Comtex to Introduce SmarTrend(R) 2.0 at NY Securities Industry Technology Management Conference

NEW YORK, June 12  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comtex News Network, Inc. (OTC:CMTX) (BULLETIN BOARD: CMTX) , a leading provider of economically useful electronic real-time news, content and SmarTrend(R) market products, today announced that it will unveil and introduce SmarTrend 2.0 -- the new version of its popular online stock trend alert product -- at the SIFMA Technology Management Conference, on June 19, 2007.

The unique, online SmarTrend system combines proprietary automated pattern recognition with real-time news.  SmarTrend generates real-time UPTREND and DOWNTREND alerts based on backward and forward-tested analytics developed over 25 years.  SmarTrend bundles these equity trend indicators with news on specific equities to help investors have immediate access to real-time news stories on the companies they follow.  SmarTrend was introduced in March 2005 to institutional investors as a Comtex CustomWire, and continues to be available in various professional financial applications through Comtex's extensive distributor network.

Comtex is introducing SmarTrend 2.0 at the 2007 Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Technology Management Conference, being held from June 19 -- 21, at the Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York City.  Comtex will be in Booth 1422 and invites all interested investors, press and conference attendees to demonstrate the new product (for more information on the event, see http://www.sifma.org/tmc2007/index.html).

According to Comtex President and CEO, Chip Brian, "SmarTrend 2.0 has new, powerful benefits for investors which we look forward to unveiling next week. Comtex is extremely pleased with the next generation of our SmarTrend product line."  Current subscribers will have immediate access to the new website.

About Comtex

Comtex (http://www.comtex.com/) provides real-time news, Comtex SmarTrend(R) Alerts and economically useful information.  Comtex customers receive select content from key sources which is further enhanced with stock tickers and an extended lexicon of relevant terms.  With a specialization in the financial news and content marketplace, Comtex receives, enhances, combines and filters news and content received from national and international news bureaus, agencies and publications, and distributes more than one million total stories per day.  Comtex's state-of-the-art technology delivers this relevant content and reliable service in real-time.  Comtex now also provides several SmarTrend Alert products to consumers, including a daily stock market letter (Morning Call), selected stock news (SmarTrend Spotlights), and SmarTrend Alerts (via subscription at http://www.mysmartrend.com/).  Comtex has offices in New York City and Alexandria, Virginia.

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],





Web site:  http://www.comtexnews.com/

http://www.sifma.org/tmc2007/index.html

http://www.mysmartrend.com/ 

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