Stockpoint to Provide Financial Tools and Information On
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Stockpoint to Provide Financial
Tools and Information On WordCruncher's Internet Business Destination
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999--WordCruncher
Internet Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: WCTI) has selected Stockpoint(R),
Inc. (http://www.stockpoint.com), a leading provider of comprehensive
financial information solutions, to supply key financial service
components to WCTI's forthcoming Internet site for business
professionals.
Under an agreement signed this month, Stockpoint will provide
WCTI users access to Stock Quotes, Quick Charts, a Personal Portfolio
Tracker, Company Profiles, Major U.S. Market Indices, Most Active
Market Stocks, and a Watch List Generator. The Stockpoint tools and
information represent a portion of WCTI's overall suite of services,
features, and content that are designed specifically for business
professionals. The site is slated for a 4th quarter 1999 release.
"Our goal is to deliver an Internet destination that is a
first-class business resource," said Dan Lunt, co-founder, president
and CEO of WCTI. "By providing access to the Web's business
information through a well conceived directory structure, and
including critical services such as these financial tools and
information provided by Stockpoint, we are creating a comprehensive
and efficient service that will contribute to the success of business
professionals."
WCTI's Internet destination for business professionals will
provide a comprehensive 'best-of-the-net' selection of content and
services, including travel, communications, and news.
"WCTI's site is an ideal venue for Stockpoint's financial
Internet technology. Our sophisticated portfolio management tools,
charts and array of up-to-the-minute market information is consistent
with WCTI's objective of providing business professionals with a
useful and powerful site," said Christopher Dominguez, executive vice
president of Stockpoint, Inc. "Stockpoint works closely with leading
companies like WCTI, enhancing the user experience with comprehensive
financial content and analytic tools optimized for the business
professional."
About Stockpoint
Stockpoint(R) is the leading global provider of comprehensive
financial information solutions for businesses seeking a financial
component to their Internet strategy. Stockpoint excels in seamlessly
integrating customizable, sophisticated financial content and
applications into client web sites. In doing so, Stockpoint allows
organizations such as brokerages, commercial & investment banks,
mutual funds, 401K managers, portals and media companies to outsource
responsibility for essential Web site capabilities, while enjoying
industry-leading functionality. Stockpoint clients include such
companies as BancBoston Robertson Stephens (NYSE:BKB), Charles Schwab
(NYSE:SCH), Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE:CCE), HotBot/Lycos
(NASDAQ:LCOS), LookSmart, Piper Jaffray/US Bancorp (NYSE:USB), Planet
Direct (NASDAQ:CMGI), Quick & Reilly (Fleet Bank), and
PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
Stockpoint showcases its design and technical expertise for free
at www.stockpoint.com, which was ranked by Barron's as one of the "Ten
Best Websites for Investors" of 1998. Stockpoint was also selected by
Forbes as a "Best of the Web" financial portal site, September 1999.
About WordCruncher Internet Technologies, Inc.
Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, WordCruncher Internet
Technologies, Inc. is an Internet information company for business
professionals. WCTI combines powerful search capabilities with a
focused business directory and salient content. For more information
about WCTI, visit wordcruncher.com
This release contains forward-looking statements, as defined in
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and includes WCTI's belief,
expectations or intentions regarding its future operations and
financial condition. All forward-looking statements included in this
release are based on current expectations that involve risks and
uncertainties, which might cause the actual results to differ
materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements.
Factors affecting results include the timely development and
implementation of technologies and services, the market awareness and
acceptance of these technologies and services, competitive factors and
pricing pressures, changes in product mix due to market demand, the
overall market demand for Internet services, and the ability of the
Company to protect its proprietary information. WCTI assumes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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CONTACT: WordCruncher Internet Technologies, Inc.
R. Brett Bell, 801-816-9904
investorswordcruncher.com
or
WordCruncher PR
Mark Molzen
Brodeur Porter Novelli
801-765-1500
mmolzenbrodeur.com
or
Brokers and Analysts:
Columbia Financial Group
888-301-6271
or
Stockpoint PR
Carolyn Mattimore
415-394-6800
carolynstockpoint.com
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