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AFTrader.com To Use SmartServ Online to Enable Wireless Securities Trading.


Business/Technology Editors

STAMFORD, CT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2000

Investors To Execute Trades, Receive Market Data From Web-enabled

Cell Phones, Two-Way Pagers, PDAs and Hand Held Computers

SmartServ Online (OTC-BB:SSOL SSOL Student Services On Line
SSOL Space Station Operation Language
SSOL Smooth Stylez Of Life (band) 
), a leading Web and wireless application services See ASP and Web services.  provider, announced today that America First America First may refer to:
  • America First Committee, a special interest group that opposed entry of the United States of America into World War II
  • America First Credit Union, a credit union in Utah
 Associates Corp., has chosen SmartServ's platform applications and technology to enable wireless trading through its Web site, AFTrader.com. By using SmartServ's ready-to-install wireless services, AFTrader.com, one of the nations fastest growing online brokerages, has already added wireless trading from the Palm VII The Palm VII product family consisted of two products, the Palm VII and the Palm VIIx Palm Pilots. These were produced by Palm, Inc., before it was split into PalmOne and PalmSource. They had antennas for wireless data communication on the Mobitex network under the now defunct Palm.  to its roster of investor services. SmartServ will make access from additional wireless devices, including the fast-emerging Web-enabled cell phones, available shortly. SmartServ Online, Inc. and America First Associates Corp. have been acting under a binding memorandum of understanding A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a legal document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action and may not imply a legal commitment.  that will soon be followed by definitive agreements. Information regarding the current service is available online at www.aftrader.com.

"Wireless trading is the most recent example of how we are building a sophisticated package of online financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 for our customers," said Joseph Genzardi, President of America First Associates Corp. "Our relationship with SmartServ allows customers with virtually any handheld wireless device to access their portfolios and trade while they are on the move," Genzardi noted.

AFTrader.com's online services offers to its customers the ability to trade stocks, options and more than 2,500 mutual funds, access to IPOs, unlimited free real-time quotes, financial news and research, as well as the ability to manage their own portfolios, all at no additional charge. AFTrader.com, one of the lowest-cost online brokers with no minimum account balance requirements, is among the first Internet brokers to extend its online services to mobile investors.

"We chose SmartServ as our provider because its wireless services support trading across the widest range of devices. In addition, I was impressed by the success of the SmartServ team in getting our initial offering on the Palm VII up and running within a week," continued Genzardi.

"We bring tremendous value to our clients by reducing their time-to-market and costs associated with launching Web and wireless trading," said John Montgomery John Montgomery may refer to:
  • John Montgomery (pioneer) (died 1794), U.S. pioneer in Tennessee
  • John Montgomery (delegate) (1722-1808), U.S. merchant, Continental Congressman for Pennsylvania
  • John Montgomery (Maryland politician) (1764-1828), U.S.
, Vice President, Financial Services, SmartServ Online. "We're delighted that AFTrader.com chose our wireless solution. Our application development and hosting coupled with our knowledge of the securities industry will assist AFTrader.com in maintaining its leadership position by extending its services beyond the desktop to the rapidly emerging mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV.  market."

About AFTrader.com

AFTrader.com is a full service online brokerage firm and member of NASD NASD

See: National Association of Securities Dealers


NASD

See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).
, SIPC (Simply Interactive PC) An earlier umbrella term from Microsoft and Intel for a PC that works like a home appliance. For example, it has a sealed case, uses external connectors for expansion and boots in just a couple of seconds.  and MSRB MSRB

See Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
. AFTrader.com's mission is to provide friendly and professional online advisors and secure and cost-effective financial services that produce optimal benefits for its clients as well as to provide the independent investor with the latest tools and services to enhance trading decisions at a low cost.

About SmartServ Online

SmartServ Online is a leading Application Services Provider offering complete systems to extend financial and e-commerce businesses from the Web to the wireless marketplace. The world class "SmartServ" platform today offers a secure, scalable and reliable environment for application hosting and industrial-strength transaction order routing services. All SmartServ Online developed and hosted applications are accessible from a vast array of Web and wireless interactive appliances, including browser-equipped devices such as Internet-ready wireless handsets as well as Palm and Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0.  devices.

SmartServ's Alliance Program members consist of leading technology, consulting and content provider companies. The Company is an established member of the WAP Forum and aims to remain at the forefront of new mobile technologies such as Bluetooth and Epoch. Visit SmartServ's Web site at www.smartserv.com for more information.

This release contains forward looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the condition of the economy the impact of competitive products and pricing, the volatility of financial markets, product demand and market acceptance, new product development, reliance on key strategic alliances and customers, availability and quality of internet and wireless communications services offered by carriers, the regulatory environment, fluctuations in operating results and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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