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WALL STREET JOURNAL DIGITAL NETWORK AND ACTION ENGINE LAUNCH MOBILE APPLICATION FOR CONSUMERS

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Posted February 6, 2008

NEW YORK (Feb. 6, 2008)�The Wall Street Journal Digital Network today launched a free, downloadable application for Windows Mobile phones that provides consumers with mobile access to WSJ.com, MarketWatch.com, and Barrons.com. The service, developed in partnership with Action Engine (News - Alert)® Corporation, a leading mobile application platform provider, lets consumers read news while on-the-go, manage their personal stock portfolio, track the market, watch videos and listen to streaming podcasts � all with one easy-to-use mobile application. The application will launch initially on phones running Microsoft's (News - Alert) Windows Mobile platform. Windows Mobile is also the launch advertiser for the new service.

"We recognize that today's busy professionals need continuous access to top business and financial news, and we can now ensure they have it anytime, anywhere,� said Matt Goldberg, vice president of franchise development and partnerships for Dow Jones & Company. "By offering this mobile application that consumers can download directly onto their phones, anyone � not just Wall Street Journal subscribers � can receive instant access to news, stocks, videos and information across our suite of news sites.�

Accessible content and services available from the three Wall Street Journal Digital Network sites include:
--Offline menus for quick access to U.S., world, market, finance, technology, and business news and analysis;
--Personalized stock trackers, market indexes watchers, performance charts, and quote lookup functions;
--Streaming video and audio podcasts on various news topics, including technology, finance and health;
--Menu options for saving articles offline or sending news to contacts via SMS or email.

"The Wall Street Journal Digital Network mobile application offers an exciting development in usability for delivering information to the wireless device,� said Scott G. Silk, president and Chief Executive Officer of Action Engine. "By offering three of the most well-respected news properties in a single, multimedia-enabled service, we are showcasing the innovation that ensures anytime access for news-hungry consumers.�

"Brands are increasingly interested in creating more engaging moments with their consumers. To have access to millions of consumers on the phones and devices they carry with them every day is an ideal way to execute such engagements,� said Kristi Argyilan, executive vice president, Global Managing Partner of Universal McCann. "Advertising within high-impact mobile applications for The Wall Street Journal Digital Network enables our clients to meaningfully connect with the coveted mobile business professional.�

For a list of supported mobile devices, or to download The Wall Street Journal Digital Network mobile application, please visit: www.wsj.com/mobiledownload.

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About The Wall Street Journal Digital Network The Wall Street Journal Digital Network is comprised of business and financial news websites including The Wall Street Journal Online, the largest paid subscription site on the Web with one million subscribers; Barron's Online, the site of America's premier financial magazine with 127,000 subscribers; MarketWatch.com, a leading investing and financial news site with 100 journalists in 10 bureaus around the world; and AllThingsD.com, a site devoted to news, analysis and opinion on technology, the Internet and media. Marketers seeking business decision-makers or affluent and influential individuals can reach more than 20 million unduplicated, unique visitors each month across The Wall Street Journal Digital Network.

About Action Engine
Action Engine, the On-Device Portal (ODP) Company(TM), enables media companies and network operators to build, deploy, and manage highly personalized and intuitive suites of mobile applications that deliver a superior user experience. Action Engine's best-in-class ODP platform incorporates intelligent mobile advertising, support for mass market handsets and broad management capabilities that increase profitability, lower cost of ownership, speed time to market and drive brand-awareness. As the acknowledged market leader in ODP technology, Action Engine has successfully deployed its award-winning software to numerous companies including AOL, Dow Jones, MSNBC.com, TiVo, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, smarTVideo, SingTel (News - Alert), Optus, and Globe Telecom. Additional information is available at +1 (425) 498-1500, info@actionengine.com, and www.actionengine.com.

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Action Engine is a registered trademark, and Action Engine Mobile Application Platform, On-Device Portal Company, and Brand-n-Go are trademarks of Action Engine Corporation. All other names, brands, or products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.


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