WCTI Selected As PennyStockPicks Stock of The Year - 1999!!!
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Over the past two years, Internet companies have been the darlings of Wall Street. Companies like Netscape, Yahoo and Amazon.com have become household names and have produced spectacular returns for investors. WordCruncher Internet Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: WCTI) is an Internet search engine company that is developing a unique and out-of-this world search engine unlike any others. President and CEO, M. Daniel Lunt has confirmed that the upcoming rollout of their Internet search engine and information display product is on schedule. We now present to you:
Our feature PennyStock Pick for Friday, December 4, 1998, or better yet:
Stock of the Year for 1999!
(OTC BB: WCTI)
Bid - Ask: $3 1/8 - 3 3/16 (Dec. 2, 1998)
Significant Newsbreak
WordCruncher's Search Engine Will Go Online to the World in First Quarter 1999!
Company Overview: WordCruncher Internet Technologies, Inc. (WCTI) develops multi-lingual search engine products in support of Internet, Extranet, and Intranet applications. These products are characterized by their ability to more quickly find relevant information and by their new and unique way of representing the information to the user. This method of representing information will save the user time and reduce the frustration inherent in existing search methods. With its multi-lingual capabilities, WCTI offers search solutions that truly set new standards while addressing the needs of the global community.
Why PennyStock Picks Selects WordCruncher as the Stock of the Year for 1999!
Launching of commercial release of their search engine to the world in 1st quarter 1999 (mid-February).
Strong management with proven track records.
Leading and innovative technology in an industry that is red hot.
Vastly improved model as compared to other search engines, based on:
*presenting search results faster
*"context analysis" on word or phrase
*full complement of advanced search capabilities (e.g. collection of data is through use of advanced spidering systems)
*representation of information
*the opportunity to have studied and improved upon the initial and current search engine generations
Ability to search virtually all of the world's written languages. The multi-lingual capabilities will not be complete in the initial release. Demonstrations have shown the effectiveness of the multi-lingual search capabilities, even for handling languages that consist of symbology (i.e., Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Hebrew).
Revenue will be initially generated through traditional advertisements/banners on site and through licensing opportunities at multi-national levels.
Marketing strategy will be to acquire a larger database by drawing visitors to the site and attaining publicity through industry analysts and the press.
Company plans to be transferred to NASDAQ by mid-1999.
Current stock activity is higher when compared to the leading search engines in their infancy.
Potential for company to be one of the best price movers in 1999.
Company Products:
WordCruncher Internet Search Engine: The WordCruncher Internet search engine provides powerful search capabilities and a new and vastly improved model for presenting search results. In addition to its presentation methods, WordCruncher will provide a full complement of advanced search capabilities - including the ability to search virtually all of the world's written languages.
Internet Users: Imagine being able to find what you are looking for on the Internet quickly and easily without having to go back and forth from site to site to see if they have pertinent information. WordCruncher takes the trial and error out of the search process by presenting search results in a more intuitive, timely and effective manner.
Internet Businesses: Imagine being able to close more business by improving your customer's ability to find information on your site. The WordCruncher search engine can give you that and more, and better yet, it is very inexpensive and doesn't require any additional resources from your site host. You can see some of its benefits by using the WordCruncher Search Engine Demo. This demo does not currently search the entire Internet, but is a demonstration of a new concept for presenting search results. Wide-based Internet searching will be available early in 1999. WordCruncher's new search engine will save time and money by providing simple yet advanced features that allow internet users to find the information they need in record time.
Other WordCruncher Products: WCTI offers WordCruncher Publisher which has been used in academic research and specialized publishing applications for over a decade. This product is not yet Internet based, but it provides solutions that cannot be found elsewhere for those specialized research and publishing applications. In addition to WordCruncher Publisher, WCTI offers a couple of CD-ROM content products.
WordCruncher Publisher
WordCruncher Texts on CD-ROM
WordCruncher Whew
What sets WordCruncher apart from other search engines? In response to a search request, the typical Internet search engine provides a list of sites that might contain information relevant to your search along with very brief summaries of the content on those sites. Often that list is quite lengthy, and as a user, you are forced into a slow and frustrating process of trial and error as you must look at each of the sites individually to determine if they contain anything useful.
WordCruncher, on the other hand, has developed a new and vastly improved model for representing search results. As you can see in their demo, on one portion of the screen, you will see the equivalent of a table of contents. Each entry in the table of contents represents an Internet site or page, and it shows you how many references match your search criteria on each site or page. Clicking on an entry in the table of contents will show you the search results with the actual surrounding context; in other words, "hits-in-context." With this display, you can instantly see if a site provides the information you want without having to go to the site first. This approach saves you time, eliminates frustration, and steers you into better information. This is one of the major advantages of their innovative search over the other leading search engines.
Key Management:
M. Daniel Lunt, President and CEO - Mr. Lunt is a 17-year veteran of the computer software industry. His most notable success was at WordPerfect Corporation as Vice President of Worldwide Marketing (1983-1993), where his management of the marketing, sales and support division drove them from relative obscurity to half a billion dollars in annual sales. Under his direction, the customer support operation became the standard by which all other support operations were judged.
James W. Johnston, Executive Vice President - Mr. Johnston provides 15 years of expertise in all essential aspects of content presentation, analysis software, and electronic publishing. Through his firm, Johnston & Company, he has published many electronic texts using WordCruncher technology. His clients include The Winston S. Churchill Family Trust, the University of Southampton (UK), and Thiokol Corporation.
Kenneth W. Bell, Chief Financial Officer - Mr. Bell has nearly 25 years experience in a variety of finance and management positions. He was a commercial banker for 15 years prior to becoming Vice President and Treasurer of Bonneville Corporation in 1986. Since 1990, Mr. Bell has served as President of Kelmarc Corporation, a financial and management advisory company. During his career, Mr. Bell has participated in financial transactions in excess of $500 million, including initial and secondary offerings.
Timothy J. Riker, Vice President, Technology - Mr. Riker has held a variety of software development positions including two previous posts as Vice President of Development. Most recently, he had responsibility for many facets of the network systems and applications (both Internet and Intranet) at SilverPlatter Information, Inc., in Norwood, Massachusetts, and played a significant role in improving both the functionality and reliability of their systems. He has extensive experience in search engine design and implementation, Internet applications design and implementation, content publishing, and in supporting the broad range of platforms currently present on the Internet.
Peter T. Stoop, Vice President, Sales and Marketing - Mr. Stoop has over 14 years of diverse management experience, including 9 years at Data General Corporation, WordPerfect Corporation and Novell, Inc. He has held a variety of senior-level management positions in Marketing, Strategic Planning, and Business Development. Mr. Stoop holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Rochester's Simon School of Business Administration.
Technology Background: In the early 1980's, Dr. Monte Shelley, an educational psychologist, and several professors and research scholars at Brigham Young University began to architect a software product that would assist them with their research and teaching efforts. Based on clearly defined research and instructional objectives, they created a revolutionary product that generated a detailed index of documents of almost any size. This index, a sort of comprehensive "electronic road map," included the exact location of each word and its relationship to other words and phrases. Full text retrieval, logical connectors, frequency distribution, and collocation were essential components for meeting their research specifications. Because they worked with scholars from around the world, multiple language support was imperative and designed as an integral part of the software.
The resulting effort was entitled WordCruncher®, and its evolution continues today. For over a decade, WordCruncher has been successfully used as a research tool at universities and institutions in more than thirty countries. Now, as the Internet has become a real force in so many of our lives, the WordCruncher search engine is uniquely capable of solving many of the information retrieval problems that we face.
Early in 1998, WCTI assembled the team and resources necessary to adapt the WordCruncher technology to the Internet. A new and innovative model representing search results on-screen was developed and a server version that could be accessed by an HTML browser was created. Today, WordCruncher for the Internet promises to set a new standard for finding relevant information on the Internet.
History of the Company: In 1996, James W. Johnston and M. Daniel Lunt founded a new company with the intent of bringing WordCruncher technology to a wider audience. They recognized that the explosive growth of available information especially through the Internet, would make search technology an increasingly important tool for computer users. This vision has been verified by studies that show that searching is the most popular activity on the Internet.
After reaching an agreement with Brigham Young University, WCTI assumed control of the WordCruncher technology along with an associated patent, and commenced work on their development objectives. Additional expertise was acquired in key technology areas, and a new and innovative model for representing search results through an HTML browser was created.
WCTI's vision of improving how we find useful information on the Internet had now taken shape, and they turned their attention to the development of a business model that would make the vision profitable. Upon reviewing the models used by other search engine companies, it became apparent that those models that depend entirely on advertising revenues have not been wildly successful. WCTI recognized an opportunity to create a revenue/business model that would not only generate multiple revenue streams but would also enhance the advertising revenue stream. To some extent, this business model is enabled by WCTI's unique technology model, but it also draws on tried and true business principles. The net effect is that WCTI is positioned to become a major player in the Internet arena for many years to come.
At this point, the only thing lacking for a successful implementation of the plan was funding to move forward. In July of 1998, WCTI secured funding commitments sufficient to finish the development of the product and to implement the business plan and market launch. The development is now preceding on schedule and the first release of the search engine will occur in the first quarter of 1999.
Recent Media Coverage: WordCruncher has recently been featured by the following noteworthy media coverage to increase the public's awareness of the WordCruncher search product:
Wall Street Reporter with Michael Wachs on the Internet at www.Stock-Line.com
CNBC's "Investing in America", October 24, 1998
Discovery Expo in New York City
Investor's Business Daily
Press Releases:
12/01/98 - WordCruncher Internet Technologies, Inc. Interview with Wall Street Reporter Available on the Internet
11/17/98 - WordCruncher Internet Technologies Confirms First Quarter Rollout of Internet Search Engine
10/14/98 - WordCruncher Internet to Feature Search Engine at New York City Discovery Expo October 20th, Will Appear on CNBC October 24th
10/05/98 - WordCruncher Internet Shows First Look at Internet Search Engine
09/09/98 - WordCruncher Internet Technologies Adds Internet Pioneer to Board of Directors
08/20/98 - WordCruncher Internet Technologies, Inc. Announces "The New Wave in Search Technology"
08/13/98 - Wordcruncher Internet Technologies adds VP of Technology
08/06/98 - WordCruncher Poised to Lead the Way in Search Technology
08/03/98 - Is History Repeating Itself?
07/28/98 - WordCruncher's Search Engine Receives Financing
07/24/98 - WordCruncher Internet Technologies, Inc. Completes Reverse Merger with Dunamis, Inc.
07/21/98 - WordCruncher Internet The Newest Search Engine Technology To Trade Public
02/23/98 - WHEW! Takes Pain Out of Searching Personal E-Mail; WordCruncher's E-Mail Warehousing & Search System Available for $9.95
02/03/98 - WordCruncher Negotiations Continue with Three Undisclosed Parties; Utah-Based Firm Rejects Acquisition Offer as Discussions Continue
01/20/98 - WordCruncher Makes High-Tech History with First Technology Auction: Groundhog Day Auction Will Award Exclusive Internet Search-Engine License to Highest Bidder
Corporate Financials:
Financial Data Exchange Listed NASDAQ OTC: WCTI
Shares Outstanding ~ 11.8 million
Shares Float ~ 4 million
Shares Restricted (mostly company owned) ~ 7.3 million
Market Capitalization ~ $38 million
52-week Range $0.687 (low)- $5.0 (high)
Recent Price $3 1/8 (bid) - 3 3/16 (ask)
Industry Internet Services
Technical Analysis
Based on the technical position, we believe WordCruncher has the potential to appreciate to unprecedented levels in stock price in the year to come. WordCruncher had an IPO on July 24, 1998, and began trading as an OTC Bulletin Board stock. It opened at $5/8 and rapidly surged to $5 in a couple of trading days. Its 52-week high is $5 and 52-week low is $0.687. After this initial surge the stock settled back in price as most IPOs do. Throughout the last two months, heavy volume has been experienced. For the past three weeks the amount of shares traded represents about $200K to $900K per day. This is interpreted as an accumulation/consolidation phase of development prior to a significant upward trend. This amount of trading exceeds the activity experienced by the major search engines in their initial stages of trading. This high volume reflects investors' insight for the potential of WordCruncher as a future leader in the explosive Internet industry.
PennyStock Picks believes the Company is today undiscovered, undervalued, and has tremendous potential to appreciate in price throughout the year 1999. We feel the stock is currently at a very favorable buying price and is also an excellent long-term investment opportunity. Investing in this company involves some short-term risk due to tax-loss selling pressure in the overall market and Bulletin Board companies are prone to decline in December. However, we feel Wordcruncher can weather the storm and any selling pressure will be very minimal. Our best judgement of the short-term (three months) target price is $7 (~ 120% higher than today's prices), and a conservative long-term (6 months to 1 year) target price of $20 to 25 (~ 600% higher).
Conclusion
WCTI has developed a new Internet search engine with higher sophistication, innovative technologies and numerous advantages over existing and leading search engines of today. The Company plans to launch the commercial release of their new search engine in mid-February 1999. Currently, they are familiarizing the public with the advantages of the search engine through the use of their demo. Public awareness is also obtained through media coverage (i.e., TV and radio broadcasts, Internet exposure, expositions, publications and research reports).
Dramatic improvements in methods of data collection through their spidering system, speed of collection, and representation of information will not only be useful and advantageous for existing Internet users, but for the millions of new users projected to enter the market over the next several years. Research through IBM projects 450 million new users by the end of 2001, meaning about 80% of the market doesn't exist yet. Providing new and easier methods to search and comprehend data is the key to success in the search engine market. The introduction of their new search engine has the capability to become not only successful in today's markets, but well positioned for dramatic growth and as a future leader in the explosive Internet industry. In addition, no other search engine is capable of performing multi-lingual searches and translations. This is a future product of the Company that is currently being developed and once perfected and released, has the potential to revolutionize the Internet industry.
Corporate Contacts:
Company: Investor Relations:
WordCruncher Internet Technologies, Inc. Columbia Financial Group, Inc.
Daniel Lunt, President & CEO 1301 York Road, Suite B400
50 West Canyon Crest Rd, Alpine, UT 84004 Luthererville, MD 21093
E-mail: admin@wordcruncher.com Tel: (888) 301-6271
Tel: (801) 756-8833, Fax: (801) 756-8188 Fax: (410) 321-1753
Website: www.wordcruncher.com Web Site: www.cfgstocks.com
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