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COMTEX INTRODUCES NEW BLACK BOX TRADING CUSTOMWIRE® – Transform Real-Time News into Actionable Trading Data

New York, NY, April 14, 2008 - COMTEX NEWS NETWORK, INC. (OTC BB: CMTX), a leading provider of economically useful electronic real-time news, content and proprietary SmarTrend® market products, introduced a new, proprietary CustomWire targeted to meet the needs of buy- and sell-side algorithmic traders.

"The new Comtex Black Box Trading CustomWire transforms real-time news feeds into actionable data for instant use with algorithmic trading, quantitative analysis and execution management models," said Chip Brian, Comtex's President and CEO. He also noted, "Since global economic and corporate events have a strong influence on markets and trading, Comtex is excited to introduce this product at a time when market uncertainty makes usable real-time news and data more important than ever."

Comtex will introduce the Black Box Trading CustomWire at the STANY (Securities Traders Association of NY) 72nd Annual Dinner and Conference on April 17, 2008 in New York City. As part of its continuing support of its investment industry clients, Comtex is also a sponsor of the STANY event.

Clients in the financial community have relied on Comtex, one of the market originators of electronic real-time news, for more than a decade for the distinctive value it adds to real-time, public company news with metadata including stock ticker symbols, keywords and timestamps. Comtex has long-standing expertise in filtering the news into specific actionable categories – and now these benefits are available for customized use by buy- and sell-side algorithmic traders.

The Comtex Black Box Trading CustomWire sorts real-time news into XML-tagged fields which are machine-readable for easy parsing and direct embedding into trading programs and models. Securities firms, investment and commercials banks, and hedge funds can receive all this market moving news content in one consistent format. Comtex's state-of-the-art technology delivers this relevant content and reliable service in real-time.

About Comtex
Comtex (www.comtex.com) provides real-time news, Comtex SmarTrend® Alerts and economically useful information. Comtex customers receive select content from key sources which is further enhanced with stock tickers and an extended lexicon of relevant terms. With a specialization in the financial news and content marketplace, Comtex receives, enhances, combines and filters news and content received from national and international news bureaus, agencies and publications, and distributes more than one million total stories per day. Comtex's state-of-the-art technology delivers this relevant content and reliable service in real-time. Comtex also provides several SmarTrend Alert products to consumers, including a daily stock market letter (Morning Call), selected stock news (SmarTrend Spotlights), and its banner product, SmarTrend Alerts (via subscription at www.mysmartrend.com). Comtex has offices in New York City; Boston, Massachusetts; and Alexandria, Virginia.

CustomWire® and SmarTrend® are registered trademarks of Comtex News Network, Inc.

Please Note: Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period by use of forward-looking terminology such as "anticipate," "expect," "could," "intend," "may" and other words of a similar nature. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated herein, including the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances relating to the fact that Comtex is in a highly competitive industry subject to rapid technological, product and price changes. Other factors include the possibility that demand for the Company's products may not occur or continue at sufficient levels, changing global economic and competitive conditions, technological risks and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Comtex undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.