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Gold/Mining/Energy : Star Data Systems Inc. (STY,T) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: kingfisher who wrote (245)	4/18/2000 12:04:00 PM
From: Mitchell	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 267

Star Data and Classwave Wireless form alliance to provide real-time market information to the financial community TORONTO, April 13 /CNW/ - Star Data Systems Inc. (STY/TSE) and Classwave Wireless Inc. today announced that they have established a strategic alliance that leverages Star Data's StarQuote PRO(TM) real-time stock quotation and news services by linking market information with wireless communications providers. "We are extremely pleased with this agreement. This alliance will enable Star Data's customers to achieve freedom of movement by utilizing their wireless handsets to alert them to market indictors that have been predetermined through StarQuote PRO(TM)," says Paul R. Pryde, senior vice president, general manager information services, Star Data Systems Inc. "Wireless communications and the Internet continue to play a more significant role in the advisor/investor relationship. This agreement with Classwave will ensure that the collaborative relationship between Star Data's broker/advisor customers and the over 2.5 million investor clients they serve remains intact in today's mobile business environment." To meet the demands of the financial industry, real-time market information must be available on a continuous basis. "Through Classwave's wireless server platform technology, Star Data will be able to offer its clients real-time stock quotes, anytime, anywhere," says Tom Sweeney, president and CEO, Classwave Wireless Inc. "This strategic alliance will not only leverage Star Data's position as a wireless information provider today, it prepares the company for the future of wireless data delivery." About Classwave Wireless ------------------------ Classwave Wireless Inc. is a Canadian company with a global strategy to transform the way wireless data is delivered to and from mobile devices such as digital cellular phones and Personal Digital Assistants. The company has operations based in Toronto with plans to aggressively expand its operations into the U.S. and Europe. For more information, please visit www.classwave.com. About Star Data --------------- Star Data provides real-time information services and wealth management services and solutions to the Canadian financial services industry. Star Data is based in Toronto, with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, London, Markham, Montreal, Halifax and London, UK. The company employs more than 400 people and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol STY. For more information on the company's products, services and investor relation's activities, visit www.stardata.com. StarQuote, StarQuote PRO, e-settlement, Star Data and the Star Data logo are trademarks of Star Data Systems Inc. Unauthorized use of Star Data's trademarks is strictly prohibited. /For further information: contact: Julie Rusciolelli or Sheila Wisniewski, Maverick Public Relations Inc., (416) 640-5525; Paul Pryde, Star Data Systems Inc., (416) 363-7827 ppryde(at)stardata.ca; Tamara Malone, Star Data Systems Inc., (905) 479-7827, tmalone(at)stardata.ca/ (STY.)