Streamlined New Design for Equis.com

Makers of MetaStock Announce New Website Today

SALT LAKE CITY, August 1, 2002 - Today's visitors to the Equis website (http://www.metastock.com) will notice a more insightful, user-friendly platform from which to learn more about MetaStock products and the financial markets. Equis International (A Reuters company, NASDAQ: RTRSY), makers of charting and analysis software, has completely redesigned the site to provide its investment-minded visitors easier navigation for accessing information, greater consolidation of that information, and more streamlined online ordering.

Features of the New equis.com

• Products - Information and ordering for MetaStock, plug-ins, and data
• Support - Online and offline resources, including FAQs
• Events - Workshops, trade shows, and special investment related event schedules
• Education - Full text of Steve Achelis' Technical Analysis from A to Z and more
• Partners - For MetaStock dealers
• Company - Background, bios, and news

On the home page, visitors can view a current chart of the DJIA created by MetaStock ChartServer. In addition, visitors can instantly pull up charts (20-minute data delay) of securities they are following by entering the security's symbol. Several shortcuts to popular areas of the site take visitors to special offers, online software updates, MetaStock success stories, and career opportunities at Equis.

About Equis International

Equis International develops and markets MetaStock, award-winning investment charting and analysis software for individual investors, traders, stockbrokers, money managers, and professional analysts. MetaStock products include MetaStock for End-of-Day traders, MetaStock Professional for Quote.com, MetaStock Professional for eSignal, Reuters MetaStock Professional, and MetaStock Online. Equis, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, was founded in 1982. In 1996, Equis was acquired by Reuters (NASDAQ:RTRSY), the world's premier news and financial information company. Additional information about Equis and MetaStock can be found online at http://www.metastock.com.