Data Broadcasting Launches a WAP-Enabled Financial Portal -- A Wireless Internet Solution for Traders.

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HAYWARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2000

Furthering its efforts to provide traders with the most advanced technology and financial information available, Data Broadcasting Corp. (Nasdaq:DBCC) today announced it has launched a wireless financial portal, which is accessible to all WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)-enabled cell phones, pagers and Palm (Nasdaq:PALM) devices worldwide.

This new service will allow traders and investors to receive portable real-time market indices, market quotes from the NYSE, Nasdaq and AMEX exchanges, breaking news, gainers and losers data, and fundamental data, including 52-week highs and lows.

"DBC has been a pioneer in the delivery of wireless quotes," said Chuck Thompson, senior vice president and managing director of DBC. "We initially offered wireless, streaming real-time quotes to users through portable QuoTrek, which today represents a $8 million business.

"We've been operating quote servers for Phone.com for over four years, and now offer mobile users this new wireless Internet standard, making this information available anywhere, any time and on any device."

Utilizing Phone.com's (Nasdaq:PHCM) embedded mini-browser in a wireless phone, pager or Palm device allows the user to access eSignal's WAP-enabled financial portal.

To learn more about this new application for the eSignal product, visit http://www.esignal.com/phonequotes. WAP-enabled device users should visit http://phone.esignal.com to receive the service.

WAP-compatible phones are now available from more than 20 handset manufacturing companies worldwide including Qualcomm (Nasdaq:QCOM), Nokia (NYSE:NOK), Motorola (NYSE:MOT) and Ericsson (Nasdaq:ERICY). Carriers offering WAP compatibility include AT&T (NYSE:T), BT Cellnet (NYSE:BTY), Sprint PCS (NYSE:PCS) and Nextel (Nasdaq:NXTL).

Other companies offering similar access to wireless market quotes include Aether (Nasdaq:AETH), SmartServ (OTCBB:SSOL) and Research in Motion (Nasdaq:RIMM), however phone.eSignal.com offers a more powerful connection as it enables industry standard WAP. Plus, eSignal acquires its financial information directly from the exchanges.

Newly installed Compaq Alpha Servers, reputed to be the world's fastest, support the reliable and speedy infrastructure of eSignal. DBC has multiple, redundant and geographically separate high-speed server farms in order to ensure the industry-leading reliability that customers count on, and handle the enormous increases in exchange data expected over the next years.

About Data Broadcasting

Data Broadcasting is a leading provider of real-time market data to the individual trader and investor. The company delivers real-time stock quotes, financial news and information to millions of users via PCs, wireless FM and WAP, cable, satellite and the Internet.

With its Capital Management Sciences division, Data Broadcasting also is the leading provider of fixed income portfolio analytics used for valuation and risk management purposes.

DBC's Internet presence includes http://www.dbc.com, http://www.eSignal.com, http://cbs.marketwatch.com, http://insite.dbc.com, http://www.bondedge.com, http://sports.dbc.com and http://www.dbceuro.com.

Matters discussed in this release include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may be materially different. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include the response of competitors to the company's new services, acceptance of the Internet as a valid real-time distribution platform by institutional customers, activity levels in the securities markets and other risk factors listed in the company's 10-K and 10-Q reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission.