Ad-hoc | 14 February 2001 12:52

Ad hoc-Service: Brainpower N.V. english

Ad-hoc announcement precessed and sent by DGAP. The sender is solely responsible for the contents of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– 14th February 2001 Brainpower & Lipper announce launch of NetXceed for Fund Supermarkets at RBFT 2001 Retail Banking & Financial Technology Conference, 14/15 February, Olympia, London, Stand No. E54 Brainpower (Neuer Markt: BPW), provider of investment analysis and decision- support software tools for the investment community today announced the launch of another sales and distribution initiative with Lipper, Reuters global fund information subsidiary. Together they will be promoting NetXceed for Funds Supermarkets. The solution, which will be sold by Lipper along side its other product lines, is based on the formidable combination of Brainpower’s NetXceed family of analytical tools and Lipper’s huge database of funds. NetXceed for Funds Supermarkets is aimed at professionals supplying an online service to private investors, for instance, e-brokers, e-banks and online financial service providers. It is hardware independent, so can be integrated into with existing web sites quickly and easily. Brainpower’s analytical tools are easy and intuitive to use and cover Lipper’s comprehensive database of funds which includes many more Unit Trusts than most competitive products. Stephen Lipper, Marketing Director at Lipper commented, “At Lipper we specialise in supplying comprehensive, fund analysis and research for investment professionals. The Brainpower tool set allows our clients and their investors to reap the benefits of that information via a unique blend of in-depth quantitative analysis and professional report presentation.” “For the first time private investors with modest amounts to invest can effectively have a personalised service,” explained Mark Wells, Chief Operating Officer for Brainpower. “NetXceed offers proactive investment ideas for fund picking, it allows the investor to monitor the funds they have, and compare against other funds for potential investment. The system will suggest alternative funds to those held and can give investment advice via a profiling questionnaire.” end of Ad hoc-announcement, (c) DGAP 14.02.2001 ———————————————————————– WKN: 553 169; Index: Listed: Neuer Markt Frankfurt, Freiverkehr in Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, München 141252 Feb 01