INTERNET--(esecurities.W)--April 26, 1999 - w-Trade, The Next Generation of Internet Trading? and DBCC?
w-Trade Adds Mydiscountbroker.com, InvestIn And U.S. Discount Brokerage to Rapidly Growing List of Wireless Trading Brokerages
w-Trade First to Offer Windows CE Support For Wireless Handheld Trading
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1999-- w-Trade today announced that online brokerages Mydiscountbroker.com (a subsidiary of Southwest Securities Group, Inc. (NYSE:SWS - news) one of the largest clearing firms in the U.S.), InvestIN.com Securities Corp. and U.S. Discount Brokerage Inc. will immediately begin offering the power and convenience of wireless trading to their customers with the w-Trade Wireless Trading System.
w-Trade also announced that the w-Trade wireless application platform now supports Windows CE-based handheld PCs in addition to other types of handheld wireless devices. This allows brokerages who utilize the w-Trade Wireless Trading System to be the first in the nation to offer wireless trading on Microsoft Windows CE devices to their customers.
''With the w-Trade System, Mydiscountbroker.com customers can now use Windows CE-based handheld devices, PalmPilot connected organizers, two-way pagers and smart phones to stay on top of their investments even when they are away from a PC,'' said Bruce Zucker, President of Mydiscountbroker.com. ''This new wireless trading service further strengthens Mydiscountbroker.com's position as a brokerage where investors don't have to sacrifice service just to get a good deal on securities trades.''
Mydiscountbroker.com, InvestIN.com Securities Corporation and U.S. Discount Brokerage join w-Trade customers 1800Daytrade.com, R.J. Forbes, InvesTrade and The Wall Street Discount Corporation as the only retail brokerages in the nation currently offering investors a fully-interactive, wireless trading system designed to work on a wide variety of handheld wireless devices.
Devices supported by the w-Trade System include most popular handheld wireless devices currently available, including: PDAs like the PalmPilot(TM), Windows CE-based handheld devices, two-way pagers, personal communicators like the Nokia 9000/9110 and smart cellular phones.
w-Trade's Wireless Application Platform Supports Windows CE
''w-Trade is a leader in implementing robust wireless e-commerce solutions for one of the most demanding market segments -- financial services.'' said Roger Gulrajani, group product manager, Productivity Appliances Division, Microsoft Corp. ''We are excited that w-Trade's wireless application platform will now make these solutions available to investors with handheld wireless Windows CE-based devices.''
''Windows CE is rapidly becoming one of the most powerful and popular handheld operating systems in the world,'' said Donna Oliva, CEO of w-Trade Technologies. ''w-Trade is proud to be the first software vendor to provide Windows CE users worldwide with the ability to put the power of the market in the palm of their hands.''
The Advantages of w-Trade Wireless Trading
Wireless trading with the w-Trade System is quickly becoming a necessity for the sophisticated mobile investor. Not only does it provide mobile investors with the convenience of being able to place trades virtually anytime, anywhere, but it also helps them to make better trading decisions with its powerful alert features..."
SOURCE: © 1999 Monday April 26, 9:31 am Eastern Time Company Press Release
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