APT Strategies accelerates Wall Street Direct, Inc. into Asia Pacific
(25th January, 2001)

Sydney: APT Strategies today announced the extension of their syndicated research business by launching their 'acceleration management services' for several US and European companies including Wall Street Direct, Inc.

APT Strategies 'Accelerator Management Services' provides international companies with a fast, effective and highly networked entrance into the Asia Pacific region. APT Strategies provides experience on roll out strategies and rapid operations management.

Wall Street Direct is a financial "infomediary" dedicated exclusively to the unique needs of institutions and high net worth individuals interested in private companies and pre-IPO investing opportunities. Wall Street Direct 's neutral third-party site enables investors to confidentially view private offerings sponsored by leading investment banks.

"Wall Street Direct provides a single point of access for investors worldwide to view private investment offerings sponsored by US investment banks." said founder and CEO Mark Perlmutter. "Our Web-based interface is a purely neutral platform making the private capital markets more transparent -- allowing institutional and individual investors to view and consider private offerings in complete privacy and at their convcenience (24/7)."

" With 70 million websites and tens of billions of dollars raised in the last 3 years by Internet technology companies, many are now expanding to Asia Pacific. Australia is an ideal location to launch Asia Pacific operations from and particularly for companies in the financial information sector. " said Marc Phillips, CEO of APT Strategies.

" Wall Street Direct aggregates third-party deals with comprehensive third-party information in an easy-to-use format" explains Perlmutter. "We do not provide investment advice, or recommend specific deals. That's for salespeople. Instead as publishers, we offer subscribers unbiased information and increased access to deals in the private placement market."

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About APT Strategies Pty. Ltd.
APT Strategies is one of Australia’s first online research firms established in 1994. APT Strategies provides clients with next generation online intelligence accelerator services whereby analysts engage in consultation, deliver best practice research reports and create business opportunities for clients within our network of over 10,000 businesses throughout the world. APT Strategies delivers innovative yet practical business analysis and planning to focus clients on profiting from current and future technology business models.

About Wall Street Direct , Inc.

Wall Street Direct , Inc. is a financial "infomediary" dedicated exclusively to the unique needs of accredited investors and institutions interested in private companies and pre-IPO investing opportunities. Wall Street Direct is a neutral third-party site enabling institutions and accredited investors to confidentially view private placements and NASDAQ-bound offerings from leading US investment banks . Wall Street Direct , Inc. brings together self-directed, accredited investors and institutions with a database of quality private offerings sponsored by nationally and internationally-known firms . It's site aggregates the currently fragmented private capital markets into a single point to assist subscribers in their investment process. The site provides relevant news, industry and analyst reports on offerings to enhance the investors' decision making process. Additionally, subscribers can search for comparable offerings to broaden their market knowledge and current deal flow.

Contact:
Marc Phillips, CEO, APT Strategies Pty Ltd., Sydney
Email: marc.phillips@aptstrategies.com.au
Telephone: +61 2 9332 1480
Internet: http://www.aptstrategies.com.au