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[The Trump]

Monday February 14, 10:12 am Eastern Time

Company Press Release

SOURCE: FirstQuote Inc.

FirstQuote Increases Focus on Web Solutions With
the Launch of Its New Division FirstQuote.net

GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstQuote Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FSQT - news) , a European
provider of B2B real-time investor data and Internet brokerage solutions, formalised its focus on Web and wireless solutions by
announcing the creation of its new business unit, FirstQuote.net. FirstQuote.net complements the FirstQuote Professional
division; offering sophisticated client-server application front-ends and the FirstQuote Network Solutions division offering
high-quality enterprise Internet connectivity.

FirstQuote.net is a component-based service offering from FirstQuote, that provides businesses in the finance sector with a rich
array of browser-based investor content combined with ease-of-use. The browser-based application components allow
real-time customer interaction for finance, content management and trade lifecycle support. The offering provides banks and
brokerage institutions with the capability to provide their clients with multiple touch points to access market data, news,
analyses, brokerage reports, fundamentals, portfolio, market risk, trade and order management services, to any one of a
number of desktop or wireless devices. As the applications are component-based, fully customised solutions can be rapidly
created for the end-user, greatly enhancing the one-to-one relationship with the user.

By 2001, the Internet will interconnect more than 1.3 million companies and by 2002 the total value of goods and services
traded among these companies will reach US$ 323 billion according to Forrester Research. Neil Gibbons, CEO of FirstQuote
confirms, `` Industry analysts forecast that growth in the B2B sector in Europe alone will be worth EURO 300 billion by 2003.
FirstQuote.net is uniquely positioned, as an ASP (Application Service Provider) and CSP (Content Service Provider), to offer
a complete turnkey solution to businesses seeking a finance-based offering with transactional functionality. Our
component-based solutions enable these businesses to achieve speed-to-market and superior one-to-one service capabilities
for their clients.``

FirstQuote.net customers and affiliates benefit from the complete STP (Straight-Through-Processing) environment made
available with the service offering. Further, customers can be seamlessly upgraded to higher value services and products. The
users, therefore, do not leave the portal as their needs for more sophisticated investment interfaces are provided.

Recently appointed General Manager of FirstQuote.net, Jean-Marc Bongni, says, ``Our central hub performs all real-time
analysis and can provide content on a continuous streaming basis or based simply on a client`s Personal Digital Profile. This
allows sending only the information that has been defined as being an exception to a set of normal circumstances. The
information or alert can be sent to any one of a number of devices. Thus an investor remains in touch with all relevant facts
wherever, whenever and however they choose.``

As recently announced, FirstQuote`s wireless services such as WAP and SMS will make up an important part of the
FirstQuote.net offering to respond to the increasing expectations for information to be accessible in an intelligent manner from
one single electronic point to investors requiring alerts and financial data whilst on the move.

Says Neil Gibbons, ``Use of wireless solutions in enhancing delivery of market data and brokerage transactions to investors is
one of the most exciting emerging business areas with an estimated 500 million wireless subscribers by the year 2001 and one
billion by 2004. FirstQuote.net brings these applications to businesses or service providers seeking to add value to their current
information offering.``

FirstQuote currently provides FirstQuote.net Web solutions to affiliates Les Echos (Pearson Group) in France, Agefi in
Switzerland, and Germany.net (Mannesman / Vodafone) in Germany.

FirstQuote is the premiere and fastest-growing service provider for business-to-business finance and e-brokerage systems in
Europe. By employing leading Internet and new-media technologies, FirstQuote delivers financial information systems with
better price/performance results than comparable traditional systems and offers greater content through a continual process of
engaging new partners and affiliates whilst developing the latest in delivery and transactional technologies.

FirstQuote is a company focused on European markets. Already, more than 3,000 financial service companies and investment
professionals apply FirstQuote solutions to their market data and online brokerage needs. FirstQuote, Inc. was founded in
1996, its head-office is located in Geneva, Switzerland. Current operations extend to France, Germany, Benelux and the
United Kingdom. FirstQuote Inc., is listed on the NASDAQ: OTC BB under the symbol FSQT and the Frankfurt and Berlin
OTC Stock Exchanges in Germany under the symbol FQT.

SOURCE: FirstQuote Inc.

[Sandorin]

An the Trump
Hallo kannst das mal auf Deutsch
übersetzen,bin nähmlich voll in Firstquote investiert.
Vielen Dank.
Ciao Willi