Wednesday March 31, 10:57 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Stockgroup.com Enters Into Exclusive Contract for Specific
Search Terms with Yahoo; Company to Enter into Similar
Agreements with Other Top Search Engines
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--Stock Research Group Inc. (dba Stockgroup.com) a
subsidiary of I-Tech Holdings Group Inc. (OTC BB: IHGP - news), today announced it signed a contract with Yahoo Inc
(NASDAQ: YHOO - news). Under the terms of the contract, Stockgroup.com w ill be the exclusive sponsor of the terms
''small-cap,'' ''micro-cap,'' and variations thereof on Yahoo.com for all searches done by visitors researching web sites,
public companies, and investments using such terms starting May 1, 1999 and continuing at lea st through year end.
In addition, Stockgroup.com's banner advertisements will appear at various times when the Small-Cap main directory page is
accessed. Although there are 59 various small-cap clubs within the general Business and Finance section of Yahoo Clubs,
the Compan y believes as a result of the contract it will become one of the largest single sponsors of the popular Small-Cap
club area and the single largest advertiser in the Small-Cap main directory.
''Signing contracts with major internet search engines that have demographically compatible customer bases greatly enhances
our ability to rapidly add new viewers to our site and further positions Stockgroup.com as a leading investment destination
site on
the Internet for micro and small-cap investors," said Marcus New, CEO of I-Tech Holdings Group Inc. "In addition, by
signing on as a prominent advertiser on these sites, we can rapidly drive traffic to our site, which we believe will allow us
to attrac
t additional high profile advertisers and implement incremental advertising rate increases sooner than originally scheduled.''
Stockgroup.com expects to enter into similar contracts with other major search engines that will encompass the use of the key
search terms that are related to the micro- and small-cap markets.
Stockgroup.com was founded in 1995 and has offices in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto, Canada and San Francisco, USA
(April 1999). Stockgroup.com is recognized as a leading Internet supplier of financial information to small cap investors and
has a well -established presence on the Web. The company's main website, www.stockgroup.com , is one of the largest and
most popular investment destination supersites on the Internet. Focusing on the needs of small-cap investors, Stockgroup.com
has developed its supersite into a ''Community'' that brings together small cap investors and companies to provide
information on small-cap market developments. This award-winning investor information community has gained a loyal
following on the Internet and as of Februar y 1999, over 150,000 viewers visit the community each month. Stockgroup.com
also produces The Small Cap Express, a free daily online investment market report that is distributed on an 'as requested'
basis via email to a wide investor subscriber base acr oss North America. Since its inception in July 1998, The Small Cap
Express has grown from a subscriber base of zero to in excess of 27,000 daily readers.
In addition to its internet community, Stockgroup.com also specializes in providing public companies with internet marketing
solutions and has developed considerable expertise in the development of financial services products for investor relations
websi tes for small -cap public companies. Currently, Stockgroup.com provides services to over 200 corporate clients.
Web professionals have recognized the level of excellence of Stockgroup.com's team across North America. Stockgroup.com
has been covered in Barrons, Worth, and Fortune and has received numerous awards and distinctions. These awards include
being ranked
as a Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT - news) "Pick of the Week," and Infoseek (NASDAQ: SEEK - news) "Cool Site," No. 1
investment site for a 17 month stretch on Lycos (NASDAQ: LCOS - news) and currently has a ranking as No. 18 on
InvestorLinks Top Sites ratings.
This release contains ''forward looking statements'' within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to
predictions, ex pectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals, assumptions or future events or performance are not
statements of historical fact and may be ''forward looking statements.'' Forward looking statements are based on
expectations, estimates and pro jections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties
which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those presently anticipated. Forward looking statements
in this action may be identified t hrough the use of words such as ''expects''', ''will,'' ''anticipates,'' ''estimates,'' ''believes,''
or that by statements indicating certain actions ''may,'' ''could,'' or ''might'' occur.
Contact:
Stockgroup.com
Marcus New
Chairman and CEO
(604) 331-0995
Email: marcus@stockgroup.com
Website: www.stockgroup.com
or
The MWW Group
Public Relations - Investor Contact
Robert Ferris
(201) 964-2405
Email: rferris@mww.com
or
The MWW Group
Public Relations - Media Contact
Matt Messinger
(201) 964-2405
Email: mmessing@mww.com
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