WEB BRIEFINGS: WSJ.com subscribers number 500,000

<p>Subscribers of The Wall Street Journal Online passed the 500,000 </p><p>mark as of the end of last month. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>In Asia-Pacific, the number of subscribers to www.WSJ.com increased 30 </p><p>per cent over the past year. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>WSJ began charging for its service business news and financial </p><p>information in late 1996. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The site features Briefing Books, which present 22,000 in-depth </p><p>background reports on companies around the world; the Tech Centre, which </p><p>offers coverage of technology companies, trends and developments; news </p><p>through CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video; Voice Events, as well as other </p><p>personalisation features. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>

Subscribers of The Wall Street Journal Online passed the 500,000

mark as of the end of last month.



In Asia-Pacific, the number of subscribers to www.WSJ.com increased 30

per cent over the past year.



WSJ began charging for its service business news and financial

information in late 1996.



The site features Briefing Books, which present 22,000 in-depth

background reports on companies around the world; the Tech Centre, which

offers coverage of technology companies, trends and developments; news

through CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video; Voice Events, as well as other

personalisation features.