WIZ DD from RB:
****************WIZZF ON CNBC************** WIZZF president Theo Sanidis will be interviewed on CNBC during the month of February! We anticipate that announcement of the sale of Stocksecrets to a major US company to be part of it! This will be huge for WIZZF in regard to exposure and increased revenue! Expect the share value of WIZZF to escalate rapidly in the next few weeks!
*********** WIZZF INVESTOR INFORMATION ******* Near Term expectations 1. Stocksecrets.com is expected to relaunch their site in the next week or 2 and offer Real Time Quotes to any site that wants them in exchange for advertising space. Wizzf is presently in negotiations with a U.S. company interested in buying Stocksecrets: ) WIZZF enters into Negotiations to Spin-off Stocksecrets.com ragingbull.com
2. First Addition of InvestmentWorldNews Magazine and increased content on the http://InvestmentWorldNews site
3. There will probably be other unexpected PRs about the development of WSi's 30 working and planned ventures.
Latest news: 2/10/2000 WSi Interactive's Direct Marketing Division Wins $2 Million Marketing Contract - Business Wir 2/3/2000 WSi Interactive Corp is pleased to announce the launch of investmentworldnews.com. The site is targeted towards small cap companies and related investors, providing significant content and insight into featured companies. WSi is building traffic to the site through the publication of a quarterly, four color, magazine that is distributed through business publications in the US and Canada. The first will be published in the current quarter. The magazine and site combination will create significant traffic and revenue as well as offer well-targeted awareness opportunities for
featured companies.
Kevin Barker, author of WSi's Stocksecrets.com daily newsletter content, will be the editor of the InvestmentWorldNews.com magazine and WSi plans follow InvestmentWorldNews with a similar site and magazine combination that will build on the strength of Barker's daily IT Investor which is currently distributed to some 50,000 subscribers. It too will be published quarterly and targeted specifically towards high tech and Internet based sectors.
2/ 2/2000 - PRNewswire/ -- WSi Interactive Corp is pleased to announce that it has exceeded its second quarter revenue target for the three months ended Dec. 31, 1999. Revenue of $2,086,111 beat the company's planned target of
$1.1 million for the quarter and has realized a year to date profit of $796,000. Year to date revenue of $2.9 million compares very favorably to the YTD plan of $2.15 million. During the second quarter, WSi continued to focus its investment
on the development of proprietary Internet businesses. Several key staff positions were filled in the technology area and significant investment has been made in software and hardware. Assets grew from $2.3 million to a value of $3.9 million.
1/14/2000 - WSi Interactive today named John York as Chief Financial Officer. John is a Chartered Accountant who for a number of years worked with multi faceted public companies in senior financial positions. Prior to his involvement with public companies John held a management position with PricewaterhouseCoopers…. John's real value for WSi lies in his ability to assess the many Internet business opportunities that are presented
to WSi. In keeping with WSi's mandate of launching new Internet businesses, John will conduct due diligence studies both
from an ROI perspective and strategic compatibility with the overall direction of the company.
Additional MUST READ Links Important Information e-mailed to a RB poster: ragingbull.com ragingbull.com
Here is some important information on WIZZF
1. WSI Interactive Corp. (WIZZF OTC BB) TRADING ON U.S. OTC BB AND CANADIAN VENTURE EXCHANGE. Financials June 1999: ws-i.com All their filings can be obtained from the SEDAR search page: sedar.com Please use for search the name of the
company: WSI Interactive Corporation
. a. WSi files to become FULLY REPORTING IN THE USA! ws-i.com
. b. They beat their earnings targets for Q1 FY2000. biz.yahoo.com
2. 10 - 12 million approximate float made up of 5.25 million shares issued 7/1999, and probably part of 5.75 million warrants @ $0.17 - $1.0 CDN. There are also 6.15 million options between $0.17 and $0.50 CDN and 3 million
performance shares. There are a total of 31.2 million shares outstanding. There is also a private placement agreement in effect for 1,250,000 restricted shares and 1,250,000 restricted Warrants
3. The marketing model for WIZZF is CMGI, which evolved from a direct marketing agency in 1990 to one of the
largest networks of Internet companies in the world. The whole idea is to create a nexus of companies with the skills necessary to grow a wide range of niche e-businesses.
4. At the moment WSI Interactive Corp. has a group of profitable subsidiaries . a. Western Shores: Over the past 10 years, Western Shores has had a successful record of providing profitable direct and database marketing services to clients in Canada and the U.S. In the last year, revenue was just under $3 million. . b. Medianet . . * Web design and hosting with over 70 sites designed. For nearly 2 years, Medianet has provided high-end web-site development and advanced web hosting services. Medianet focus is on sites that build traffic and return on investment, rather than on simply creating graphically pleasing web pages. Projected revenue is $1.35 million for the current
year. . . * Medianet is in the process of acquiring Talkcom Communications Canada Inc., the intent is to marry the cell
phone technology with the Internet network to enhance service offerings for cell phone customers (i.e. e-mail, paging, etc.) Simply stated, it is the process of putting the Internet in the consumer's pocket. Projected revenue is $4.7 million in the first year. WIZZF is currently evaluating the profitability of this company to see if they really want to buy it. There are good revenues buy they want to make sure they can make a profit. . c. Stocksecrets.com, which posted record revenues in September. stockseckrets.com is installing software, installing satellite dishes, and doing all that is necessary to provide free real time quotes soon. stocksecrets.com Related news: ws-i.com . d. Targetpacks: For nearly 2 years, Targetpack has been developing and managing opt-in email lists, compiled from individuals who have requested specific information or services. Targetpacks produces highly profitable e-mail broadcasts, newsletters, and other web-based promotions that generate traffic, produce leads, build market awareness, and produce e-business opportunities for clients. Projected revenue: $1.3 million. targetpacks.com
5. WSI Corp will open 11 to 30 new Internet businesses over the next 18 months
6. A strong management team is in place and a recent financings of $2 million and ½ million means that WSi has the necessary working capital to embark on its 18 month plan.
7. WSI Corp. is rapidly expanding and becoming a worldwide company. .a. They have opened offices in L. A.. Seattle, and Toronto .b. They plan to open offices in New York, Frankfurt, and Sidney .c. They have recently increased the number of employees from 15, 3 month ago, to 42 .d. They intend to acquire additional complimentary businesses.
8. Marketing: 1/4/2000 - WSi Interactive Corporation announces the launch of targetpacks.com and its proprietary opt-in and e-direct marketing technologies. ws-i.com
1/13/2000 - WSi is pleased to announce the launch of TargetPacks.com's opt-in, e-mail affiliate program. Internet companies with their own opt-in list or subscriber base can now have them professionally managed to generate
significant and sustainable revenue through TargetPacks.com. (Also mentioned on ROB TV - the Canadian equivalent of CNBC.) biz.yahoo.com See also: biz.yahoo.com
1/7/2000 - WSi Interactive signs software agreement that gives unique multimedia e-mail capabilities to Targetpacks.com biz.yahoo.com
9. Media Exposure: . a. 12/14/1999 - WSI gets National TV exposure. "WSi Interactive Corp. is proud to announce the appearance of Theo Sanidas, President of the Company, on World Business Review. The weekly television series focuses on technology and is hosted by Caspar Weinberger, chairman of Forbes magazine and Secretary of Defense during the Reagan administration. Joining the discussion as industry expert is Harris Miller, president of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA). The topic of the panel discussion is Internet/Intranet Solutions.
"WSi Interactive was selected to appear on the program because of its innovative strategy of blending the Internet medium with sound marketing techniques and business proficiency," said Howard Weiner, the show's associate
producer". Full Story: ws-i.com
. b. Dec. 17,1999: "WSi Interactive Corp. is pleased to announce the appearance of Bryan Kanarens, Vice-President and General Manager, of the Company, on Investors On-Line. The informative weekly television series is hosted by Deirdre McMurdy, one of Canada's most respected business journalists and focuses on investing strategies and investments with a particular emphasis on emerging technology. This television show is well regarded as a well researched and interesting probing of investment and company issues." The entire story can be found at: ws-i.com
10. In terms of valuation, most internet plays trade at least 15 times revenue (EBAY trades at 500 times) that means WIZZF should be at least a $3 stock based on projected $6 million revenues next year. If you just look at Stocksecrets.com - that service alone is worth well over the current stock price- they will be adding free real time quotes at the end of the month. The similar American service, FRTI (OTC BB) trades at $6 with 150,000 subscribers- Stocksecrets.com already has 50,000!!
Check out this analyst report on WIZZF ws-i.com
HERE ARE CURRENT + COMING WEBSITES: http://InvestmentWorldNews New Company site healthcreator.com Developing company site stocksecrets.com Company site, RTQ and Bulletin Boards soon targetpacks.com Company site yourwinestore.com Company Site Just opened restaurant-help.com 25% WSI owned
A few of their Client's sites (Some are under construction): worldtradeshow.com tradersecrets.com (recently spun off) budgethotels.com lafilm.com hollywoodbroadcasting.com Will offer original internet video programming.
The information in this post is believed to be accurate. Most of this information comes from company websites, news releases and analyst's reports. However please do your own due diligence as this is intended as a starting point for DD not as investment advice.
Contact information WSI INTERACTIVE CORPORATION 200 - 1200 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2S9 Toll free: 888-388-4636 Telephone: (604) 681-8589 Fax: (604) 687-4990 Website: ws-i.com Investor Relations contacts: Richard Cushing or Phil Cook 1-888-388-4636 Email richard@ws-i.com or phil@ws-i.com Additional information on WSi, can be requested from: info@ws-i.com
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