KATU TV Selects TriggerNews PL For News Alerting System

ABC Affiliate Becomes First TV Station in the Nation to Utilize TriggerNews PL

Portland, Oregon, March 25, 2004 -- News Technologies LLC announced today that KATU television station selected TriggerNews PL (Private Label) as their desktop news alerting platform. KATU becomes the first television station in the nation to adopt the TriggerNews platform for increasing web traffic and capturing additional market share in its area.

"We applaud KATU’s vision and leadership for selecting TriggerNews PL. Using this system should help draw new users to their web site who are looking for faster and more personalized ways to receive the news," said Steve Burrows, President of News Technologies. "We believe other ABC affiliates around the country will soon follow KATU’s lead and pursue similar implementations."

"We were enamored with the product the very first time we saw it. It offers a unique combination of power, novelty and ease-of-use, which we believe our current and future user community will absolutely love," said Mike Rausch, Director of News at KATU. "In addition to capturing new users in our market, we also believe it will attract extra advertising sponsorship, thereby helping to contribute to our overall revenue picture."

About News Technologies LLC

Founded in 2002, News Technologies LLC specializes in providing instant real-time business and world news desktop alerts through Triggernews.com, its own subscription news service or through its privately branded and licensed news alerting software platform called TriggerNews PL. The company is privately held and headquartered in Portland, Oregon. TriggerNews^®, TriggerEngine^®, Instant News For Instant Decisions^® and InfoButton^® are trademarks or servicemarks of News Technologies LLC.

For more information on TriggerNews, please visit our web site at www.triggernews.com or send inquiries to info@triggernews.com.