CHICAGO, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Entrex Index Fund, a fund which will invest formulaically in every Entrex constituent (similar to the NASDAQ Spiders or Dow Indices) is suspending previously announced initiatives with the Business Development Corporation EMEC (BB: EMEC.OB) and will re-focus its efforts on establishing an index around a financial product which buys revenue royalty contracts from companies in the Entrex Marketplace. Entrex's initial research finds that both investors and companies are excited about these royalty contracts -- the investment community favors the income streams (and the contractual market potentially available around the present value of such income streams) while companies enjoy the lack of equity dilution while receiving much needed growth funds. Entrex's recent developments featuring the Arthur Lipper partnered fund, to be known as the Entrex-Arthur Lipper Royalty Investment Fund #1 (EALRIF), are proving to be of interest to a number of capital sources. Entrex, Inc., CEO, Stephen H. Watkins explains, "There seems to be a great deal of traction on Wall St. for this royalty investment fund concept that Mr. Lipper conceived and brought to us. From Entrex's perspective, it makes sense to put our name on Funds that are very exciting and innovative to the capital community. This ensures a quicker path to investors and that cash will be available sooner to these deserving and profitable private companies in the Entrex Marketplace." It is likely that any Index Fund structure will not be launched until after the EALRIF is fully functioning and has identified companies for its initial portfolio. Watkins continues, "It's important to distinguish that Entrex is not a broker-dealer themselves, nor an investment adviser; simply a neutral marketplace for capital to find, research, track, manage and invest in private and non-reporting companies. As I like to remind people, capital can't fund what it can't find." For more information about Entrex or to see news items relating to the EALRIF go to http://www.entrex.net/. About Entrex: Entrex (http://www.entrex.net/) works with private and non-reporting entrepreneurial companies and accredited/institutional investors creating a venue where investors can find, research, track, manage and trade interests in private companies. Companies that adhere to Entrex's methodologies and disciplines gain credibility and exposure to the investor community while gaining liquidity options beyond the traditional route of IPOs, mergers and/or acquisitions. Through its innovative approach and process, Entrex is creating a whole new path to capital for entrepreneurial businesses. Contact: John Ferguson Ferguson Advertising Direct (260) 426-4401 DATASOURCE: Entrex CONTACT: John Ferguson of Ferguson Advertising, +1-260-426-4401, , for Entrex Web site: http://www.entrex.net/

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