To: SSP who wrote (19803 ) 1/12/2000 10:02:00 AM From: Jim Bishop Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 150070
TRAC news, and not about Barry's stock :-) Track Data Announced Today a Java Version of MyTrack to Run On the Mac Platform NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 12, 2000--Track Data Corporation (Nasdaq NMS: TRAC - news) announced today that it released a Java-based beta version of its successful myTrack online trading and market data system compatible with the Mac operating system. The new version is available to download atmytrack.com . Barry Hertz, Chairman and CEO, said, ''We are very excited about the Mac Version that will accommodate the many potential Mac members who were previously denied access to our system. We have had many requests for this capability. We can now accommodate Microsoft, Linux, and Mac operating systems.'' Track Data offers the first week of trading commission-free. To open a trading account, go to mytrack.com and click on the ''Open a Trading Account'' button. myTrack is a fully integrated Internet-based online trading and market data system. myTrack has offered its software-based online trading system since its official launch in June and is currently executing approximately 5,000 trades per day. Trading is offered at prices starting at $12.95 per trade. myTrack is delivered over the Internet powered by application-based software and a constant server connection similar to systems used by professionals, as compared to most of its competitors that provide their service over HTML website-based static pages. myTrack delivers free streaming delayed quotes and unlimited free real-time extended quotes, as well as breaking company news, a trade by trade log, charting for technical analysis and a proprietary library of intraday market statistics. For $19.98 per month plus exchange fees, users can subscribe to streaming real-time quotes. A menu of features, including Nasdaq Level II, is available separately or in value packages. Track Data provides real-time financial market data, news, fundamental research, charting and analytical services to institutional and individual investors through dedicated telecommunication lines and the Internet. The Company also offers online trading through its myTrack Internet-based personal investment service. myTrack is an Internet-based software application that is not restricted by the limitations of an HTML website-based static system offered by virtually all of its well-known competitors such as E*Trade (Nasdaq: EGRP - news), Schwab (NYSE: SCH - news) and Ameritrade (Nasdaq: AMTD - news). myTrack delivers a continuous dynamic stream of live market data and investors' online trading activity. The system is always connected and is an order of magnitude faster than competing website-based systems. Download myTrack software or open a trading account at mytrack.com or call 1-800-myTrack. For information about myTrack's SDK, go to mytrack.com . Additional information may be obtained by contacting Laurel Louison, Investor Relations, at 718-522-7373 or by e-mail: laurel_louison@tdc.com. Contact: Laurel Louison, Investor Relations 718-522-7373 e-mail: laurel_louison@tdc.com