SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Semotus Solutions (AMEX:DLK), a leading provider of software for mobile enterprise applications, has begun providing data on New York Mercantile Exchange markets via the wireless hand-held Futures Market Pro.
Futures Market Pro satisfies the growing need that energy and metals futures professionals have for wireless access to accurate, real-time futures market data 24 hours a day.
"We look forward to working with the Exchange to provide their members and customers with a stellar service that supports their business even when they're off the floor," said Pamela LaPine, Semotus Executive Vice President and President of Financial Services.
Exchange President J. Robert Collins, Jr. said, "As a virtually 24-hour market, it is essential that our participants have constant access to market information. Futures Market Pro enables our traders and customers to check on the current price of energy and metals products from wherever they are."
Semotus Solutions is recognized as a leading expert on developing wireless financial applications on the BlackBerry(r) wireless platform from Research In Motion(tm) (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM) (TSE:RIM). Many financial professionals including NYMEX traders are already using Futures Market Pro as part of their mobility solution. Futures Market Pro is currently available on all BlackBerry handhelds including BlackBerry 850/857/950/9575810/5820/6210/6220/6510/6710/6720 models.
Futures Market Pro is a part of the dynamic suite of Wireless Financial Applications that give institutional professionals instant access to real-time market information from any location. Traders may chart various aspects of a stock's performance over a variety of historical periods, and can then analyze contract fluctuation and trading volume over a specified period of time. Futures Market Pro can be customized for individual information needs and can track market events, create and track custom watch lists and have news immediately available, when it's needed. www.futuresmarketpro.com
About Semotus Solutions
Founded in 1993, Semotus Solutions (AMEX:DLK) is a premier provider of software for the mobile enterprise connecting employees to critical business systems, information and processes. With a Fortune 1000 installed base and more than 600 corporate customers including Lockheed Martin, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Coca-Cola, Hewlett Packard, Nextel Communications, JP Morgan-Chase, and the United Nations, Semotus Solutions' software provides mobility, convenience, efficiency and profitability in the areas of workforce automation, finance, healthcare, and m-commerce. Semotus Solutions is proud to be included in the Deloitte & Touche 2002 "Technology Fast 500" list of companies. www.semotus.com
About the New York Mercantile Exchange
The New York Mercantile Exchange, the world's largest physical commodity exchange offers trading in crude oil, natural gas, heating oil gasoline, propane, coal, electricity, gold, silver, copper, aluminum, platinum, and palladium. Trading in the core futures and options products is offered via open outcry during the day and electronically after-hours.
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