Data Broadcasting Partners With Nirvana Systems' OmniTrader to Provide Integrated Trading Solution.

HAYWARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 1999--

Data Broadcasting Corp. (Nasdaq:DBCC) (DBC) Monday announced that it has partnered with trading technology firm Nirvana Systems Inc. to provide a private-labeled version of DBC's eSignal, Internet-delivered streaming real-time market data to Nirvana's OmniTrader clients.

By combining eSignal's comprehensive data service with OmniTrader's automated technical analysis and trading software, users can now obtain streaming market information, statistics, charts, consensus buy/sell signals and other financial information -- all in real time.

Through its exclusive Adaptive Reasoning Model (A.R.M.) technology, and 120 built-in trading strategies, OmniTrader continuously processes eSignal's market data for the trader. This technology enables OmniTrader to provide the trader with automated consensus buy/sell signals on issues, thus saving the trader valuable time and effort.

"When it comes to reliable, accurate and affordable financial data, eSignal is an outstanding choice," said Ed Downs, CEO and founder of Nirvana Systems. "Linking OmniTrader directly to eSignal provides customers with everything traders need, to research, analyze, place and track trades. This is especially important today as a growing number of active traders are looking for a single, feature-rich trading solution that is seamlessly integrated."

OmniTrader's Real Time edition supports eSignal's streaming, real-time data feed, which is rich in content and includes multiple-day, inter- and intraday data, and current and historical price data -- all delivered via high-speed Internet. This makes OmniTrader Real Time completely portable and gives users access to the markets anywhere, any time.

As the popularity of after-hours trading increases, so does the importance of being able to get access to the markets and place trades from the office, home or while on the road.

"With its advanced trading platform and unique analytical products and services, we're excited to partner with Nirvana's OmniTrader," said Mark Imperiale, president of DBC. "This partnership further establishes DBC's position as the leading provider of real-time financial market data and strengthens both companies' product offerings by creatist and most reliable market data. By applying sexchange data expected over the next years, in usly update data at the user's workstation. The eSignal application includes: portfolio manager, Nasdaq Level II display, fundamental data, intraday and interday charts, analytics, full-text news & research, customized tickers, time & sales, and options montage.

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