Exhibit 99

                            GAINES, BERLAND INC. AND
                         FROST HANNA CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
                                CONSUMMATE MERGER


Bethpage, New York, August 24, 1999 -- Gaines, Berland Inc. and Frost Hanna
Capital Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FHAN) today announced the consummation
of a merger that provided Gaines, Berland with approximately $4.5 million in
cash, and resulted in Gaines, Berland becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
publicly-traded Frost Hanna. The shareholders of Gaines, Berland received
newly-issued shares of the common stock of Frost Hanna, aggregating
approximately 85% of the total outstanding common stock, and Frost Hanna has
changed its name to GBI Capital Management Corp. The new trading symbol for the
Company's shares of common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board will be "GBIC." The
Company's shares will begin trading under such new symbol on Wednesday, August
25, 1999.

      Gaines, Berland is a full service securities brokerage and trading firm
providing personalized investment advice and service to individual and
institutional investors throughout the world.

      For further information, please contact Richard J. Rosenstock, President
of the Company at (516) 470-1101.