S.W, FreeRealTime.com and Go2Net Announce the Availability of Free Real-Time Stock Quotes On Go2Net's Silicon Investor...
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 1999--FreeRealTime.com
Inc., (OTC BB:FRTIE), a leading provider of online real-time stock
market quotes and financial services, and Go2Net, (Nasdaq:GNET), a
network of branded, technology- and community-driven Web sites, Friday
announced an agreement to provide free real-time stock quotes on
Go2Net's Silicon Investor (http://www.siliconinvestor.com), the Web's
premier financial discussion and information site.
Effective immediately, Silicon Investor's base of more than
200,000 members has access to an easy-to-use pop-up window, offering
free, real-time stock quotes provided by FreeRealTime.com.
The co-branded area also provides an individual stock's bid and
ask prices, trading volume, current high and low, number and average
size of the trades, as well as the historical 52-week high and low
prices. The co-branded pages will be supported by advertising revenue.
"The addition of free, real-time quotes represents a meaningful
enhancement to Silicon Investor, bringing timely investment data to
our industry-leading discussion forums, portfolio tracking and
charting tools and original editorial content," said Bryan Burdick,
Go2Net vice president and managing director of Silicon Investor.
"We're pleased to be working with FreeRealTime.com to provide our
members with the most timely investment information available."
"Silicon Investor, with almost 12 million message board postings
and millions of monthly visitors, provides an exciting open-forum
platform, where investors can discuss stocks with each other and with
some of the world's top financial minds," commented Brad Gunn,
FreeRealTime.com president and CEO.
"This tremendous exposure and site popularity will provide
significant advertising revenue opportunities for both parties as
Silicon Investor's registered users will now have access to unlimited,
free real-time stock quotes for monitoring their stock portfolio or
making buy/sell decisions."
About Go2Net Inc.
Go2Net (http://www.go2net.com/) is a network of branded,
technology- and community-driven Web sites focused on the categories
of personal finance; search and directory; commerce and business
services; and multi-player games.
The Go2Net Network is home to many of the Internet's leading
vertical brands, including: Silicon Investor in the personal finance
category; Go2Net.com, MetaCrawler, Dogpile and 100hot in the area of
search and directory; HyperMart, Virtual Avenue, FreeYellow.com,
Authorize.Net, Haggle Online and WebMarket in the commerce and
business services segment; and PlaySite in the area of multi-player
games.
The company's Go2Net Labs division develops Web-related software
and innovative technologies to enhance the features and functionality
of the Go2Net Network's sites and for licensing to other Internet
companies.
About FreeRealTime.com
FreeRealTime.com Inc. is a digital financial media company
providing an array of stock market data, business information, and
sophisticated research, analysis and management tools for
institutional investors, brokers, independent investors and respected
resellers.
CNBC's Power Lunch selected FreeRealTime.com as its 'Cool Web
Site of the Day' on April 27, 1999. FreeRealTime.com was also featured
in Online Investor's May/June 1999 issue, as a "Blue Chip Pick" for
market data. Visit the company's FreeRealTime.com Web site at
www.freerealtime.com.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995
Certain matters discussed in this news release relating to the
co-branding and revenue-sharing agreement between the FreeRealTime.com
and Go2Net are forward-looking statements involving certain risks and
uncertainties including changes in product demand, changes in
competition and other economic conditions. FreeRealTime.com undertakes
no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these
forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
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CONTACT: Investor Relation Resources
Marty Tullio, 949/566-9860
marty@investorRR.com
or
Go2Net
Mark S. Peterson, 206/447-1595
mark@go2net.com
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