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Intuit And Standard & Poor's In Agreement For Content, Advice And Investment Information For Quicken.Com
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - April 14, 1998 - Intuit, (NASDAQ: INTU), the leader in financial software and Web-based services (www.quicken.com), today announced a multi-year agreement that will make S&P Personal Wealth (www.personalwealth.com), a new interactive investment advisory service from Standard & Poor's, a premier provider of investment content, quotes, and company research for Quicken.com, Excite Business & Investing Channel by Quicken.com, WebCrawler Business Investing & Channel by Quicken.com, and the new co-branded AOL and Intuit Personal Finance section on AOL's Internet Web site.

This integrated partnership provides Quicken.com, a leading personal financial web site, with select content from S&P Personal Wealth, an Internet-based personal investment service. Quicken.com users will also have the ability to access the S&P Personal Wealth site, which includes a comprehensive suite of investment management features; personalized investment recommendations; buy, sell and hold alerts; superior live market commentary; and in-depth analysis and research on over 9,400 companies and 8,500 mutual funds. S&P Personal Wealth also provides personalized independent information for both the novice and experienced investor, including recommendations of specific investments based on the individual's goals for only $9.95 per month.

"By bringing together Standard & Poor's, an expert in investment content, with Intuit, a leader in personal finance tools and resources, we are offering consumers valuable content that will enhance our business and investing tools on Quicken.com," said Bill Harris, executive vice president, Intuit.

"We are helping to meet the demand of millions of consumers who are taking control of their finances and using the Internet to guide them, with S&P Personal Wealth and Quicken.com," said John Fitzgerald, President of Consumer Markets from Standard & Poor's Personal Wealth. "This agreement with Quicken.com marks a further expansion into the consumer arena for Standard & Poor's, a leader in providing information to the Wall Street and financial communities."

 
Standard & Poor's Financial Information Services, a division of McGraw-Hill, is a leading global provider of information to institutional, corporate, municipal, global and consumer markets.

The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading information services provider serving worldwide needs in education, finance, the professions and government. Founded in 1888, the Corporation today provides information and analysis in multiple media through its rich portfolio of valuable brands. Sales in 1996 were #3.1 billion.

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 services enable individuals, small businesses and financial professionals to better manage their financial lives and businesses.

 
Intuit, the Intuit logo, Quicken, QuickBooks and TurboTax, among others, are registered trademarks of Intuit Inc. in the United States and other countries. Quicken.com, among others, is a trademark of Intuit Inc. in the United States and other countries. Open Financial Exchange is a trademark of the Open Financial Exchange Alliance.
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