The Wall Street Journal goes mobile

The Wall Street Journal and mobile solutions provider Action Engine announced a free, downloadable application promising consumers wireless access to the WSJ.com, MarketWatch.com, and Barrons.com websites. The service enables users to read news, manage their personal stock portfolio, track the stock market, view video clips and listen to streaming podcasts. The Wall Street Journal service will debut exclusively on Windows Mobile-based handsets--Windows Mobile is also the launch advertiser. "We recognize that today's busy professionals need continuous access to top business and financial news, and we can now ensure they have it anytime, anywhere," said Dow Jones & Company vice president of franchise development Matt Goldberg said in a prepared statement. "By offering this mobile application that consumers can download directly onto their phones, anyone--not just Wall Street Journal subscribers--can receive instant access to news, stocks, videos and information across our suite of news sites."

For more on the Wall Street Journal mobile service:
- read this release

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