SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 11 /PRNewswire/ -- CBS MarketWatch
( http://cbs.marketwatch.com ), the premier Internet financial supersite,
announced a content agreement today with PointCast, the leader in broadcast
news via the Internet and corporate Intranets. CBS MarketWatch now provides
the Industries Channel on the PointCast(R) Network with daily, original
reports in several financial news areas: Internet Daily, Tech Report and
Software Report.
"We are excited about broadening the reach for some of our top features
through this cooperative effort with PointCast," said Larry Kramer, Chief
Executive Officer of CBS MarketWatch. "They have been a pioneer in bringing
information to consumers in a timely and easy-to-use way. The Internet is a
new medium and we are all trying to figure out how people will use it. We
believe we can provide PointCast users with valuable and timely information."
Joe Perna, Director of Content, at PointCast says, "Our partnership with
CBS MarketWatch emphasizes PointCast's commitment to serving the business
consumer. This new content gives PointCast viewers an indispensable news
source that lets them track significant developments within the
Computer/Electronics, Internet and Software industries, and helps them make
more informed business decisions."
About PointCast
PointCast Incorporated was founded in 1992 to provide current news and
information services to viewers and corporations via the Internet and
corporate Intranets. Since PointCast launched the PointCast Network in
February 1996, the Company has won more than seventy-five industry awards and
honors, including CNET's Best Internet Application, PC Magazine's Technical
Excellence award and PC Computing's Most Valuable Product award. The
PointCast Network can be downloaded for free at http://www.pointcast.com.
About CBS MarketWatch
CBS MarketWatch ( http://cbs.marketwatch.com ) is the premier Internet
financial supersite for the individual investor, business professional and the
general public. The new service, a joint venture between CBS (NYSE: CBS) and
Data Broadcasting Corporation (Nasdaq: DBCC), delivers business news and
real-time financial data and analysis.
NOTE: PointCast is a registered trademark of PointCast Incorporated.
SOURCE CBS MarketWatch
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