Orc Software's and NeoNet's Joint Equity Trading Solution Goes Live

Orc Software's and NeoNet's Joint Equity Trading Solution Goes Live NeoNet and Orc Software signed earlier this year an agreement that gives Orc Software's clients equity trading access through Orc Software's products on the exchanges offered through NeoNet's electronic execution network. The system integration is now finalized and Orc Software's clients have started to trade electronically through NeoNet. The agreement between NeoNet and Orc Software complements the offering of Orc Software and NeoNet and gives clients electronic trading access on leading exchanges without membership requirements. About Orc Software Orc Software develops and markets standardized and turnkey software systems for pricing, trading and risk management in real time in international financial, commodities and energy markets. The company is a leading international software vendor with clients in 18 countries and with 35 market connections to exchanges around the world. Orc Software is listed on Stockholmsbörsen's O-list. Orc Software's co-operation with NeoNet is managed by Orc Software's new subsidiary Orc ExNet. Orc ExNet is focusing on transaction-based services. About NeoNet NeoNet is a leading provider of real time equity execution services for institutional investors and broker-dealers. Through its electronic execution network NeoNet provides its clients with efficient, secure and anonymous access to approximately 80 % of the equity market capitalization in Europe. NeoNet focuses on providing single access to equity securities markets worldwide. Currently NeoNet has clients in eleven countries including the U.S. NeoNet has over 65 employees with offices in Stockholm and New York and is listed on Stockholmsbörsen. For further information, please contact: NeoNet: Orc Software: Magnus Karlsson Susanne Nilsson Communications, Investor Relations, NeoNet Orc Software Tel. +46 8 454 15 Tel. +46 8 545 124 46 57 magnus.karlsson@ne onet.se Client contact Client contact Orc NeoNet: Software: +46 8 454 15 00 +46 8 545 281 20 (Europe) +1 212 980 7600 (USA) ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/10/19/20011019BIT00310/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/10/19/20011019BIT00310/bit0002.pdf