Comtex Appoints Matthew Ball Chief Financial Officer

Comtex Appoints Matthew Ball Chief Financial Officer 


ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comtex News Network, Inc., 
(BULLETIN BOARD: CMTX)  a leading wholesaler of electronic real-time news and
content, today announced the appointment of Matthew Ball to the position of
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance.

"Matthew Ball is a strong addition to the Comtex management team," said C.W.
Gilluly, Ed.D., Chairman and Interim CEO of Comtex.  "He brings a broad
background of public accounting and solid corporate finance management skills
to the Company," concluded Dr. Gilluly.

Mr. Ball has more than seventeen years of accounting and finance experience,
including, most recently, serving in a senior financial position with
international manufacturing company, Cambridge International, Inc. Previously,
Mr. Ball served as the Controller of Maryland Baseball, LLC.  His career also
includes positions as a public accountant with Aronson, Fetridge & Weigle and
Arthur Andersen & Company.

About Comtex

Comtex is a leading wholesaler of real-time news and related content for the
world's leading financial and business information distributors.  With a
specialization in economically useful news and information, Comtex receives,
enhances, combines, filters and distributes news and content received from more
than 10,000 national and international news bureaus, agencies and publications.
 The resulting news and content products -- with embedded stock tickers, key
words, standardized metadata, uniform formatting and custom filters -- are all
designed to meet the exacting standards required by investment professionals.

Please Note:  Except for the historical information contained herein, this
press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve a
number of risks and uncertainties.  These forward-looking statements may be
identified by reference to a future period by use of forward-looking
terminology such as "anticipate," "expect," "could," "intend," "may" and other
words of a similar nature.  These statements involve risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated
herein, including the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances
relating to the fact that Comtex is in a highly competitive industry subject to
rapid technological, product and price changes.  Other factors include the
possibility that demand for the Company's products may not occur or continue at
sufficient levels, changing global economic and competitive conditions,
technological risks and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed
in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Comtex
undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 

DATASOURCE: Comtex News Network, Inc.



CONTACT:  Amber Gordon of Comtex News Network, Inc., [phone], or





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