SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- CBS MarketWatch
( http://cbs.marketwatch.com ), the World Wide Web's premier financial site,
today launched new real-time financial products, using real-time quotes from
Data Broadcasting Corp. (DBC), for the Windows CE platform, making the
availability of financial data even more convenient and affordable.
CBS MarketWatch said its MarketWatch RT quote service can now be accessed
by handheld and palmtop PCs running under the Windows CE operating system via
wireless communications. In addition, a customized version of the
advertising-supported CBS MarketWatch site, with real-time news and delayed
quotes, has also been launched for these portable devices.
The new applications allow professional and individual investors access to
real-time financial information, including personal portfolio tracking,
anywhere, any time. All they need is a Windows CE device with a wireless
modem and a web browser to access unlimited real-time quotes, charts and
fundamental data, as well as news and market commentary from the CBS
MarketWatch Web site.
To use MarketWatch RT for Windows CE, current and new subscribers can
point their browsers to http://rt.marketwatch.com and choose the format that
meets their needs. A similar service for the popular Palm Pilot will be
available soon.
"This represents a major milestone for investors on the move," said Larry
Kramer, President and CEO of CBS MarketWatch. "For the first time, serious
investors can access industrial strength real-time financial data at an
affordable price using the latest popular portable computing devices. Today's
market volatility makes it imperative that serious traders never be too far
from what's happening on Wall Street."
"In providing its quotes on MarketWatch RT, Data Broadcasting rounds out
its product mix by offering a low cost real-time quotes solution to serious
traders," said Mark Imperiale, President of DBC. "We are excited about
working with CBS MarketWatch to bring mobile trading solutions to traders
whose need for real-time quotes goes beyond the boundaries of the office."
DBC, provider of quotes to MarketWatch RT, is the leading provider of
streaming real-time quotes services to individual traders and investors
through its popular Signal and StockEdge product line.
MarketWatch RT is available for $34.95 per month, which includes exchange
fees. Wireless access for Windows CE, as well as for laptops and desktops
using wireless modems is available as part of an existing alliance between DBC
and AT&T for an additional flat fee of $49 per month within AT&T coverage
areas. Subscribers of wireless services can now access the same information
on their Windows CE devices that they do on their desktops. No other service
delivers the depth and breadth of real-time data wirelessly at such a low
cost. Most similar services only offer a limited number of quotes per day,
and at a much higher rate.
About CBS MarketWatch
CBS MarketWatch ( http://cbs.marketwatch.com ) is the World Wide Web's
premier financial news site. Led by President and CEO Larry Kramer and
Editor-in-Chief Thom Calandra, the CBS MarketWatch team of seasoned financial
journalists and analysts provides up-to-the-minute breaking news, analysis and
market data for individual and professional investors alike. From its
headquarters in San Francisco and bureaus in New York, Washington D.C.,
Los Angeles, and London, CBS MarketWatch contributes financial and economic
news reports broadcast by the CBS network. Launched Oct. 29, 1997, CBS
MarketWatch is a joint venture between CBS Inc. (NYSE: CBS) and Data
Broadcasting Corporation (Nasdaq: DBCC), the country's leading provider of
real-time financial and market information.
SOURCE CBS MarketWatch
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CONTACT:
Lydia Graham, 415-957-1705, or
lgraham@middleberg-graham.com, or Bruce Fienberg, 415-957-1705,
or bfienberg@middleberg-graham.com, both of Middleberg-Graham for
CBS MarketWatch
NOTE TO EDITORS: For a live demonstration of MarketWatch RT for
Windows CE, visit CBS MarketWatch's booth at the Aug. 6-9 San
Francisco Money Show at the San Francisco Mariott Hotel, or their
Mobile Trading Solutions Open House on Aug. 7 from 11:30 a.m. to
1:00 p.m. in the Mariott's Walnut Room.
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