ISI EMERGING MARKETS CHOSEN FORBES' BEST OF THE WEB FOR 2000

New York, NY, May 22, 2000 -Internet Securities, Inc., (trading as ISI Emerging Markets), the pioneering publisher of Internet-delivered emerging markets news and information, announced it has been recognized in Forbes Magazine’s annual “Best of the Web” issue in the Emerging Markets category. Forbes’ “Best of the Web” is part of a special web site review edition of the publication and acknowledges the best-in-class, most interesting and useful sites.

According to Forbes, ISI Emerging Markets is “the best online resource for business intelligence in Asia, Central Eastern Europe and Latin America. The service provides detailed information on local companies and industries, analyst and industry reports, financial statements…, all pulled together by a powerful search engine.”

ISI Emerging Markets was featured in the Emerging Markets category along with other web sites like BradyNet and FT.com. “We are honored that Forbes has awarded us with a “Best of the Web” designation”, said James Hammond, Vice President of Marketing of Internet Securities, Inc. “This recognition not only affirms the quality of our Web site, but also that our efforts to meet the information needs of investors are valued”.
About Internet Securities, Inc.

Internet Securities, Inc. (trading as ISI Emerging Markets), a Euromoney Institutional Investor company, delivers online hard-to-get information on 35 emerging markets through its award-winning flagship Emerging Markets Information Service. It aggregates and produces unique content including full-text news articles, financial statements, company information, industry analyses, equity quotes, macroeconomic statistics, and market-specific information, which are derived directly from more than 4000 local and global information providers.

In addition to worldwide headquarters in New York and European headquarters in London, clients are served through 20 offices throughout Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Additional information can be obtained on our website at http://www.securities.com