Bridge Delivers Instant Access to Financial Information and News Through Handheld Devices.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 1999-- BridgeFlight(SM) Connects Mobile Professionals to Market Data and News to Complement Desktop Data Solutions Bridge Information Systems, the largest provider of financial news and information in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and fastest growing in the world, announced today the launch of BridgeFlight - an interactive wireless system that delivers financial data and news through a handheld personal computer. BridgeFlight software easily installs on any of Palm Computing(R) products, and uses a wireless or cable modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. to connect to the Internet and access BRIDGE servers, transmitting up-to-the-second data snapshots back to the palm-top. "BRIDGE has integrated its market data and news into Palm(TM) organizers to support the mobility of our clients," said Tom Wendel, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BRIDGE. "The result, BridgeFlight, delivers a very wide range of market data to a user wherever they may be located, packaged in an interactive system that allows users to change criteria and update data freely." "BridgeFlight offers the power of financial information with the freedom of mobility," said Jeff Woodruff, vice president of BRIDGE. "We are committed to developing innovative products to meet clients' market data needs." BridgeFlight features detailed quotes, market summaries, advanced charting, full-text news stories, options chains, and much more. For more information on making BridgeFlight part of your investing strategy, send an e-mail to bridgeflight@bridge.com, call (877) AT BRIDGE or contact your BRIDGE representative. BRIDGE, together with its principal operating units operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon , Bridge Information Systems, BridgeNews, Bridge Trading, and its subsidiary Telerate(R) - is the largest provider of financial information and related services in North America - and fastest growing - in the world. Together with SAVVIS the Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. that BRIDGE recently acquired, BRIDGE is also one of the world's largest providers of ATM-managed IP networks, with more than 150 Cascade ATM switches throughout the major cities in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. and the Americas. BRIDGE information products include a wide range of workstations, market data feeds and web-browser-based applications, combined with comprehensive market data, in-depth news, powerful analytic tools and trading room The notion of "trading room" (sometimes used as a synonym of "trading floor", see below) is widely used in financial markets to refer to the office space where market activities are concentrated in investment banks or brokerage houses. integration systems. BridgeNews leverages a network of 600+ BRIDGE journalists in more than 100 locations that break news that affect securities markets globally. BRIDGE is the co-producer of the Nightly Business Report Nightly Business Report is a financial news television program that is broadcast live, weekday evenings on most of the public television stations in the United States. Frequently abbreviated to NBR, the show is produced by public television station WPBT-TV in Miami, Florida, and and is a leading provider of financial news and information to media companies worldwide. BRIDGE, with 5000+ employees worldwide, and over a quarter of a million users in over 60 countries, is headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. with the BRIDGE Trading and Technology center in St. Louis, and major regional centers in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Pacific Rim. For more information visit the BRIDGE web site at http://www.bridge.com. All other brands and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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