SEATTLE, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Breaking news about the business and
investment world from premium online content providers is now only a mouse
click away.
Qpass, the leading transactor of digital content, today began providing
individual investors and business executives with a safe and secure means of
purchasing stories from PR Newswire's "Today's Headline News,"
(http://www.todaysheadlinenews.com ) which aggregates content from the world's
leading news sources to keep busy people aware of industry news as it happens.
PR Newswire is using the Qpass system to provide digital subscriptions to
breaking news stories categorized by industry via a powerful and customizable
push e-mail system, or via a personalized Web page.
"Virtually every business person has a need for PR Newswire's premium
information services. PR Newswire represents the level of excellence that
embodies the Qpass network," said Chase Franklin, CEO and co-founder of Qpass.
"By joining the Qpass Network, PR Newswire gives our members a great source of
breaking business and investment information from a variety of industries."
"Today's Headline News" offers access to news gathered from Knight
Ridder/Tribune Business News, EDGAR-Online, First Call Corporate Releases,
Kyodo News Service, Canada NewsWire, AFX News, Asia Pulse, the Australian
Associated Press and PR Newswire. All content over PR Newswire remains
available at no cost. Subscriptions are $19.95 a month for full access to all
news stories per industry or $1.50 per clip. Additional news sources will be
added to the service over the next few months.
Qpass will facilitate the online transactions of all subscriptions by
registering and billing customers, as well as authenticating payment.
Purchasing from PR Newswire's "Today's Headline News" requires a Qpass
membership, available at http://www.qpass.com . Existing Qpass members can
already buy from "Today's Headline News" with the click of a mouse.
"It is crucial for business executives and individual investors to access
breaking news today," said John M. Williams, PR Newswire's executive vice
president. "We have gathered the information from the best news sources and
organized them for the quickest, most efficient read. The Qpass network will
ensure that our subscribers will be able to access stories from the news
service securely and easily."
To register with PR Newswire, please visit http://www.prnewswire.com or
http://www.todaysheadline . To obtain a Qpass membership, please visit
http://www.qpass.com .
About Qpass
Qpass is the easiest way to buy anywhere on the Web. Qpass delivers real
time, point of sale, e-commerce services to merchants, and provides the first
Web-wide transaction network that makes Internet shopping easy and safe for
consumers. Qpass merchants currently include The Wall Street Journal, Corbis,
Morningstar, US Department of Commerce, the Industry Standard, Forbes,
Newsbytes, One Source, and PR Newswire, with many others added throughout
1999. With its new PowerWallet(TM) technology, Qpass enables its members to
use their account information to fill out any form anywhere on the Web with
the click of a mouse.
Based in Seattle, Qpass is privately held with investment from leading
venture investors. For more information, visit Qpass at
http://www.qpass.com .
About PR Newswire
PR Newswire is the world leader in the electronic delivery of information
directly from companies, institutions and agencies through its cutting-edge
wire, fax, satellite, e-mail and Internet network. Forty-five years after
founding the industry, it has 35 bureaus worldwide, an exclusive partnership
with Canada NewsWire and a vast international affiliate system. PR Newswire
provides a broad complement of services for public relations and investor
relations professionals to reach the media, financial community and consumers.
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CONTACT:
Ann Bergstrom of APCO Worldwide,
206-447-1136, for Qpass, or abergstrom@apcoassoc.com ; Renu K.
Aldrich, Public Relations Manager of PR Newswire, 212-282-1929,
or pager, 800-503-2654, or Renu_Aldrich@prnewswire.com
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