Business Wire and EDGAR Online in Agreement to Promote EDGARit and EDGARpro Products.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A logo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.032003/bb1 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2003 Business Wire and EDGAR Edgar or Eadgar (both: ĕd`gər), 943?–975, king of the English (959–75), son of Edmund, king of Wessex. In 957 the Mercians and Northumbrians rebelled against Edgar's brother Edwy and chose Edgar as their king. (R) Online(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: EDGR EDGR Emergency Diesel Generator Room ) have entered into a cross-marketing agreement that provides Business Wire members with the opportunity to receive a one-year subscription to EDGARpro, the premier desktop application for retrieving and analyzing corporate filings from the SEC's EDGAR database, it was announced today. Targeted specifically to the investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. community, the joint marketing campaign focuses on EDGARit, Business Wire's electronic filing service that seamlessly converts material news releases and other regulatory documents into either ASCII ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a set of codes used to represent letters, numbers, a few symbols, and control characters. Originally designed for teletype operations, it has found wide application in computers. or HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. format before posting to the EDGAR archival database and EDGARpro, EDGAR Online's flagship desktop service with real-time access to more than 2 million SEC filings, with advanced search tools and functionality. EDGARit is a full-service, state-of-the-art conversion process that is capable of handling the full range of statutory filings, including 8-Ks, 6-Ks, 10-Qs, 20-Fs, and 10-Ks. Since EDGARit's launch in November 2001, Business Wire has successfully transmitted more than 1,000 EDGAR filings-the most in the commercial news industry. Business Wire also is the only industry service provider that maintains a dedicated EDGAR desk, ensuring a one-step, streamlined and secure disclosure solution. Under the terms of the arrangement, corporate financial executives and communications professionals responsible for disclosure compliance will be targeted in a direct mail initiative. Respondents who seek additional information about EDGARit will receive a complimentary three-month subscription of EDGARpro, the choice of financial professionals. Companies that use EDGARit at least once to fulfill their filing obligations before June 13, 2003 will receive a full 12-month single access pass to EDGARpro, a $600 value. "We're very excited to be offering this joint promotion," said Cathy Baron Tamraz, Business Wire president. "It provides companies with the opportunity to learn how EDGARit can seamlessly solve their disclosure needs at a price point well below most other service providers. With Sarbanes-Oxley requiring companies to electronically furnish news releases to the SEC via Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. effective March 28, EDGARits's 8-K combo pack is a convenient and cost-effective answer for companies still wrestling with compliance logistics." "EDGAR Online is pleased to be working with Business Wire, an established leader in the investor relations industry. Investor relations and other corporate financial executives are a critical constituency for our services and we look forward to advancing EDGARpro into this market with this joint promotion," said Susan Strausberg, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and President of EDGAR Online, Inc. ABOUT BUSINESS WIRE Business Wire was founded in 1961 by its chairman/CEO, Lorry I. Lokey, veteran journalist and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most executive. Business Wire's multi-channel delivery network provides real-time, simultaneous access to key audiences--the news media, trade publications, institutional and individual investors, business-to-business decision-makers and consumers. The company electronically disseminates some 1,000 full-text news releases daily to the news media, the Internet, online services and databases, and the global investment community. Business Wire has network access to some 60 international and national news agencies, financial information providers, and Web-based news services throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Asia, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , the Middle East and Africa. Business Wire has 26 U.S. offices, plus Frankfurt, London and Brussels offices, and reciprocal offices worldwide. About EDGAR(R) Online(R), Inc. EDGAR Online, Inc. (www.edgar-online.com) is a leader in the business information industry, specializing in the extraction, packaging and distribution of public company information contained in SEC filings. Based in Norwalk, Connecticut, with offices in Maryland and New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , the company sells subscription products, data and services to financial institutions, corporations and law firms. Note: A logo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.032003/bb1 |
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