The new area will replace the current "Your Money" section on CNNfn. The companies also announced that Intuit's Quicken.com will be the exclusive provider of personal financial tools to CNNfn.com when the new site launches on Dec. 9, 1997 and for the life of the five-year agreement.

"For the millions of visitors who use CNN.fn.com, the partnership with Intuit further enhances CNNfn.com's presence as one of the leading sites for business news and information on the Web," said Lou Dobbs, president of CNNfn. "QUICKEN.COM ON FN presents Internet users with the opportunity to see how financial news directly affects their lives when they analyze their own finances using Intuit's financial applications."

"By bringing together a world class financial news gathering organization and the most comprehensive personal finance tools and resources from Intuit, QUICKEN.COM ON FN, offers the most valuable personal finance site free to consumers so that they can make the most of their money," said Scott Cook, chairman and co-founder of Intuit. "The relationship with CNNfn adds even greater momentum to our Internet businesses and to the growing popularity of Quicken.com."

QUICKEN.COM ON FN will help people make the most of their money and provide tools to enable confident financial decisions. The site integrates in one place business news, comprehensive tools and expertise in important areas of personal finance. Consumers will be able to follow the latest developments in the world of personal finance and then, without leaving QUICKEN.COM ON FN, use an array of interactive tools to better understand and manage their money. For example, visitors will be able to calculate how much they need to retire based upon their objectives and use the investment planning tools to help them achieve those goals.

Using QUICKEN.COM ON FN, consumers will be able to compare insurance quotes and then go to Quicken.com to make a purchase online. Consumers will also be able to quickly and easily assess how much mortgage they can afford or when is the best time to refinance. All of the site's tools are geared toward helping people make informed financial decisions specific to their situation and goals for the future. Unlike many other personal financial Web sites, QUICKEN.COM ON FN will be free to users and will cover all areas of personal finance.

An additional nine staffers have been added to CNNfn.com's staff to produce personal financial news content for QUICKEN.COM ON FN. The section will blend this extensive content with Intuit's range of financial management and productivity tools. Advertising revenue from the site will be split between the two parties and the new section will be cross-promoted both online and on CNNfn the Financial Network.

QUICKEN. COM ON FN will be divided into seven subsections:

Banking - news and features on consumer banking will help users decide

where to find the best bank rates and mortgages with QuickenMortgage and data from

Bank Rate Monitor;

Home & Auto - features in-depth information about buying a home,

mortgages and home insurance. In the future, it will also feature information about

auto insurance and auto financing. Consumers using the Financial Health

Checkup can gauge how to finance and insure these two major assets;

Investing - features information about the world of stocks, bonds and

mutual funds, including the delayed quotes, company news and analysis;

Life - consumers planning for major events such as retirement or

starting a family can use Quicken.com's Life Events Planner and Retirement Planner to

navigate through complex issues such as retirement planning;

Saving - helps users plan how best to save their money and reduce debt;

Taxes - provides key tax saving ideas and ways to maximize the benefits

from the new tax laws;

Tips & Tools - a home for all Quicken's tools on CNNfn.com.

For the week ending November 2, 1997, CNNfn.com served more than 21.5 million page impressions, bringing the CNN Web sites traffic for that week to 62.9 million page impressions. CNNfn.com was recently named in an @Plan survey as the top financial news Web site with more than 6.8 million unduplicated users in one month. CNNfn.com, which averages 53 million page impressions each month, is the companion site to CNNfn, the first television network to launch on television and the Web. CNNfn.com offers users up-to-the-minute business, financial and market news as well as personal finance information, in-depth coverage of the technology industry, business resources, stock quotes and links to other sites in the news.

Intuit Inc., a financial software and Web-based services company, develops and markets Quicken, the leading personal finance software; TurboTax, the best-selling tax preparation software; and QuickBooks, the most popular small business accounting software. Intuit's Quicken.com Web site offers a complete set of personal financial news, information and tools including the leading mutual fund and insurance sites. Intuit products and service enable individuals, small businesses and financial professionals to better manage their financial lives and businesses.