EXHIBIT 99.1

                                  NEWS RELEASE

                     ROMTECH ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO ITS BOARD

        - Robert M. Aiken, Jr., CFO of Sun Company Joins RomTech Board -

                          LANGHORNE, PA (January 12, 1998) - RomTech, Inc.
                          (NASDAQ: ROMT) Robert M. Aiken, Jr. was unanimously
                          appointed as a director of RomTech. Mr. Aiken, 55
                          years old, is an Executive Vice President and Chief
COMPANY CONTACT:          Financial Officer of Sun Company, Inc., (SUNOCO)
Joseph A. Falsetti        Philadelphia, PA. He fills a vacancy on the Board
RomTech, Inc.             resulting from the resignation on December 31, 1997 of
(215) 750-6606, Ext. 114  John P. Kirwin, III, who resigned from the board due
jafalset@romt.com         to conflicting business commitments.
                                    Mr. Aiken has served in positions of
                          increasing responsibility with the Sun Company since
INVESTOR CONTACT:         joining the company in 1970. Mr. Aiken holds a
Gerald W. Klein           bachelors degree from the University of Pennsylvania's
RomTech, Inc.             Wharton School and a masters degree from Stanford
(215) 750-6606, Ext. 118  University's Graduate School of Business. Mr. Aiken is
jklein@romt.com           a certified public accountant.
                          In addition to serving on RomTech's board, Mr. Aiken
                          serves on the Board of Trustees for Bryn Mawr College
                          and Crozer Keystone Health System. He also serves on
                          the President's Council and the Executive Committee
                          for Men's Basketball for the University of
                          Pennsylvania.
                                    Joseph A. Falsetti, Chief Executive Officer
                          of RomTech, said, "Bob brings significant financial,
                          operational and strategic planning experience to the
                          RomTech board. We anticipate significant future growth
                          resulting from the successful execution of our Galaxy
                          Series branding strategy. Bob's knowledge and
                          experience should help us manage our growth profitably
                          and enhance shareholder value. We are excited about
                          Bob joining our board and we look forward to working
                          together."
                                     RomTech, headquartered in Langhorne, PA was
                          founded in 1992 and went public in 1995. The Company
                          develops, publishes, markets and resells a diversified
                          line of personal computer ("PC") software primarily
                          for consumer and business applications. The Company
                          promotes the Galaxy of Games(TM), Galaxy of Home
                          Office Help(TM) and Galaxy Deluxe(TM) brand names (the
                          "Galaxy Series") in order to generate customer
                          loyalty, encourage repeat purchases and differentiate
                          the Galaxy Series products to retailers and consumers.
                          The Company targets the market of home and small
                          business personal computer users. The Company's sales
                          are primarily made through a large national
                          distributor that sells to large national retail chain
                          stores.
                                     This press release contains certain
                          forward-looking statements, including without
                          limitation, statements regarding the success of
                          RomTech's Galaxy branding strategy. The actual results
                          achieved by RomTech, and the factors that could cause
                          actual results to differ materially from those
                          indicated by the forward-looking statements, are in
                          many ways beyond RomTech's control. RomTech wishes to
                          caution readers that the following important factors,
                          among others, could affect RomTech's actual results
                          and could cause RomTech's actual results to differ
                          materially from those expressed in this press release:
                          the allocation of adequate shelf space for RomTech's
                          products in major chain retail stores; successful
                          sell-through results for RomTech's products at retail
                          stores; the inability to obtain and/or develop content
                          for its products in a cost effective manner; the
                          continued expansion of the computer in homes in North
                          America; the ability to deliver products in response
                          to orders within a commercially acceptable time frame;
                          downward pricing pressure; the timeliness and success
                          of developing and selling products; the costs of
                          developing, producing and marketing such products;
                          access to distribution channels; consumers' continuing
                          demand for value-priced software; the renewal of
                          licenses for key software products; competition; and
                          various other factors, many of which are beyond the
                          Company's control.