SKALI.COM PORTAL TO CARRY MSC-IT INDEX ONLINE

Multimedia Super Corridor, February 15, 2000: Internet player Skali.com (PRWEB) February 18, 2000 -info portal, has forged an alliance with MSC Times.com (www.msctimes.com) and Investors Xchange (www.investorsxchange.com) to display a live feed of the MSC IT Index on its site beginning February 18.

Skali.com's e-information portal, which attracts over two million visitors a month, will carry real-time quotes of the MSC IT Index as a free service.

The move to put the MSC IT Index on a mass appeal platform like Skali.com is expected to widen the appeal of the component stocks of the index to both retail and institutional investors in the Asia-Pacific region. .

The MSC IT Index is the country's newest sectoral index of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange and is made up of high-growth stocks whose main business is in information technology.

The move is part of a wider plan by Skali.com to enhance the quality of its business information channels, which currently makes up about 50 per cent of its overall content.

Skali.com, an Asian-centric Internet content aggregator, provides a wide range of information, real time updated news, business updates and trade links, is the first e-info portal to take live-feed of the MSC IT Index.

The Index, to be launched on February 18, will be fed to Skali.com by Investors Xchange, the pioneer of `Click n Trade' cybertrading in Malaysia and Internet-delivered real-time quotes on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE).

Come February 18, the MSC IT index will enable viewers of Skali to monitor real time quotes of 18 local IT counters - seven from the main board and 11 from the second board of the KLSE during trading hours.

`This is the kind of complementing services and partnerships we strive for in enhancing the user's experience of our website,' says Aimi Aizal Nasharuddin, co founder of Skali.com.

`We constantly strive for dynamic ways to disseminate business information to meet the needs of a fast growing digital economy within Asia and beyond.

He goes on to say, `The IT index is an invaluable tool for the business community as it will give retail and institutional investors, and the business community worldwide a better focus in tracking high growth Malaysian IT companies.'

` It's another reason to connect with Skali.com,' he quips.

In addition to real time quotes, there will also be daily commentaries on the performance of the index to boost viewers understanding of its component stocks.

Visitors to Skali are currently kept abreast of business developments and opportunities in Asia through its comprehensive business channels, trade links and corporate news releases.

The site's business channels command high traffic platforms, with its hourly updated tenders and projects in Asia already a favorite among the business community.

Skali.com intends to tap rapid growth of Internet adoption in Asia by introducing more value-added resources and innovative services, and establishing global alliances.

About Skali.com

Skali.com acts as an Internet content aggregator that pulls together current, informative and entertaining news that are Asia-centric. The channel aims to enhance online experience of Internet users by providing real time updated news, editorials, internet and intranet search guides and user-friendly online tools.

Its trade and business links provide opportunities for companies to forge one-on-one relationship with their existing and potential customers. These features are in line with Skali.com's mission to develop an interactive platform for on line communities with more content and participation from Internet users.

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