May, 2002 : Thomson Financial, PR Newswire Launch IR Web Hosting

📅 May 24, 2002 - Financial industry information and technology solutions provider Thomson Financial (thomson.com) and PR Newswire (prnewswire.com) announced on Thursday the launch of their joint project, Thomson IR Web Hosting, a set of investor relations Web pages customized to support a company's brand.

To facilitate shareholder communication, Thomson IR Web Hosting provides a range of financial data and multimedia content, including Thomson First Call estimates, Custom event Web-casting, push email functionality and self-publishing capabilities.
Developed through a strategic alliance with PR Newswire, says Thomson, Thomson IR Web Hosting is one component of the company's integrated suite of investor communication streaming solutions, Thomson Outbound Services. The other Outbound Services components include First Call Events and IR Webcasting, a co-branded service with PR Newswire.
"We are pleased to introduce the newest component of our comprehensive Web solution to the investor relations community," said Eric Frank, executive vice president of Thomson Financial's Corporate Group. "Thomson IR Web Hosting, along with IR Web-casting and First Call Events, allows IROs to maximize reach to investors, while satisfying Regulation FD requirements. Using Thomson Financial's suite of Outbound Services streamlines the investor relations workflow and allows companies to effectively communicate with investors."
Using the Thomson IR Web Hosting solution, investor relations professionals are able to self-publish site content, display stock quotes and charts, include Thomson Worldscope financials, Web-cast their messages, announce over First Call events, target messages to key investors and simplify mail fulfillment.

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