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From: newsout@stockwatch.com Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 06:25:29 -0700 Subject: Stockwatch: VERSUS Technologies Inc - News Release To: VERSUS to provide savings for Clearnet Mike clients VERSUS Technologies Inc V Shares issued 11,619,874 Sep 27 close $10.70 Tue 28 Sept 99 News Release Ms. Colleen Moorehead reports Canadians interested in the emerging world of wireless Internet investing will benefit from a new E*TRADE Canada and Clearnet agreement. The agreement will provide savings for Clearnet Mike clients who open an E*TRADE Canada account, and will offer E*TRADE Canada customers the ability to access their E*TRADE Canada accounts through the Clearnet Mike digital wireless communications network. "By working with Clearnet to develop a way for E*TRADE Canada clients to invest wirelessly, we're bringing a new dimension to our vision of anytime, anywhere investing," said Colleen Moorehead, president of E*TRADE Canada. "Our strategic alliance will encourage both E*TRADE Canada's and Clearnet's clients to grow with us as we push the envelope on a new generation of wireless investing." Also under the alliance, each new Mike client who opens an E*TRADE Canada account will receive a $100 Mike air-time credit. "Our alliance with E*TRADE Canada will allow Clearnet to expand the capabilities of our all-in-one-wireless network while offering Mike clients access to an exciting new on-line service," said George Cope, Clearnet's president and chief executive officer. "As a leader in on-line investing, E*TRADE Canada is a great match for us to provide the investment research and trading capabilities our clients want today." E*TRADE Canada is one of the nation's leading on-line investment companies for the independent Canadian investor. The Globe and Mail recently ranked E*TRADE Canada first overall in its Discount Broker Survey. With more than 400,000 clients across Canada, Clearnet is a leading wireless service provider unique in offering Canadians two state-of-the-art digital communications services: Mike and Clearnet PCS. About E*TRADE Canada E*TRADE Canada has established a popular destination Web site offering independent investors the convenience and control of automated stock, option and Canadian mutual fund trading at low commission rates. In addition, E*TRADE Canada has a suite of investing tools that can be personalized, including portfolio tracking, Java-based charting and quote applications, real-time stock quotes, market commentary and analysis, up-to-the-minute news and other information services. Customers can access E*TRADE Canada at www.canada.etrade.com on the Internet as well as through TELE*MASTER, an automated telephone trading system. E*TRADE Canada was the first on-line investment service in Canada to earn the CA WebTrust Seal of Assurance. This seal of assurance informs electronic commerce consumers that E*TRADE Canada maintains strict controls and procedures to safeguard its private information. The E*TRADE Canada site was chosen as one of Canada's 50 Most Amazingly Helpful Sites in a recent edition of Yahoo! Canada's Picks of the Week. E*TRADE Canada is a trademark of E*TRADE Securities, Inc., and is used with their permission. E*TRADE Securities, Inc., and its parent company, E*TRADE Group, Inc., are headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif. (c) Copyright 1999 Canjex Publishing Ltd. canada-stockwatch.com