CEO of Amnis Systems stated, "Over the last several weeks, we have reduced costs in all non-essential areas in order to trim down our operating cash requirements. Concurrent with Equitilink's efforts, we are pursuing all avenues of investment capital to finance our long-term efforts. While the present marketplace for capital investment is a difficult one, we are confident that we will be able to access the financial resources we will require to execute our long-term business strategy. We will continue to update our shareholders regarding our capital raising efforts."

About Equitilink

Equitilink assists public companies in improving their shareholder relations through professional, cost-effective public/investor relations strategies and specializes in working with small-cap and micro-cap companies. Equitilink helps its clients achieve fair market value by expanding public awareness and enhancing corporate image. Additional information is available on the Web at http://www.equitilinkpr.com/.

About Amnis Systems Inc. (formerly Optivision Inc.)

Amnis Systems Inc. (OTCBB:AMNM) is the dominant market leader in the networked streaming video market. The company develops, manufactures and delivers MPEG network video products for high-quality video creation, management and distribution worldwide both directly and through leading industry partners. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Amnis products are used in diverse applications such as distance learning, corporate training, video courier services, telemedicine, surveillance and visual collaboration. For more information about Amnis Systems Inc., visit www.amnisinc.com or visit www.optivision.com, or phone [phone].

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