Through its websites, China Finance Online provides individual users with subscription-based service packages that integrate financial and corporate data, information and analytics from multiple sources with features and functions such as data and information search, retrieval, delivery, storage and analysis.

Aladdin said that its eToken USB smartcard devices will provide an initial 20,000 VIP users with two-factor authentication for secure online access to StockStar accounts and could potentially reach over 500,000 StockStar users. China Financial Online's customers gain enhanced security against fraud and identity theft while receiving proprietary financial information through a secure network connection, added Aladdin.

Warren Stein, general manager of Aladdin Asia, said: "In the past three years, Aladdin has seen a significant increase in strong authentication implementation throughout Asia, enabling corporations to become trusted, significant players in the global marketplace. By implementing eToken, China Finance Online gains a competitive edge in the international financial services sector by offering customers the most secure account access available."