To: Frank_Ching who wrote (5132 ) 10/18/1999 6:44:00 AM From: ezmoney Respond to of 10354
AFX-Asia from Agence France Press and The Financial Timesto Stay on ZiaSun's 'M Finance' Finance Portal HONG KONG, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Asian finance information portal 'M Finance' (www.mfinance.com) today announced the renewal of its contract with AFX-Asia to continue supplying a comprehensive news service to registered subscribers. AFX-Asia, a joint venture with Agence France Presse (AFP) and The Financial Times of London, will be providing free delayed and premium real time services on 'M Finance', which is owned by a subsidiary of ZiaSun Technologies Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ZSUN) (www.ziasun.com) of Solana Beach, California. ZiaSun recently added Reuters (Nasdaq: RTRSY) real-time financial information services to its Swiftrade (www.swiftrade.com) on-line stock trading portal, and was considering using this service on 'M Finance' also. However, Anthony L. Tobin, President of ZiaSun Technologies Inc, said, "We have decided to offer visitors to our various financial portals a wider choice of news sources. "Under the contract renewed today, AFX-Asia will continue to be the primary news supplier to 'M Finance' which has a clear Asian focus, while Reuters will feed Swiftrade, which offers on-line stock trading on the US and Hong Kong markets, with London to be added soon," said Mr. Tobin. In addition to Swiftrade and 'M Finance', ZiaSun's Internet products and services include, MediaHits (www.mediahits.com), PINmail (www.pinmail.com), Search Dragon (www.searchdragon.com), ServiceLive (www.servicelive.com), Asia4Sale (www.asia4sale.com) and Online Investors Advantage (www.i-advantage.com). Note: Any statements released by ZiaSun Technologies Inc. that are forward-looking are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Editors and investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements invoke risk and uncertainties that may affect the company's business prospects and performance. These include economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors discussed in the statements. CONTACTS: Anthony L. Tobin President and Chief Operating Officer ZiaSun Technologies Inc. atobin@ziasun.com www.ziasun.com Mark Harris VP, Investor Relations ZiaSun Technologies Inc. 858-350-4060 mark@PINmail.com www.ziasun.com Geoff Eiten OTC Financial Network 800-230-3519 / 781-444-6100 ext. 13 geiten@otcfn.com www.otcfn.com/zsun SOURCE ZiaSun Technologies Inc. CO: ZiaSun Technologies Inc.; Agence France Presse; Financial Times of London; AFX-Asia ST: Hong Kong, California IN: CPR FIN SU: CON 10/18/1999 04:00 EDT prnewswire.com