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Zacks Investment Research launches alliance with Knobias Holdings, Inc .


(Chicago, IL – May 1st, 2003) – Zacks Investment Research, Inc., and Knobias today announced the launch of their alliance. Zacks will make comprehensive financial information available on Knobias Products to Knobias clients. Zacks will also market Knobias unique product line to Zacks clients.

Zacks Investment Research has been providing the investment community with the most comprehensive investment information since 1978. Zacks’ Earnings Estimates, EPS surprises, Fundamentals, and other investment data will assist Knobias clients in making successful investment decisions. Zacks will also be offering Knobias products to its clients. Zacks has been supporting Partners products through its portfolio of Partner offerings to Zacks clients since 1982. these partnerships have proven to be mutually beneficial and very successful.

"Our partnership with Knobias Holdings is a key step in pursuing our mission to empower investors," said Len Zacks, chief executive officer of Zacks Investment Research. "Zacks Investment Researchs’ stock market content and investment tools will be available to Knobias clients for their use to the benefit of their portfolios. Knobias products will allow Zacks clients to enhance the success of their investment decision making process. Knobias Products uniqueness complements Zacks offerings to its clients. Both Knobias and Zacks have strong products and a list of blue chip clients.

"We are very excited about the relationship between Zacks and Knobias. We feel this will be a tremendous offering within the Institutional Marketplace. With the combination of Zacks data and Knobias Real Time tools and information, the market will be able to research and track their portfolios as never before,” said Key Ramsey, Knobias CEO “

About Zacks
Zacks Investment Research, Inc. has over 25 years of experience in providing both institutional and individual investors with the analytical tools and financial information necessary to the success of their investment process. Zacks receives daily electronic data feeds and printed research reports on 10,000+ companies from over 250 brokerage firms, produced by more than 3,200 analysts amounting to over 500,000 pages of brokerage research. In addition, ZIR records 25,000 earnings estimate revisions and changes in broker recommendations weekly.

This information provides the foundation for Zacks Internet and Professional Products and Services which include: consensus estimates, fundamental, and price databases, an estimate momentum model (Zacks Indicator), comprehensive equity analysis systems, a top graded, comprehensive investment research site for individual investors. Zacks also created the “Zacks earnings surprise” a highly respected stock measure that determines how a company is performing relative to market expectations.

About Knobias Holdings, Inc.

Knobias is a premier financial information provider of trading and investing data covering all U.S. equities for investors and security professionals founded in 1999. Knobias is best described by its three major components: Real-time desktop applications providing quotes, charts, level 2, analysis etc.; Knobias RAiDAR providing thousands of real-time news stories, alerts and documents daily; Knobias fundamentals providing a comprehensive database of fundamental research information. For more info visit: http://www.knobias.com

Company Contacts:

Len Zacks, CEO Key Ramsey, CEO
Zacks Investment Research Knobias Holdings, Inc.
[phone] ext. 155 [phone] x: 106

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