CNET Investor.com Expands Financial Charting Capabilities with Prophet Financial Systems.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2000 CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET), the Internet's leading portal focusing on the high tech industry, today announced it has enhanced CNET Investor (http://investor.cnet.com) with two new advanced charting solutions from Prophet Financial Systems (http://www.ProphetFinance.com), provider of market data and hosted Webtop applications serving investors around the world. The two new financial charts expand CNET Investor's breadth of market breadth of market The underlying strength of stock market movements in an upward or a downward direction. Determining breadth of market is important to technical analysts when they forecast whether a given market movement is likely to persist. coverage, with small-cap and bulletin-board stocks (Nasdaq OTC-BB), IPOs, and Canadian issues. In addition, with access to comprehensive equities data from 1968, CNET visitors can gain long-term perspective on the historical stock performance of technology giants, such as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IBM), Intel (Nasdaq:INTC INTC Intel (NASDAQ symbol) INTC Intercept INTC Interrupt Controller ), and AT&T (NYSE:T). "As the world's top technology portal, CNET Investor provides unprecedented resources for individuals tuned in to high tech and the business behind the technology," said Travis Philips, general manager of CNET Investor. "We chose Prophet to deliver a comprehensive charting solution to our savvy audience, because they offer the most powerful and comprehensive charts, providing professional-level features and ease-of-use." "CNET is one of the industry's most credible voices when it comes to technology and the Internet, and we are honored that they share our vision for innovation and interactivity," said Tim Knight, president 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 Prophet. "Prophet's client- and server-side architectures are designed for speed, scalability, flexibility and extensibility. We look forward to extending the reach of these systems with CNET and delivering solutions that are continually fresh and innovative." About CNET Investor CNET Investor (http://investor.cnet.com) is a complete resource for technology investors that combines research, opinions and insights about tech stocks. CNET Investor also features breaking and market-moving technology news from CNET News.com and Bloomberg, as well as broker reports, personal portfolios, IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. and stock-split data, momentum ratings, comparative charting, and the CNET CEO Wealth Meter. About CNET Networks, Inc. CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET), is the leading content network providing news and information to buyers and sellers around the world. CNET Networks is a platform for two Internet brands, a computer product database and television and radio programming for both consumers and businesses. CNET, www.cnet.com, is the world's most trusted source of information on computers, the Internet and technology, serving millions of users each day. CNET's Web content has been localized for seven Asia Pacific markets: Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Australia. CNET Data Services licenses its multi-lingual product database to U.S. and European online computer retailers, resellers and e-commerce companies. CNET's award-winning television and radio programs are seen in 100 countries world-wide as well as on CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. and other national distribution in the U.S. In February 2000, CNET acquired mySimon, www.mysimon.com, the Internet's largest comparison shopping service, with more than 200 categories and over 2000 merchants. CNET currently has investments in cash and marketable securities Marketable Securities Very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price. Notes: Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities less than one year, and the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has that are valued at more than a half billion dollars. About Prophet Financial Systems Prophet Financial Systems provides financial market data and Webtop applications for active traders and online investors. These powerful, easy-to-use tools for trading are showcased at Prophet's Web site (http://www.ProphetFinance.com), and are available for license on a site-to-site basis. Based in Palo Alto, Prophet was founded by Tim Knight, former vice president of technology products at Montgomery Securities, and is financed by Sun Microsystems co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim. |
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