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B: Israelvest, Inc. Launches Israelinvestor.com; New Financial Website Will Focus on Israeli Stocks Traded on Wall Street NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Feb 22, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Israelvest, Inc. announced today the launch of Israelinvestor.com, an independent web-based publication that will feature financial and technology news on the growing number of Israeli-related companies traded on U.S. exchanges. The site URL is israelinvestor.com "Israel has more companies registered on U.S. stock market exchanges than any foreign country except Canada," said C. Ariella Sofia, former senior associate research director of The Value Line Investment Survey who now serves as editor-in-chief of Israelinvestor.com. "The 120-plus stocks in this group range from billion dollar Teva Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: TEVA) to Internet pioneer VocalTec (Nasdaq: VOCL). Some, like Tecnomatix (Nasdaq: TCNO) and Orbotech (Nasdaq: ORBK) are the world leaders in their area. The group is surprisingly under-represented among traditional Wall Street analysts, making it difficult for individual investors to research the companies. We will strive to fill that information gap." Israelinvestor.com will initially feature company profiles and stock market statistics on the most actively traded stocks in the group, along with news features, information on IPOs and secondaries, plus daily alerts and exclusive background reports through its partnership with IDC Israel, a division of International Data Corporation. "We have a time advantage," said Shlomi Cohen, co-founder of Israelinvestor.com and the ex-author of a popular portfolio column in Globes Arena, Israel's online financial newspaper. "The seven hour time difference between New York and Tel Aviv offers our Israeli-based staff an opportunity to alert American viewers to local developments well before the official opening of Wall Street." The 120-plus Israeli companies traded on U.S. exchanges command a total market capitalization of almost $50 billion. According to Venture One, nearly $1 billion in Israeli venture capital investments were made during 1999. This investment level, plus funds brought by foreign investors, makes Israel a prime spot for future IPOs. "We expect interest in these stocks to continue growing," said Ms. Sofia. "Publicly-traded companies remain the level at which most individual investors can participate in Israel's rapidly growing high-tech sector." Stocks that Israelinvestor.com will initially focus on include: Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ALDN); Amdocs Ltd. (NYSE: DOX); Ampal-American Israel Corp. (ASE: AIS); Arel Communications and Software Ltd. (Nasdaq: ARLCF); AudioCodes Ltd. ( Nasdaq: AUDC); B.O.S. Better OnLine Solutions Ltd. (Nasdaq: BOSC); B.V.R. Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: BVRT); BackWeb Technologies Ltd.(Nasdaq: BWEB); Bio-Technology General Corp. (Nasdaq: BTGC); Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP); CommTouch Software Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTCH); Comverse Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: CMVT); Crystal Systems Solutions Ltd. (Nasdaq: CRYS); DSP Group (Nasdaq; DSPG; Data Systems & Software Inc. (Nasdaq; DSSI); Deltathree.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: DDDC); E-SIM Ltd (ASE: EIM); ECI Telecom Ltd. (Nasdaq: ECIL); ESC Medical Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESCM); Elbit Ltd. (Nasdaq: ELBTF); Electric Fuel Corp. (Nasdaq: EFCX); Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFII); Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: ELRNF); First Israel Fund (NYSE: ISL); ForSoft Ltd. (Nasdaq: FORS); Formula Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: FORTY); Fundtech Ltd. (Nasdaq: FNDT); Galileo Technology Ltd. (Nasdaq: GALT); Gilat Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq: GICOF); Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILTF); I.I.S. Ltd. (Nasdaq: IISLF); ICTS International N.V. (Nasdaq: ICTS); ISG International Software Group (Nasdaq: SISG); ITXC Corp. (Nasdaq: ITXC); Indigo N.V. (Nasdaq: INDG); Internet Gold (Nasdaq: IGLD); Jacada Ltd. (Nasdaq: JCDA); Koor Industries Ltd. (NYSE: KOR) LanOptics Ltd. (Nasdaq: LNOP); Level 8 Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVEL); M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. (Nasdaq: FLSH); MER Telemanagement Solutions (Nasdaq: MTSLF); MRV Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: MRVC); Magal Security Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: MAGS); Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (Nasdaq: MGIC); Mercury Interactive Corp. (Nasdaq: MERQ); Metalink Ltd. (Nasdaq: MTLK); NICE Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: NICE); NUR Macroprinters Ltd. (Nasdaq: NURM); NetManage Inc.(Nasdaq: NETM); OptiSystems Solutions (Nasdaq: OPTL); Optibase Ltd. (Nasdaq: OBAS); Orbotech Ltd. (Nasdaq: ORBK); Orckit Communications (Nasdaq: ORCT); Paradigm Geophysical Ltd. (Nasdaq: PGEO); Pharmos Corporation. (Nasdaq: PARS); Point of Sale Ltd. (Nasdaq: POSI); RADCOM Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDCM); Rada Electronic Industries Lrd. (Nasdaq: RADIF); Radware Ltd.(Nasdaq: RDWR); RIT Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: RITT); Sapiens International Corp. (Nasdaq: SPNS); Scitex Corporation Ltd. (Nasdaq: SCIX); Stav Electrical Systems (ASE: SES); Summit Design Inc. (Nasdaq: SMMT); TTI Telecom Ltd. (Nasdaq: TTIL); Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TARO); Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: TCNO); Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA); Top Image Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: TISA); Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Nasdaq: TSEMF); VocalTec Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq: VOCL); Zoran (Nasdaq: ZRAN). About Israelvest, Inc. Israelvest, Inc. is publisher of Israelinvestor.com, an independent web-based provider of financial and technology news about Israeli-related companies traded on Wall Street. Founded in 1999, Israelinvestor.com has a strategic alliance with IDC Israel, a division of International Data Corporation (IDC), the world's leading IT media and research company. Media contacts: Ariella Sofia (U.S.A.) Israelinvestor.com (631) 941-3181 Mail to: ariella@israelinvestor.com The Koteret Group (Israel) Meir Orbach +972-3-5611424 Mail to: Meir_O@Koteret-Pr.co.il Israel Media Alert: You must register at the site in order to gain access. At this phase, registration is free of charge. israelinvestor.com Copyright (C) 2000 Business Wire. All rights reserved. Distributed via COMTEX. -0- CONTACT: Koteret Public Relations Meir Orbach, Tel 03-5611424 Cellular 054-307474 WEB PAGE: businesswire.com GEOGRAPHY: NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST INDUSTRY CODE: INTERNET Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. *** end of story ***