Dow Jones Factiva Adds More Global Content to Power the Intelligent Enterprise
09 December 2008 - 9:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Other Product Enhancements Provide New Ways Users Can Access,
Analyze and Share Data NEW YORK, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones
& Company today announced significant content enhancements to
its line of premier information solutions, Dow Jones Factiva. As
part of Dow Jones's larger strategy to build and maintain the
world's most compelling news and business information collection to
help customers make better business decisions, the recent content
additions include 4,000 blogs and 12,000 Web sites, bringing the
collection to more than 25,000 business and news sources.
Reflecting the growing influence of social media, the content
additions cover sources from around the globe, including high
growth regions such as Africa, Latin America, China and India, and
core sectors such as financial services, information technology and
insurance. Dow Jones Factiva gathers content from the most
well-known Web sites, as well as corporate blogs, political blogs
and blogs from media outlets and industry pundits. "In these times
of great market turbulence, it is more important then ever for
companies to stay up-to-date on the latest news and information
that is driving their business, and we are committed to investing
in our products to ensure that our customers have the best tools
and information to work most efficiently," said Dennis Cahill,
chief product officer, Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group. "Our goal
is to provide a comprehensive local and global view that addresses
the content needs of our customer base and provides researchers and
knowledge workers with the information they need to make informed
business decisions." Dow Jones Factiva has made a number of other
enhancements that focus on business needs, enhanced user experience
and increased value for end users so that they can find, analyze
and share the news and information most important to them. For
example, Dow Jones Factiva is now compatible with the Apple iPhone,
further building on its commitment to delivering business news and
information anytime and anywhere. With Dow Jones Factiva Mobile,
users can receive news alerts, create personal pages and perform
searches - all from their Apple iPhone or BlackBerry(R) device.
Users can read articles published within the last 90 days from more
than 7,000 leading news sources, and find the latest stock quotes
and news for public companies. Additionally, Dow Jones Factiva has
made the following enhancements: -- Factiva Reader, a tool that
gives organizations the ability to distribute copyrighted materials
internally and externally using Factiva newsletters, has been
enhanced to include the capability to externally distribute content
using widgets. Now, users can post widgets to portals, extranets or
any other Web site, giving organizations the ability ensure that
everyone is up-to-date on the latest news. -- Company snapshots
have been enhanced with Factiva Discovery Technologies(TM), a suite
of proprietary platform capabilities that combine advanced
searching, text-mining and taxonomy technologies to provide Factiva
users with a unique and invaluable perspective on the information
that drives their business. -- Additional features include
multimedia content, performance and segmentation charts, and
expanded interface languages, including Italian, Japanese, Chinese
and Mandarin Chinese. To learn more about Dow Jones Factiva
products, visit http://www.factiva.com/, or for more information
about the Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group, visit
http://www.solutions.dowjones.com/. To request additional
information, please contact us at
http://www.solutions.dowjones.com/solutions. ABOUT DOW JONES Dow
Jones & Company (http://www.dowjones.com/) is a News
Corporation company (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV;
http://www.newscorp.com/). Dow Jones is a leading provider of
global business news and information services. Its Consumer Media
Group publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch and
the Far Eastern Economic Review. Its Enterprise Media Group
includes Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Factiva, Dow Jones Client
Solutions, Dow Jones Indexes and Dow Jones Financial Information
Services. Its Local Media Group operates community-based
information franchises. Dow Jones owns 50% of SmartMoney and 33% of
STOXX Ltd. and provides news content to radio stations in the U.S.
DATASOURCE: Dow Jones & Company CONTACT: Shannon Sullivan,
Public Relations Manager of Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group,
+1-609-627-2312, Web site: http://www.dowjones.com/
http://www.factiva.com/ http://www.solutions.dowjones.com/solutions
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