That's because of the recent deal between FRTI and SI.
FRTI has tracked pinks with the .f for some time now.
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 1999--FreeRealTime.com Inc., (OTC
BB:FRTIE - news), a leading provider of online real-time stock market quotes and financial services, and Go2Net,
(Nasdaq:GNET - news), a network of branded, technology- and community-driven Web sites, Friday announced an
agreement to provide free real-time stock quotes on Go2Net's Silicon Investor (http://www.siliconinvestor.com), the Web's
premier financial discussion and information site.
Effective immediately, Silicon Investor's base of more than 200,000 members has access to an easy-to-use pop-up window,
offering free, real-time stock quotes provided by FreeRealTime.com.
The co-branded area also provides an individual stock's bid and ask prices, trading volume, current high and low, number and
average size of the trades, as well as the historical 52-week high and low prices. The co-branded pages will be supported by
advertising revenue.
''The addition of free, real-time quotes represents a meaningful enhancement to Silicon Investor, bringing timely investment data
to our industry-leading discussion forums, portfolio tracking and charting tools and original editorial content,'' said Bryan
Burdick, Go2Net vice president and managing director of Silicon Investor.
''We're pleased to be working with FreeRealTime.com to provide our members with the most timely investment information
available.''
''Silicon Investor, with almost 12 million message board postings and millions of monthly visitors, provides an exciting
open-forum platform, where investors can discuss stocks with each other and with some of the world's top financial minds,''
commented Brad Gunn, FreeRealTime.com president and CEO.
''This tremendous exposure and site popularity will provide significant advertising revenue opportunities for both parties as
Silicon Investor's registered users will now have access to unlimited, free real-time stock quotes for monitoring their stock
portfolio or making buy/sell decisions.''
About Go2Net Inc.
Go2Net (http://www.go2net.com/) is a network of branded, technology- and community-driven Web sites focused on the
categories of personal finance; search and directory; commerce and business services; and multi-player games.
The Go2Net Network is home to many of the Internet's leading vertical brands, including: Silicon Investor in the personal
finance category; Go2Net.com, MetaCrawler, Dogpile and 100hot in the area of search and directory; HyperMart, Virtual
Avenue, FreeYellow.com, Authorize.Net, Haggle Online and WebMarket in the commerce and business services segment; and
PlaySite in the area of multi-player games.
The company's Go2Net Labs division develops Web-related software and innovative technologies to enhance the features and
functionality of the Go2Net Network's sites and for licensing to other Internet companies.
About FreeRealTime.com
FreeRealTime.com Inc. is a digital financial media company providing an array of stock market data, business information, and
sophisticated research, analysis and management tools for institutional investors, brokers, independent investors and respected
resellers.
CNBC's Power Lunch selected FreeRealTime.com as its 'Cool Web Site of the Day' on April 27, 1999. FreeRealTime.com
was also featured in Online Investor's May/June 1999 issue, as a ''Blue Chip Pick'' for market data. Visit the company's
FreeRealTime.com Web site at www.freerealtime.com.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995
Certain matters discussed in this news release relating to the co-branding and revenue-sharing agreement between the
FreeRealTime.com and Go2Net are forward-looking statements involving certain risks and uncertainties including changes in
product demand, changes in competition and other economic conditions. FreeRealTime.com undertakes no obligation to
release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Contact:
Investor Relation Resources
Marty Tullio, 949/566-9860
marty@investorRR.com
or
Go2Net
Mark S. Peterson, 206/447-1595
mark@go2net.com |
