Ashton Technology Group - ASTN- Profile

The Ashton Technology Group, Inc. is a holding company with four subsidiaries namely Universal Trading Technologies Corporation ("UTTC(TM)"), Gomez Advisors, Inc., Electronic Market Center Inc. ("EMC") and ATG (TM) International, Inc. The company is engaged in the development and commercialization of online transaction systems for the participants in the U.S. and international financial markets. The company's subsidiaries ATG (TM) focuses on the development and application of the company's data and information security technologies, UTTC (TM) markets and operates electronic pricing and transactional systems for the securities market, EMC designes, develops, operates and markets electronic distribution channel for a full range of financial products and services and Gomez provides Internet-based products and services to consumers and businesses in select e-commerce industries. The company acquired Hudson Knights Securities LLC and E-Trustco.com Inc in 2000. Internet based products accounted for 99% of fiscal 2000 revenues and trading systems, 1%.