(October 27th, 2001, Hong Kong) - Thiz Technology Group Limited ("Thiz" or the "Group"; stock code: 8119) is proud to announce its participation in IT Education Meeting, organized by the Hong Kong School Zone and sponsored by the Hong Kong Productivity Council and BeyondCert, held on October 27th, 2001.

In the event, the Group announces the new Linux training @ School campaign to schools that plans to teach Linux in school. In the campaign, all required software will be provided. Technical support and training will also be offered.

Mr. Kevin Lau, General Manager of the Group, said, "As we will work closely with joined schools to ensure the quality of the campaign, not more than 20 schools will participate the campaign in first stage."

The Group provides site license program to all schools of Hong Kong. Schools joining the program are granted the rights to use software products, including Linux @ School, Office applications in Linux and Windows, and secure Linux server. Schools are free to install all above software in computers of the campus. In addition, technical support and free upgrade service will be provided in the package.

Thiz provides high quality products that are flexible to customize for educational institutions. As compared to other proprietary software which costs approximately HK$3,000, The Group also offers office applications, one that is even compatible with MS Windows, Linux operating system as well as MS Office file format, at a mere $300.

Institutions can utilize the savings in cost to invest in other areas instead. Thiz also provides maintenance, training and after sales services to teachers and students. Students can be benefit through interesting learning software when they are doing homework while teachers will have a better record on their students' learning progress.

Mr. Lau concluded, "Through this campaign, we aim to promote and raise the awareness of the usage of Linux software application and further enhance the IT education standard in Hong Kong. We believe that Thiz is poised to become an integral part of both the business world and the education community."