QT Information Systems, Inc.

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QT Information Systems Partners with Farm Progress
The two companies will make real-time market data available in HTML5

[Chicago, IL – November 16, 2011] QT Information Systems announces a new market platform joint venture with Farm Progress Companies Inc. of St. Charles, Illinois. Together, Farm Progress and QT Info present the Farm Futures Market Center (FFMC), a cutting edge quote and information platform to the agricultural marketplace. The new system will provide real-time and dynamic futures and options quotes as well as charting, news, weather, agronomy info, and analytical services.

Special features include access to the real-time LaSalle Street News, QT Weather, the Farm Futures Profitability Calculator, and a complete historical Resource Center. A highlight of the Farm Futures Market Center is MC Audio, a live Internet market radio product offering streaming weather and market commentary from Farm Futures analysts throughout the trading day.

“This new collaboration allows our two companies to leverage our core strengths and bring a cost-efficient business management product to market,” said Jeff Lapin, president of Farm Progress Companies. “Working together, we have developed a very powerful product for the industry.”

The FFMC offers producers real-time quotes, news, order entry, and weather on both their platform and mobile. It also features a dynamic text and instant messaging system, which allows users to send a message to two or 200 contacts in an instant.

About QT Information Systems, Inc.

QT Information Systems has been providing market information and communication products since 2003 from its headquarters at the Chicago Board of Trade. QT supplies clients around the world with market-specific communication tools to enhance their business, as well as essential commodity information. Our quote and charting systems act as a platform for the delivery of an array of other commodity market products, including LaSalle Street News, FuturesLine market Internet radio, and QT Weather. www.qtinfo.com & www.qtmarketcenter.com

Contact:
QT Information Systems, Inc.
312-896-2073
jlingelbach@qtinfo.com

About Farm Progress Companies Inc.

Farm Progress Companies Inc. (FarmProgressCorporate.com) is the largest agricultural media company serving the U.S. market. The company publishes 18 state and regional farm publications nationwide and Farm Futures (FarmFutures.com), a nationally circulated farm business and management publication for high-volume producers. Farm Progress operates four farm trade shows, including the Farm Progress Show (the nation's largest outdoor farm show) and Husker Harvest Days, and provides tailored marketing solutions including database, market research and custom publishing. Its broadcast operations include radio, television, website (FarmProgressAmerica.com) and custom programming. The company's extensive digital products include websites for each publication and show; daily and bi-monthly e-newsletters; mobile apps; and SMS products. Farm Progress is headquartered near Chicago in St. Charles, Ill.

Contact:
Rosemary Schimek
Farm Progress Companies Inc.
630-462-2866
rschimek@farmprogess.com

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