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4INFO Inc. Partners With Financial Content to Deliver Financial Market Data via Text Messaging

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/11/05 -- FinancialContent, Inc. [FCON] , a leading provider of financial data and business applications to online media and financial services companies worldwide, announced today that the Company has been selected by 4INFO Inc., the leading mobile search service, to provide financial market data and horoscope information for mobile phone users.

4INFO will leverage FinancialContent's data solution to deliver the most complete and comprehensive database of stock market and horoscope information. Mobile phone users text message 4INFO (44636 on the keypad) with their search query and within seconds 4INFO delivers relevant results via text message. For example, simply text message a stock quote like "MSFT" or a horoscope request like "Leo." 4INFO works with every major wireless carrier including Verizon, Cingular, SprintPCS and T-Mobile and is a free mobile search service that is available on every cell phone with SMS capability.

"Through our partnership with FinancialContent, 4INFO now provides mobile users with timely and accurate stock price and horoscope information easily and for free while they are on the go," said Pankaj Shah, CEO of 4INFO.

"The mobile market continues to expand rapidly and the demand for information 'on the go' is enormous," said Wing Yu, CEO of FinancialContent, Inc. "4INFO has an impressive search service that delivers on the promise of fast and accurate results to mobile phones everywhere."

A pioneer and an industry leader in online content integration and content solutions, FinancialContent, Inc. offers a full suite of financial data deployable through an interactive online platform. FinancialContent's flagship product, Studio 3.5, is winning rave reviews for the software's ease of use and speed of deployment. For more information about Studio 3.5 and FinancialContent's complete suite of financial data products, please contact info@financialcontent.com.

About 4INFO Inc.

4INFO Inc. (www.4Info.net), a leading mobile search service, allows users to quickly, easily and affordably find relevant information on their mobile devices. 4INFO provides local directory and real-time information services, including sports scores, weather, flight information, movie times,stock quotes and horoscopes. 4INFO's investment partners include U.S. Venture Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. 4INFO is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif.

About FinancialContent, Inc.

FinancialContent is a leading content solution provider specializing in the integration and delivery of financial data and tools into Web sites, corporate intranets and print media. The Company's flagship product, Studio 3.5, enables companies to build turnkey financial channels complete with stock quotes, charts, news, company profiles, real-time SEC filings, historical data and more. The Company's mission is to empower its clients with the ability to customize and manage their own deployments. With over 300 deployments worldwide, FinancialContent is rapidly growing its client base to include banks, brokerages, credit unions, and application service providers, as well as diversified media businesses and Fortune 500 companies. For more information, please visit http://www.financialcontent.com. FinancialContent is publicly traded on the over-the-counter market under the ticker symbol FCON.

This news release may contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these statements are meant to convey to the public the company's progress, business opportunities and growth prospects, readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements represent management's opinion. While management believes such representation to be true and accurate based on the information available to the company, actual results may differ materially from those described. The company's operations and business prospects are always subject to risks and uncertainties. Important facts that may cause actual results to differ are set forth in FinancialContent, Inc.'s periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.