CCBN's StreetEvents Provides Integrated Access to Corporate Event Transcripts, Briefs, Webcasts.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2003 New Interface Streamlines Information Gathering For Institutional Investors, Corporate Clients The passage of Regulation Fair Disclosure The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC's) Regulation Fair Disclosure, also commonly referred to as Regulation FD or Reg FD was an SEC ruling implemented in October 2000 ([1]). (Reg FD) in August 2000 unleashed a tidal wave tidal wave, term properly applied to the crest of a tide as it moves around the earth. The wavelike upstream rush of water caused by the incoming tide in some locations is known as a tidal bore. of information emanating from corporate America. Wall Street firms, already suffering from information overload A symptom of the high-tech age, which is too much information for one human being to absorb in an expanding world of people and technology. It comes from all sources including TV, newspapers, magazines as well as wanted and unwanted regular mail, e-mail and faxes. , have responded by turning to a variety of new Internet-based information services See Information Systems. , particularly audio webcasts, full text transcripts and summary briefs of the ever-increasing load of corporate announcements. Today, CCBN CCBN Central Coast Bancorp CCBN Charles County Business Network announced the industry's first and only integrated product to help simplify investors' access to this critical content. Through its StreetEvents application (www.streetevents.com), CCBN can now provide users with access to corporate event transcripts, conference call summaries, and audio webcasts seamlessly integrated into one event window, allowing investors to more efficiently research the companies they follow. CCBN StreetEvents provides institutional investors with a complete solution for managing corporate disclosure and brokerage event information through its three interlinking in·ter·link tr.v. in·ter·linked, in·ter·link·ing, in·ter·links To link together or join (one) with another: The policies, though distinct, are interlinked. Adj. 1. services: Event Calendar, full text Event Transcripts and Event Briefs conference call summaries. CCBN StreetEvents has quickly become an indispensable tool on the desktops of over 15,000 analysts and portfolio managers at more than 1,400 investment firms who rely on its comprehensive event information. "The StreetEvents Event Transcripts and Event Briefs service is a heaven-send," said Dennis Chow, assistant portfolio manager, U.S. and North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Equities, TD Asset Management. "I cover over 200 mid to large cap companies, most of which report in the same three-week period each quarter. Before StreetEvents provided these services, listening to all these calls was humanly impossible. Now, I can use the transcripts and briefs as a summary and a table of contents, and only pick up the interesting parts of a call. This is a huge time-saver." New Features of the Integrated Window -- Access the Event Transcript, Event Brief and Audio Webcast in a single window. -- Link from any portion of the Brief to the corresponding portion of the Transcript. -- Link from any portion of the Transcript or Brief to the corresponding audio in the Webcast. -- Keyword Search through any portion of the Transcript and Brief. -- Print or download Transcript and Briefs to Word, text or PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. . -- Customize user's view based on personal preferences. "CCBN is continually upgrading its services with the best technology and features for our institutional clients," said Roland Beaulieu, COO of CCBN. "Our unique integrated window provides clients with comprehensive information in an efficient format enabling them to be more productive when making their investment decisions." About CCBN Co-founded in 1997 by Jeffrey P. Parker, creator of First Call, and Robert Adler Robert Adler (December 4 1913 - February 15 2007) was an Austrian-born American inventor who held numerous patents. Achievements Adler was born in Vienna, and earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Vienna in 1937. , CCBN is the global leader in enabling direct communications between public companies and the investment community over the Internet. CCBN builds, manages and hosts the investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. sections of Web sites for more than 2,500 public companies, providing detailed shareholder information through interactive, multimedia solutions. In addition, CCBN hosts live and archived quarterly conference calls for more than 4,000 corporations each quarter. Through its StreetEvents institutional event management database (www.streetevents.com) and partnerships with leading retail financial portals, CCBN has created a revolutionary investor distribution network that delivers an unprecedented body of direct corporate information to the largest collective audience of institutional and individual investors online. Headquartered in Boston, MA, CCBN has additional offices in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and London. For more information, visit www.ccbn.com or call 866-228-CCBN (2226). |
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