First Call signs distribution agreement for quantitative services' real-time earnings estimates database; First Call's real-time earnings estimates database now available through ILX Systems Inc.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 1995--First Call Corp., the only provider of real-time commingled investment research notes and reports, earnings estimates and corporate news, today announced a new distribution agreement for the First Call RTEE RTEE - Real Time Engineering Environment: a set of CASE tools produced by Westmount Technology B.V. (Real-Time Earnings Estimates) database, bringing the total number of third-party delivery options to 17. The North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. First Call RTEE database and the Consensus Estimate Snapshot are now available through the ILX Workstation from ILX Systems Inc., the world's fastest growing market data company. Recognized as the leading source of real-time commingled earnings estimates, the North American First Call RTEE database is updated by analysts at 150 leading North American brokerage firms as they make revisions in real-time. RTEE features current and previous estimates, buy-sell-hold recommendations, growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. , historical data and the proprietary First Call consensus estimate on more than 5,800 companies. The Consensus Estimate Snapshot provides a quick overview of two quarters and two fiscal years of FIRST CALL consensus estimate data, as well as results from a company's last reported quarter. Data items include expected report dates, 30 day revision momentum, consensus recommendations, secular growth rates and earnings surprise data. The ILX Workstation provides simultaneous display real-time prices from North American and International exchanges, advanced analytics and graphics, news, databases, universal gateways to clients' in-house databases and third-party financial information services See Information Systems. . The ILX Workstation runs on a variety of IBM-compatible PCs, Local Area Networks, and Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. platforms including Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. and Sun Solaris. "We're pleased to extend our relationship with ILX Systems Inc., a First Call Notes re-distributor since 1991," says Michael Bishop Michael Bishop may refer to:
n. A stroke of a key, as on a word processor. key  stroke rather than launching an application or separate gateway. Clients now have a choice of 17 different RTEE delivery options, including the ILX Workstation." ILX Systems Inc., a subsidiary of The Thomson Corp., is the world's fastest growing market data company. ILX's powerful presentation, ease of use and open architecture has made it the system of choice in the financial community. Founded in 1988, ILX Systems Inc. is a leading provider of financial information to securities firms, banks and asset managers. FIRST CALL is the premier source of real-time, commingled equity research and corporate financial information to the institutional investment community. FIRST CALL provides access to analyst morning meeting notes and intraday Intraday Another way of saying "within the day." Notes: This term is often used for the new highs and lows of a security. For example, "a new intraday high" means a security reached a new all-time high throughout the trading day, but then fell by closing. research broadcasts from 52 major North American brokerage firms and 125 major international firms; full-text corporate press releases from more than 950 companies; timely global earnings estimates on 13,000 companies as provided by over 350 leading research firms; and a fundamental database covering 5,500 public companies. First Call RESEARCH DIRECT delivers real-time full-text original research reports -- including all associated charts, graphs, color and formatting -- direct from a growing number of Wall Street research firms. And now available, First Call BondCall provides real-time, electronic delivery of commingled fixed income research from analysts at 20 major sell-side houses as well as rating agencies and other research firms. Serving institutional clients since 1985, Boston-based First Call Corp. is a Thomson Financial Thomson Financial A major provider of information, analytical tools, and consulting services to the financial community. The firm, a division of Thomson Corporation, is best known to investors for its First Call segment, which publishes consensus earnings Services company. CONTACT: First Call, Boston Clare Powell, 617/345-2990 |
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