Web Site, 10K Wizard, Offers Free Real-time Access to Largest Consortia Of SEC Financial Information; Dallas-based Web Site Launches Version 2.0 of Powerful Financial Search Engine.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 1999-- 10K Wizard, the only Web site that offers free access to and full-text search A search that compares every word in a document, as opposed to searching an abstract or a set of keywords associated with the document. Word processors and text editors contain full-text search functions that let you find a word or phrase anywhere in the document. of the Securities and Exchange Commission's entire database of corporate financial information, announced today the availability of real-time filings on its site at www.10Kwizard.com. "With real-time capability, users will have access to new corporate filings the moment they are received at the SEC -- previously, there was an approximate 24- to 48-hour delay in availability of the information," said Martin Zacarias, 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. of 10K Wizard. "The immediacy factor enhances our version 2.0 of 10K Wizard, which includes advanced automated research capabilities." 10K Wizard is the only Internet destination that provides free access to and full-text search of the complete 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. database of SEC filings, encompassing more than 68,000 public and private companies. It is also the only site that allows full-text search of complete historical filings for each company, from the start date of each company's existence. Because 10K Wizard operates on an advertising revenue-based business model, it is able to offer its entire suite of services completely free to Internet users. Comparable financial Web sites charge for the service, and other free services (O.Eng. Law) such feudal services as were not unbecoming the character of a soldier or a freemen to perform; as, to serve under his lord in war, to pay a sum of money, etc. See also: Free do not provide full-text search, alerts by form type or keyword, custom graphing or insider trading information. 10K Wizard's version 2.0 performs complex automated search and research tasks, using its proprietary parsing See parse. parsing - parser and artificial intelligence technology. Kee Kimbrell, president and technology developer for the company, formulated the site's search technology from scratch, creating a cross-index module and search engine that operates 100 times faster than other engines. In contrast to competitive Web sites, 10K Wizard's new 2.0 technology allows users to: -- Search for corporate information by ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors , company name, industry, keywords or an individual's name -- Create dynamic graphs -- List historical financial statements on a comparative period-by-period basis -- Export data for use in popular office applications (such as Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. and Excel) -- Maintain a portfolio of alerts based on company name, form type, industry and even keywords -- the user is notified by e-mail when a new filing occurs that matches specified criteria -- Search and receive complete insider trading information from forms 13-D, 13-G -- Receive complete pension holdings breakdown from form 13-F Form 13-F A quarterly report of security holdings filed with the SEC by large institutional investors. Two other Web sites that provide access to the EDGAR database are EDGAR Online, Inc. (Nasdaq:EDGR EDGR Emergency Diesel Generator Room ) and FreeEDGAR.com. 10K Wizard was founded in 1998 by Martin Zacarias, whose background includes the successful business planning and management of several high-technology startups and Kee Kimbrell, whose experience includes real-time systems, computer networking and database design. Based in Dallas, the company employs a small staff of technology developers, systems designers, and Web site support specialists. Entire media kit contents are available at www.10Kwizard.com. |
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