Barron's and TickerTel Launch Phone Service Offering Real-Time Investment Information.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 1999-- A powerful new investment information solution allows consumers to access real-time market information-anywhere, anytime-by simply picking up a phone. The new service, the first to offer a comprehensive range of live financial information over the telephone, is marketed under the brand Barron's TickerTel(R). The service features live quotes for stocks and market indices, as well as portfolio tracking, valuation services and mutual fund quotes, breaking news, professional investment analysis, an IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. calendar and more. A service oriented o·ri·ent n. 1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia. 2. a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality. b. A pearl having exceptional luster. 3. Web site that can be accessed through www.barronsmag.com has also been introduced to enhance the service. TickerTel was conceived by Nagdeman & Company, a financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. marketing organization. "We set out to find a way find an easy way for virtually anyone to access reliable, real-time investment information as conveniently as possible. The obvious solution was to use the most reliable, ubiquitous Found in large quantities everywhere. This English word means "all over the place." , mobile tool available-the telephone," said Jay Nagdeman, President of TickerTel. "TickerTel provides convenient access to highly valued information, whenever and wherever anyone wants it. In addition, our proprietary telecommunications network A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. lets us provide it at the lowest cost possible," he continued. Barron's TickerTel is made possible by a licensing agreement between Nagdeman & Company and Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance & Company, which publishes Barron's. "We believe our readers will really appreciate the convenience and accessibility of this service," said Robert Paradise, Publisher of Barron's. "It offers real value, particularly for investors on the go," he added. Barron's TickerTel, which is available nationwide, stresses simplicity and user control. It is self-directed and easy to use and the user decides how much or how little information they need at any given time Barron's TickerTel access time will be sold in one hour increments for as little as $14.95-just 25(cent) a minute. Frequent users awards can bring the cost down to as low as 17(cent) a minute. There are no additional charges and no need to buy anything but the actual usage time-no special communications devices Typically refers to a terminal used to send voice, video or text. Mobile phones, wireless PDAs and personal computers equipped with microphones, speakers and cameras are all considered communications devices. See modem. , no special software, no contracts of any kind. Further information on Barron's TickerTel can be found by visiting www.barronsmag.com or calling 1-877-DEMO-CALL (336-6225). |
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