Desert Winds Entertainment Corporation Acquires SunnComm, Inc.; Assets Include Proprietary Software That Copy-Protects Digital Media.

Business/Technology Editors

PHOENIX, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2000

Desert Winds Entertainment Corporation (OTC BB: DESW) announced today the acquisition of 100% of SunnComm, Inc. - a Nevada corporation which is the owner of multiple patents (pending) to a proprietary technology which allows the music industry to copy-protect its digital audio products. Desert Winds agreed to purchase SunnComm, Inc. along with its technology for 7 million shares of SunnComm convertible preferred stock under undisclosed terms. The technology was developed jointly between SunnComm and two other Phoenix-based companies.

Also, in a majority vote of stockholders, Desert Winds Entertainment Corporation has changed its name to SunnComm, Inc. Accordingly its stock symbol has changed from DESW to SUNX and its business strategy has shifted from entertainment content "provider" to one of content "protector." SUNX continues to trade over the counter (OTC).

Peter H. Jacobs will remain as the company's president and chief executive officer. According to Mr. Jacobs, "We think we've found the missing link in the fight to keep digital music and video piracy from running rampant throughout the world, and provide a permanent solution to court battles currently being fought in this arena such as those between recording artists, Napster, MP3, and the RIAA. Artists, record companies, producers and publishers alike are in dire need for a reliable copy-protection process designed to curtail unauthorized (and unpaid-for) duplication of their intellectual property over the Internet and on commercially available compact discs and custom CDs created by the consumer."

Jacobs continued "This encrypted technology allows record companies to distribute their digital content over the Internet in a completely secure manner, while allowing the consumer the ability to write that content to any computer-based CD writer at 16-bit, 44.1K (the music industry standard) without any loss of sound quality or the necessity to purchase any additional hardware or software. Once the music is "burned" onto a CD, additional security measures have been designed to prevent the user from copying the data from one CD to another, or to any other form of writeable storage medium."

John Aquilino, Executive Vice President and head of product development for SunnComm says, "Our process, the SunnComm Sentinel(R), allows record companies to copy-protect their products without sacrificing sound quality. A major advantage to our process is that the Sentinel is not `format specific.' Manufacturers are free to utilize any current digital format available that they may deem appropriate for the distribution of their product. The SunnComm Sentinel process can be combined with any digital input. When played, the output is identical and transparent to the end-user. Once secured with our process, the discs can be played on any consumer car or home audio system, as well as on personal computers. The only difference is that the disc or digital stream cannot be digitally copied."

The company has also announced that it will unveil its working demonstration model of the SunnComm Sentinel within 30 days, and has begun plans to involve artists and publishers in the effort to "get the word out" that there now exists a way to protect their products, whether that property is recorded on CD or is made available to them on the Internet. SunnComm plans also include the involvement of selected recording companies in the SunnComm Sentinel licensing process as soon as possible.

The SunnComm acquisition by Desert Winds Entertainment marks the Company's transition from an entertainment "content provider" toward a more relevant and timely role as a "content protector." Further evidence of this change in strategy has been reflected in the company's name change from Desert Winds Entertainment Corp. to SunnComm, Inc.

SunnComm, Inc. (OTC: SUNX) protects digital content product by copy-protecting it whether that product is found on compact discs or the Internet.

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