DPC Data Selects Metatec Express as Foundation for Securities Data Service Financial Data Provider Launches New Service Providing Same Day Municipal Securities Prospectus Delivery.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DUBLIN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2000 Metatec Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the Products Group today announced that DPC DPC Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria, Australia) DPC Dutch Power Cows DPC Deferred Procedure Calls (Microsoft Windows NT 4. Data, Inc., a leading provider of financial information products and data, has selected Metatec Express(SM) as the foundation for a new group of financial information products for the municipal securities market. Metatec Express provides information publishers and distributors with a reliable online information distribution service, quickly deployed, on a completely outsourced basis. Combining confirmed Internet delivery of software and data files with a comprehensive tracking and reporting system, Metatec Express enables publishers to avoid the licensing and infrastructure costs associated with implementing an online distribution system, offering a complete solution for a low monthly per customer fee. DPC Data is launching downloadprospectus.com, a new service to provide confirmed delivery of securities prospectuses to broker dealers and customers participating in municipal bond deals. In addition to launching the download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. service, DPC Data is also using Metatec Express to provide updates of DPC software products to the DPC customer base of municipal bond dealers. The company's newest service offering uses the Metatec Express service to provide municipal broker dealers with a secure, confirmed way to deliver prospectuses to their customers online, and comply with securities regulation. Peter J. Schmitt, President of DPC Data, said "We selected Metatec Express because it is quick and easy to deploy and because of its confirmed delivery and tracking features. Our customers are municipal securities dealers in all 50 states who are required to deliver securities prospectuses and other documents to their customers within very limited time periods dictated dic·tate v. dic·tat·ed, dic·tat·ing, dic·tates v.tr. 1. To say or read aloud to be recorded or written by another: dictate a letter. 2. a. by the federal regulations," explained Schmitt. "Historically, the printing and mailing of these documents has involved a lot of support costs and delays with traditional delivery methods. Metatec Express is enabling us to create a new offering providing same day, confirmed prospectus delivery, while helping our customers reduce printing and mailing costs. Metatec Express enables us to quickly deploy a service that is very easy to use, while offering customers the reliable, confirmed document delivery that is needed to meet the legal requirements," said Schmitt. -more- Metatec Redefines Supplier-Customer Relationship; Partners with Customer DPC Data -- April. 18, 2000 (Page 2 of 3) The new partnership with DPC Data marks the latest in Metatec's recently launched Distribution Affiliate Program which offers affiliates the opportunity to resell re·sell tr.v. re·sold , re·sell·ing, re·sells 1. To sell again. 2. To sell (a product or service) to the public or to an end user, especially as an authorized dealer. Metatec Express and to create new vertical product offerings for different industries. Metatec Express offers a Web-based platform for secure, reliable software and file distribution as well as advanced management reporting - on a completely outsourced basis. As members of the Metatec Distribution Affiliate Program, companies like DPC Data can quickly and easily set up a complete distribution services portal for their customers with a very low upfront investment. "DPC Data is pioneering new ways of distributing critical documents for the securities industry, and we are very pleased to provide the foundation for DPC's new offering," said Jeffrey F. Tarplin, Vice President and General Manager of the Metatec Internet Products Group. Metatec Express is ideally suited to providing confirmed distribution and tracking of time-critical information, documents and software for the financial companies. Metatec's Distribution Affiliate Program enables partners to quickly build vertical industry information distribution solutions using Metatec Express. The Program includes marketing development funds for seminars, training, and support. Contact Metatec Sales at 888-565-7726 or 908-253-3350 for additional information. About DPC Data Based in Fort Lee, N.J., DPC Data is a leading provider of document archive products and data to the professional municipal bond market. Founded in 1992, the company has experienced steady growth as a result of its expertise in data management and its reputation for quality. DPC Data is designated a Nationally Recognized Municipal Securities Information Repository An information repository is an easy to deploy secondary tier of data storage that can comprise multiple, networked data storage technologies running on diverse operating systems, where data that no longer needs to be in primary storage is protected, classified according to captured (NRMSIR NRMSIR Nationally Recognized Municipal Securities Information Respository ) by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company's leading products are MuniIRIS(R), the best known and most widely used municipal bond prospectus and escrow escrow Instrument, such as a deed, money, or property, that constitutes evidence of obligations between two or more parties and is held by a third party. It is delivered by the third party only upon fulfillment of some condition. document archive system, and MuniANNUALS(TM), the most comprehensive and timely source for municipal financial statements and continuing disclosure documents. For further information, visit the DPC Data Web site at http://www.dpcdata.com. About Metatec The Metatec Internet Products Group provides outsourced online software distribution and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services and Internet-based software products for business on the Web. The Group's services enable software publishers and business customers to manage and track the distribution of business-critical software, documents and other digital files in a cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. and secure manner. For more information, visit the group's web site at http://www.metatec.net. The Metatec Internet Products Group is part of Metatec International (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : META), an international information distribution company that integrates Internet-based electronic commerce, secure online information distribution technologies and logistics services with CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. manufacturing to provide businesses with a full range of information distribution solutions. Metatec maintains sales and customer support offices throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Europe. The corporate web site can be accessed at http://www.metatec.com. |
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