NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 1999 (PRIMEZONE) -- News Alert, Inc., a premier source of comprehensive, integrated, real-time financial news, quotes and research, recently unveiled a redesigned Web site with expanded content and personalization features.
"Financial news is one of the most popular items on the Internet, and these enhancements are the latest in our ongoing efforts and commitment to provide the active investor and business professional with the most complete, user-friendly investment site," said News Alert President Sam Dobner.
The new version of www.newsalert.com introduces several unique, new features, including a Personalized Home Page that alerts users to the "movers" in their watch list of stocks and the news stories behind their movements, as well as get the latest news on their favorite custom designed topics.
News Alert also has integrated Ticker Symbols into many of the news headline displays. The symbols of the companies mentioned in the article link to a Company Digest page, where users will find full quote, fundamental data, a business summary, the latest news headlines and access to the widest range of research resources.
The News Today feature offers users an easy way to find out when a company is making headlines. On pages with multiple quotes - Personal Portfolio, NewsFolio, Quotes & News - the News Today box will be checked off when there is breaking news about the company.
New interactive features on the site include AlertMe!, an e-mail service that allows users to monitor price movements on specific stocks in their portfolio.
News Alert expanded its content offerings with the addition of Value Line Mutual Funds Data. Visitors can search a database of more than 8,000 funds researched by Value Line, one of America's premier investment-analysis firms, and get detailed information on each fund.
News Alert's extensive coverage of the business and financial world has been expanded with the addition of these content sources: Canadian Corporate News, company news on more than 2,500 companies; Gomez Advisors, coverage of the online financial services industry; Worldlyinvestor.com, coverage of global markets and their impact on personal investment decisions; News Traders, coverage of investment significant news contained in SEC filings; Corporate Financials Online, company news; and PrimeZone Media Network, a national wire service specializing in the dissemination of full text news releases highlighting activities of public companies and information related to initial public offerings.
News Alert also is proud to have been selected as a portal into the extensive Dow Jones Publications Library. The library archive, which contains more than 5,500 authoritative global sources, includes the exclusive combination of the full-text of The Wall Street Journal and its international editions, and a comprehensive collection of other top newspapers, magazines, newswires, government reports, trade journals, media transcripts and industry publications.
About News Alert
As one of the first financial news and information sites in the nation, News Alert ranks among the Top 20 news sites on the Internet, attracting more than half a million unique visitors per month.* The April 1998 issue of Smart Money magazine cited News Alert as one of the best sites for the active investor, saying: "..Few sites offer the kind of real-time, detailed news throughout the day that can help investors keep tabs on their stocks." Snap.com has recognized News Alert with an Editors' Choice award as a top business and money news site.
News Alert, established in 1991, also is a leading provider of co-branding and outsourcing solutions to prominent financial and banking institutions, media companies, and corporations. The company's clients include Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ) Datek Online, Charles Schwab International (NYSE: SCH), CBS MarketWatch (Nasdaq: MKTW) Dreyfus, Coopers & Lybrand, MarketGuide (Nasdaq: MARG), and many others.
* Source: Relevant Knowledge, July 1998