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ValueForum.com Launches FTP Service as part of new 'Investor Resources' Portal, Powered by Ticker Technologies Inc.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2004--BNK Invest, Inc. (BNK), a premier provider of targeted online investment communities, announces the launch of its FTP Account Service as part of a new Investor Resources portal (at http://www.valueforum.com/). The portal is intended to be a comprehensive value investing resource, with content submitted by the site's 600+ members and ranked via peer review using an integrated feedback system consisting of 'thumbs up' and 'thumbs down' icons to indicate whether members have found each submitted resource to be helpful.
In addition to submitting useful web sites and documents to the new 'Investor Resources' portal, members of the ValueForum.com site can upload and manage their own value investing web pages and online content via the newly launched ValueForum FTP Account Service. Any site member in good standing can apply for an FTP account, and uploaded content can be accessed via the web.

Adam Menzel, the company's COO stated, "The new services will add value to our growing community, augmenting the existing Discussion Forum and Stock Ratings system, and will open up a whole new realm of collaboration possibilities among our membership. We believe the new services will enhance the ability of our members to share value investing ideas and information, and creates new possibilities for peer review, discussion, and collaboration."

The new services supplement ValueForum's Stock Ratings area, a system where members of the site can submit ratings on the particular stocks they closely follow and research, ranking a stock anywhere from a Strong Buy to a Strong Sell, and providing a justification of their rating. Each rating is instantly subject to peer review by the entire membership through discussion and through a feedback system.

Some actively rated stocks include NovaStar Financial (NYSE: NFI) currently with 98 member ratings, Friedman Billings Ramsey (NYSE: FBR) with 41 member ratings, and Frontline Ltd (NYSE: FRO) with 38 member ratings. Actively rated sectors include Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) including Mortgage REITS, Business Development Companies (BDCs), and Canadian Royalty Trusts (Canroys).

About BNK Invest, Inc.

BNK Invest, Inc. owns online properties that focus on serving specific communities of investors. The Company's newest site, ValueForum.com, is the third online property to be launched by BNK, following BankInvestor.com in 1998 and BDCinvestor.com in 2002. ValueForum.com is a subscription-based site, with a 3-day trial Pass offered at $5, a 6-Month Pass at $60, and a full 12-Month Pass at $100.

About Ticker Technologies, Inc.

ValueForum.com is powered by Ticker Technologies Inc. (TTI). TTI's mission is to be the premier provider of Internet software applications that integrate market-related and other content into web and Intranet sites worldwide. The Company achieves its mission by delivering turn-key outsourcing solutions that filter aggregated information and present it in innovative ways. The most successful products launched by the company have been the Ticker product line, and customizable Stock Charts. These products and the company's newest solutions provide value-added offerings for their clients.

TTI powers its products with a fleet of Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) PowerEdge servers running the RedHat (NASDAQ: RHAT) Linux operating system. TTI's server infrastructure is located at NTT/Verio (NYSE: NTT)'s Manhattan data center.

Contacts


Ticker Technologies, Inc.
Adam Menzel, 516-759-9408 x20
amenzel@valueforum.com
amenzel@tickertech.com

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