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To: Rene Madsen who wrote (10513)6/21/1999 8:13:00 AM
From: Jenne  Respond to of 19700
 
Raging Bull Named 1999 Hottest Start-up; Annual MIMC Awards Highlight New England's Leaders in Interactive Media
BUSINESS WIRE - June 21, 1999 07:19
ANDOVER, Mass., Jun 21, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE via COMTEX) -- Raging Bull (http://www.ragingbull.com), the financial community leading the online investor revolution, announces their selection as "Hottest Start-up" by the Massachusetts Interactive Media Council (MIMC) at the annual Interactive Leadership Awards Show. The annual MIMC Interactive Leadership Awards honor key companies and individuals that have made significant advancements to the interactive media industry in New England, one of the highest geographic concentration of Web companies anywhere in the world.

"Raging Bull is honored to be chosen by our peers and the interactive industry's leaders as the year's Hottest Start-Up," said Stephen Killeen, president and CEO of Raging Bull. "Raging Bull's loyal and high quality member base is the key to our rapid growth and acceptance. To be given this distinction validates our commitment to empowering these individual investors to take greater control of their financial future."

Since its inception, Raging Bull has grown to more than 185,000 registered members who view 4 million pages and post over 19,000 messages per trading day, making it one of the largest financial communities on the Web.

"We are very proud to present Raging Bull with this award," says Leslie Smith, Executive Director of MIMC. "Raging Bull exemplifies entrepreneurship, ambition, belief, and enthusiasm, all key elements that really embody a successful start-up company. By focusing on the needs of the online investor, Raging Bull created a financial community with better features and technology than had previously existed on the Web. Their huge rise in popularity in the last six months proves that better innovation and creativity are truegauges for success on the Web."

Winners are judged by several industry leaders with experience in the field of interactive media, including business professionals, academics, publishers and distributors, and technology developers. The Leadership Awards are presented in the following five categories: Lifetime Achievement, Company Most Likely to Succeed, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Hottest Start-up and Contribution to Society. Sponsors of this year's Interactive Leadership Awards include: Art Technology Group; Bingham Dana LLP