NeoNet Offers Global Market Access for Eze Castle Software

NeoNet Offers Global Market Access for Eze Castle Software NeoNet, an international agency broker that provides electronic equity execution services for institutional investors and broker-dealers, today announced that Eze Castle Software, a provider of order management software, will offer its clients trading access to European equities exchanges via connections to NeoNet's global execution network. By connecting to NeoNet's network, traders using Eze Castle's "Traders Console" will have access to 85 percent of the European market capitalization. Through a single point of entry, NeoNet offers direct market access to one third of the world's global equity market capitalization, including the NASDAQ, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Milan, Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen and Oslo stock exchanges. "We are pleased to offer our clients access to NeoNet's global network of exchanges," said David Quinlan, president of Eze Castle Software. "As a leading order management system provider, we are dedicated to offering our clients access to the best execution tools and sources of liquidity." "Through our memberships with all of the major exchanges, we offer high quality trading access to all of the major sources of liquidity in Europe," said Peter Gaffney, president of U.S. operations at NeoNet. "Our commitment to providing clients with the best tools for accessing global markets will enhance the trading capabilities of Eze Castle's clients and will enable them to lower the cost of trade execution and market impact." "We look forward to providing Eze Castle's clients with efficient direct market access to global exchanges," said Torvald Bohlin CEO of NeoNet. "By using our trading platform, Eze Castle's clients will be able to execute cross-border trading strategies through a single point of access, enabling them to realize true best execution in the marketplace." About Eze Castle Software Founded in 1995 Eze Castle Software is a software products company providing solutions to the investment management market. With over 140 clients and offices in Boston, New York, London, Stamford and San Francisco, Eze Castle Software is one of the largest Trade Order Management firms in the financial services industry. For information about the company please contact David Quinlan at 617-316-1186, by e- mail at Q@ezecastlesoftware.com or visit the web site at www.ezecastlesoftware.com. For further information, please contact: Company contacts: Torvald Bohlin Magnus Karlsson CEO of NeoNet Communications, NeoNet Tel. +46 8 454 15 39 +46 8 454 15 46 torvald.bohlin@neonet.se magnus.karlsson@neonet.se NeoNet's U.K. PR-agency Eze Castle PR-contact: contact: Stefanie Davidson/Tom Kristine O'Brien, Eze Castle Software Coombes, Cognito +44 20 7936 9058 +1 617 316 1100 stefanie.davidson@cognito- kobrien@ezecastlesoftware.com europe.com Through NeoNet, clients have electronic direct trading access to one third of the world's equity market capitalization. As an agency broker, NeoNet provides institutional investors and broker-dealers with an exchange network for electronic trading on the world's leading stock exchanges. Clients can also trade over NeoNet's international trading desk. Focused on providing a single point of access to multiple equity markets worldwide, NeoNet has 78 employees with offices in Stockholm, New York and London, is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (ticker NEO), and has clients in twelve countries including the U.S. and U.K. www.neonetsecurities.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/12/03/20021202BIT00330/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/12/03/20021202BIT00330/wkr0002.pdf