PRESS RELEASE
Track Data CORPORATION’S NEWSWARE
RELEASES NEWSWATCH, VERSION 12.0
Brooklyn, New York – June 12, 2006 – Track Data Corporation (Nasdaq: TRAC) today announced that its NewsWare division has released NewsWatch, version 12.0.
NewsWatch is a powerful, customizable news-filtering program. NewsWatch offers hundreds of national and international news sources, including general newswires, financial newswires (such as Dow Jones), press release wires, SEC filings, and newspapers, as well as easy, one-click links to thousands of web sites. The NewsWatch search engine filters news in real-time, sorting by ticker symbol, category code, keyword, topic, industry, and news source. Featuring real-time full text filtering and complex queries, its real-time alerting functions allow users to choose topics of interest and be among the first to know when news breaks.
Version 12.0 is chock full of new features. Here’s a brief list:
In addition to customized pop-through banners and audio alerts, NewsWatch now offers alerts for Blackberry and Palm Treo phones.
Enter a ticker symbol and the day’s news stories will appear on one side of the screen and a historical price chart on the other. Click anywhere on the chart and the news stories from that day will appear.
Users can access Earning Calendars, Economic Calendars, and Political Calendars.
Book Mark Feature
Allows users to store headlines and stories in a separate window to read in the future.
The Dow Jones Hot Story Indicator has been added, to ensure the important stories stand out.
NewsWatch is designed for all knowledge workers, but is specifically helpful to:
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Hedge Funds/Traders |
tracking news about companies in their portfolio |
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Arbitrage Desks |
identifying event-driven opportunities |
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Retail Brokers |
following news about customized groups of stocks for each client |
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Analysts |
monitoring industry groups and individual companies |
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Compliance Depts. |
conducting market surveillance |
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IR and PR Users |
tracking IR and PR events in real-time |
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Corporate Users |
researching competitors, keeping abreast of events affecting the supply chain |
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“The reason we offer a 15-day free trial is because most people don’t realize how valuable NewsWatch is until they see it for themselves,” said Marty Kaye, COO of Track Data. “The first time they receive custom alerts as news breaks, they’re believers. It’s easy to customize the software to search the news by company name or by key words, such as ‘FDA Approval,’ ‘Earnings Surprise,’ or ‘Dividends.’ NewsWatch is a valuable tool for anyone whose job is affected by news events.”
ALSO AVAILABE FOR YOUR CORPORATE INTRANET AND OTHER APPLICATIONS
NewsWare offers a variety of customizable PC-based news applications. In addition to NewsWatch, NewsWare offers an API that can be used to integrate a consolidated feed into market data systems, trading systems, corporate Intranets, and web sites.
NewsWatch version 12.0 is now available for download on the web site: http://www.newsware.com. Risk-free 15-day trials can be arranged by calling 212-612-2050 or e-mail NewsWare at help@newsware.com.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Track Data Corporation is a New York-based financial services company that provides direct access brokerage, real-time financial market data, news, and research to institutional and individual investors through dedicated telecommunication lines and the Internet.
For professional investors, Track Data Securities offers proTrack, a direct access trading platform with fully integrated market data. proTrack offers unbiased trade routing, allowing clients control over where their orders are sent. proTrack is also available to broker-dealers under a service bureau arrangement as an execution platform.
For individual investors, Track Data Securities offers myTrack and TrackTrade, both fully integrated, Internet-based online trading and market data systems. Each platform offers direct access online trading, allowing users the choice of where to route their equity and options orders. myTrack and TrackTrade offer continuous, dynamic streams of live market data powered by application-based software and a constant server connection similar to systems used by professionals.
For additional information, please contact Rafi Reguer, Vice President, Corporate Communications, at 718-522-0222 or by e-mail: rafi_reguer@trackdata.com.