PC Quote shipped with Microsoft Excel 97.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 1997-- New Version of Spreadsheet Software, Now Available, Allows Users to Seamlessly Integrate PC Quote's Financial Information Into Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. 97 Spreadsheets PC Quote Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :PQT PQT Paquet PQT Production Qualification Test PQT Product Qualification Test PQT Prototype Qualification Test PQT Product Qualification Team PQT Pre Qualification Tool PQT Preliminary/Professional Qualification Test PQT Petroleum Quality Technology ), a leading provider of real-time securities quotations and news to professional and individual investors, announced today that financial information from PC Quote's popular financial Web site at http://www.pcquote.com is being shipped with Microsoft Excel 97 software as the "in the box" implementation of Microsoft Excel's new Web Query technology. Last month Microsoft launched the upgrade to its popular Microsoft Excel spreadsheet program, which has an estimated 30 million users worldwide. PC Quote is a showcase for Microsoft Excel 97's new Web Query feature, which allows users to seamlessly pull information from the Web, such as financial information from PC Quote on the Internet, directly into a spreadsheet for stock portfolio tracking and analysis. Using Web Query, Microsoft Excel 97 users can view several types of financial queries from PC Quote and then chart, analyze or calculate data using Excel's powerful spreadsheet capabilities. The release of Microsoft Excel 97 represents the most significant upgrade to the product in the 11 years since the release of Microsoft Excel version 1.0 "By using Microsoft Excel 97's new Web Query technology, PC Quote now provides real-time or delayed data feeds directly into our users' spreadsheets, where they can take advantage of the full range of Excel's powerful analytic an·a·lyt·ic or an·a·lyt·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to analysis or analytics. 2. Expert in or using analysis, especially one who thinks in a logical manner. 3. Psychoanalytic. capabilities," said Jon Reingold, General Manager, Microsoft Excel Business Unit. "Microsoft Excel 97 with PC Quote on the Internet is the perfect combination of high-value information with a leading edge productivity tool." Highlights of the PC Quote Web Query feature, to be shipped with Microsoft Excel, include the ability to: -0-
-- Query for a single financial quote with fundamental data
-- Query for up to 20 quotes at a time
-- Query for a list of stocks comprising the Dow Jones Industrial
Average
-- Monitor, update and analyze a stock portfolio's progress in a
spreadsheet format
"PC Quote is proud to be the gateway to the Internet for demonstrating the power of Microsoft Excel's new Web capabilities, now available in Microsoft Excel 97," said Howard Meltzer, president at PC Quote. "This pairing of analytical and Web retrieval capabilities will revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. financial tracking and interactive spreadsheet applications." Pre-made templates for more advanced Microsoft Excel applications will run under subscriptions available at http://www.pcquote.com . About PC Quote Inc. ( http://www.pcquote.com ) Chicago-based PC Quote Inc. (AMEX:PQT) has provided real-time securities quotations and news to financial professionals worldwide for more than 12 years. Widely known as possessing the fastest and most accurate real-time ticker ticker An automated quotation system on which security transactions are reported after they occur on an exchange floor. Even though the newer systems are electronic and no longer actually tick, the name of the old mechanical device has stuck. plant in the financial industry, its professional clients include brokerage firms, banks, insurance companies and fund managers, as well as institutional and professional investors. Financial organizations that demand speed, accuracy and reliability for their WANs, LANs or stand-alones rely on PC Quote's execution-quality data delivered by satellite, terrestrial Dealing with the earth. See terrestrial link. or wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. . On the Internet, PC Quote is in the forefront of on-line financial information with clients and partners that include The Microsoft Network See MSN. Microsoft Network - The Microsoft Network and MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company , CompuServe, Earthlink, AT&T Worldnet, Corel Corp., the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. , and other Internet finance and consumer leaders. PC Quote offers financial content for Web sites and low-cost subscription services for individual and professional investors on the Internet. Millions of free delayed quotes are given away every day at its popular Web site http://www.pcquote.com . About Microsoft Excel 97 Microsoft Excel 97, now available in retail stores nationwide, removes the barriers between users and spreadsheets, making it easier to turn numbers into answers. Analysis tools are easier and more discoverable, allowing users of all skill levels to better focus on understanding the meaning behind their numbers. Microsoft Excel 97 also features new formatting and drawing tools and improved charting and PivotTables(R) to allow users to produce better-looking output to be published in print or electronically. By focusing on increased connectivity, Microsoft Excel 97 is the best spreadsheet for exchanging and managing information over a network, intranet, or the World Wide Web. For more information, please see the Microsoft Excel Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/excel . -0- Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : For a screen grab image of PC Quote with Microsoft Excel 97 on disk, please contact Amie Soden at 312/240-2693 or asoden@edelman.com. EDITOR'S NOTE: There is an "at" symbol after "asoden," "julij," "mswallie," "tomwill" and "airwin" in the E-mail addresses See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address contained within this press release. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: PC Quote: PC Quote Julij Miller, 312/913-2810 julij@mailserv.pcqt.com or Edelman Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Marianne Swallie/Amie Soden, 312/240-2693 mswallie@edelman.com asoden@edelman.com or Microsoft Excel: Microsoft Tom Williams Tom Williams can refer to:
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