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ALPHATRADE ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF JUPITER Desktop Subscribers Offered Multi-lingual Wireless Connectivity as Mobile Demands Continue to Grow |
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Vancouver, BC, September 27, 2005 - AlphaTrade.com ("AlphaTrade") (OTC BB: APTD), a global provider of real time financial data and analysis tools for professional, institutional and individual investors, announced today the September 28, 2005, launch of Jupiter, their multi-lingual, financial application for wireless devices. Jupiter allows E-Gate subscribers to access all of their financial information over a number of PDAs and smart phones, including RIM BlackBerry, Nokia, Palm OS, Window CE devices and Symbian OS (Sony Ericsson). AlphaTrade's flagship product, E-Gate, is a cost-effective yet sophisticated stock quote system that provides high-performance, real-time streaming market data, covering stocks, options, e-minis, mutual funds and currencies for all major North American exchanges. "The demand for mobile financial solutions has increased dramatically over the last year as the number of mobile professionals worldwide now eclipses 30 million," said Penny Perfect, CEO of AlphaTrade. "Jupiter is our response to this phenomenal growth in customers' needs to be always connected to their financial information. Now our E-Gate customers can take their desktop information on the road wherever they go." Through Jupiter, subscribers will be able to manage their portfolios from any PDA device with an Internet connection and have the added advantage of AlphaTrade speeds that are as much as three times faster than competitors in the wireless arena. One of E-Gate's more popular options is NASDAQ's (NDAQ) TotalView product, which is available through Jupiter. In fact, at the present time, Jupiter is the ONLY wireless provider of NASDAQ's TotalView product. "AlphaTrade's decision to offer TotalView, our premier data product, signifies their commitment to be a market leader in the provision of high-performance financial information," said William O'Brien, Senior Vice President of NASDAQ. "As TotalView has emerged as the standard NASDAQ data feed for serious traders, demand has broadened. AlphaTrade's multi-lingual, multi-device approach ensures customers can receive TotalView data where they need it, how they need it." AlphaTrade's subscribers benefit from proven E-Gate services while enjoying wireless connectivity, customizable in three portfolio views with multilingual capabilities that now include English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Portuguese. Connectivity and convenience will provide customers with added productivity and efficiency. This is continued evidence of AlphaTrade's ability to be at the forefront of the global financial world - offering multi-lingual products to meet all their customers' needs. About AlphaTrade "Follow the Market" ... Your Way Launched in 1999, AlphaTrade is the only company that offers financial data that is both modular and multi-lingual to the millions of people who "follow the market" on a daily basis. AlphaTrade data can be conveniently accessed through a number of Internet-enabled systems, including computers, Web TVs, and wireless hand-held devices. The company's flagship product, E-Gate, offers unparalleled, reliable, and accurate real-time investment information, coupled with advanced trading analysis tools. For more information, please visit our website at www.AlphaTrade.com, contact Investor Relations IR@AlphaTrade.com, or Public Relations at PR@AlphaTrade.com. For further information:
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Forward-looking statements: Except for the historical information, the matters discussed in this news release may contain forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, factors relating to future sales. These forward-looking statements may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, uncertainties in product demand, risks related to doing business in China, the impact of competitive products and pricing, changing economic conditions around the world, release and sales of new products, and other risk factors detailed in the company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |