VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 18, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Stockgroup Information Systems Inc. (OTCBB:SWEB) (TSX Venture Exchange:SWB) a financial media and technology company and The Canadian Press announced today that they have signed licensing agreements with five new clients.
CP has added two leading Mutual Fund companies, Mackenzie Financial and Altamira. Also added were Research Capital, a leading brokerage firm and two publishers, Quebec City's Le Soleil and Canada's largest publisher, Sun Media Group.
Sun Media Group has licensed CP's solution for 5 newspapers across Canada including, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Toronto Sun. Sun Media publishes a total of 15 dailies as well as 189 community weeklies and specialty publications across Canada and in Florida.
Stockgroup's Financial Content Software System will provide in depth equity information for all of these customers, such as Quotes, Exchange information, Money Markets and much more. CP's clients will also be able to print in-depth charts for a better product offering to its users and readers.
"Our financial content management platform allows us to deliver to different market segments. Our media solution provides publications with market data which is easier to follow and read," said Marcus New, CEO of Stockgroup. "Newspapers are seeking to print more relevant and interesting slices of financial data in less space and the Stockgroup service allows newspapers to do this." added New.
About The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press is Canada's national multimedia news agency and has been delivering news and information to Canadians for more than eight decades. CP currently serves Canadian newspapers, broadcasters, publishers, Web sites, wireless carriers, cable companies, government and corporate clients.
The Canadian Press is a real-time multi-media news and information service, providing print, photo, audio, graphics, text and online services to media and businesses across Canada 24 hours a day, seven days a week. CP delivers comprehensive, accurate, impartial and balanced news reporting in English and French from Canada and around the world to 100 daily newspapers, 500 radio and television stations and 40 websites. CP also provides multi-media information services to government, businesses and associations.
About Stockgroup
Stockgroup Information Systems Inc. is a financial media and technology company. It is a leading provider of private labeled Financial Software and Content Systems to media, corporate and financial services companies. Stockgroup employs proprietary technologies which enable its clients to provide financial data streams and news combined with cutting edge fundamental, technical, productivity and disclosure tools to their customers, shareholders and employees at a fraction of the cost of traditional internal methods. Stockgroup is also a provider of Public Company Disclosure and Awareness Products for publicly traded companies. Its financial Web sites including www.stockhouse.com, www.stockhouse.ca and www.smallcapcenter.com are state-of-the-art online research centers for the investment community. To find out more about Stockgroup (OTCBB:SWEB) (TSX Venture Exchange:SWB), visit our website at www.stockgroup.com
Signed: /s/ Marcus New Marcus New, CEO
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