A.I.A Investor Relations Report Expanded After Completion of Publicly Traded Company Analysis.DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 1998--In response to growing concerns about the ability of public company's Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. departments, The Association for Investor Awareness Investor Awareness is knowledge the investment community has of a company. [1] It can be looked at like this: “Do investors know about your company?” If the answer is “yes,” then it could be said that the company has “good investor awareness” (A.I.A.), a not for profit entity focused on supplying investors of publicly traded companies publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. with the information necessary to protect themselves and their investments, has conducted a survey of companies and determined which are providing investors information at a Superior level. The survey has been released in a periodic manner so as to allow all interested parties access to the comprehensive report and investor tools provided to investors at www.investoraware.org. The site also has an area where investors can report inefficiencies or quality service of Investor Relations departments for any publicly traded company. These reports are also used by the A.I.A. when assigning a value to the relative I.R. departments. Today's announcement includes the most recent additions to the list containing companies who have attained a "Superior" rating by the A.I.A. Each of the companies was selected based on an exhaustive research process comprised of various criteria that enabled the A.I.A. to arrive at a substantive conclusion. The A.I.A. completed a "blind" survey of Investor Relations departments noting specific detail in regard to the aptitude and abilities of the responding personnel. The term "blind" refers to the fact that the Investor Relations departments were contacted in a manner consistent with the average investor and not necessarily as an investor assistance organization. Areas of concern or interest were: the response time of personnel to messages left, knowledge of personnel, quality of investor information sent in investor packets, access to upper management and more. The results were broken down individually, calculated, and evaluated to determine a relative value for each company. New includees receiving the "Superior" designation are IDT IDT Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA, USA) IDT I Don't Think IDT Identity Theft IDT Interrupt Descriptor Table IDT Integrated DNA Technologies IDT Inactive Duty Training IDT Instructional Design & Technology Corporation (nasdaq:IDTC IDTC Interdeployment Training Cycle IDTC Indefinite Delivery-Type Contract(s) ), Broadcom Corporation (nasdaq:BRCM BRCM Broadcom Corporation (stock abbreviation, AMEX) BRCM Master Chief Boilermaker (USN rating) ), CKS Group (nasdaq:CKSG), America On-Line Inc. (nyse:AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ), Real Networks (nasdaq:RNWK RNWK Real Networks (stock symbol) ), Network Solutions (nasdaq:NSOL), Reno Air (nasdaq:RENO), Textron (nyse:TXT TXT Text TXT Text File (filename extension) TXT Textile TXT Teletext TXT Tecnologia per a Tothom TXT Textron Corporation (stock symbol) ), Caterpillar (nyse:CAT), and Wendy's International (nyse:WEN). The results and mean scores are archived with other investor information at www.investoraware.org on the internet. "The objective of this organization is to make sure that investors are being given the information they need to make informed decisions," said Jeffery Taylor, A.I.A. Outreach Officer. "With the chaotic global conditions and current market volatility, it's essential that investors receive the information and answers they need." Taylor added, "They can also become a part of the process by contacting us through email or the telephone and letting us know their experiences. Their opinions very much matter to us." For a full report and additional information please click here www.investoraware.org or call Taylor at 888/363-4739. |
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