Founded in 1978, FactSet Research Systems Inc. is a leading provider of financial and economic information to the global investment community. FactSet combines more than 200 databases into a single online system and provides the tools to download, combine, and manipulate the data for investment analysis.

FactSet is a premier online investment research service used by financial institutions worldwide. Our combination of integrated financial data, applications, and industry renowned customer service allows our clients to transform raw information into usable intelligence 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
In an industry where timing is critical, FactSet offers instant access to financial information and analytics. Our company combines more than 200 databases from industry leading suppliers into a single information system, making FactSet a one-stop source for financial information.

Thousands of analysts, portfolio managers, investment bankers and other financial professionals around the world rely on FactSet daily for the most-timely, comprehensive, and accurate research solutions.

FactSet's combines over 200 databases into a single, online system. Our aggregated data library offers a broad array of financial, market, and economic information, including fundamental data on tens of thousands of companies and securities worldwide.

The LionShares database collects global equity ownership data for more than 4,000 institutions, 24,000 unique mutual fund portfolios and more than 125,000 insiders/”stake” holders from the SEC's electronic filing system (EDGAR), using a proprietary parsing application.

FactSet, with over $220 million in annual revenues, is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut and employs over 740 people in North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. Since 1996, FactSet has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FDS.

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irasia.com, launched in 1996, is an Internet platform that allows companies in the Asia Pacific region to communicate effectively with the global investment and business community.

The site has become a favourite resource amongt the global investment community because of the convenience offered by having information in a single location. This focused approach results in companies listed on irasia.com to be immediately visible to this important audience. Over six million documents are retrieved from irasia.com monthly. Viewers are informed of rapidly changing events and they use information on irasia.com for research to make investment decisions, to profit.

On irasia.com, you will find IR information coming direct from Asia Pacific companies, posted on a timely basis. Search our database, for free, for archived IR material to help you further research on companies.

Rated by TIME Magazine as one of the Best Sites for "Research to make Investment Decisions" and a FORBES Magazine Best of the Web, irasia.com is the premier online source of primary Investor Relations information on Asian Pacific listed companies. See accolades

The website is free to viewers, while companies subscribe to irasia.com's services. Presently, irasia.com profiles over 2,500 listed companies in the Asia Pacific region and is entrusted to disseminate news for regulatory bodies throughout the region.

irasia.com helps companies communicate their IR messages globally and more effectively, while enabling investors to make timely and more informed investment decisions. In the process, we play a key role in promoting the transparency and global acceptance of the Asian Pacific capital markets.

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Fair Disclosure Management (FDM), was founded in 2001 by the former CEO of EuroRSCG OMNIUM (the financial services arm of Havas), to promote easy to use and affordable Shareholder Relationship Management (SRM) tools for listed companies.

The first tool to be created was an Internet “push and pull” platform linking retail investors to listed companies. Individual investors complete a registration process to receive all the financial information disclosed by a listed company. The application is secured by the SSL protocol, and accessible on the Internet with a login and a password. The company can include all the contacts they have had with their individual shareholders and send this information to the specific registered users.

The platform is now offered not only with the ability to be integrated on a company website but also in all the financial news websites which are visited by individual investors looking for financial information and advice on listed companies. The application has been very well received by the market and is seen as an efficient, low cost solution to managing the private investor database.

FDM also provides a CRM application that allows, among other services, companies using Talon to import the database and download information to their computer in MS Excel format. The application helps manage the contact details from Talon and provides an efficient channel to send them information that can be a Web document or e-mail with a document attached.

In partnership with COFISEM, FDM has recently launched a packaged service targeting small and mid-cap companies in Europe. The service comprises four key modules that provide:

1. A homogeneous presentation of the company information in a multi-lingual portal (www.fairdisclosuremanagement.com/)
2. Analysis of the company’s current and potential institutional investors provided via the IR Global Talon Share Ownership service
3. Complete ‘ client relationship management’ functionality via the FDM tool-kit
4. Mass distribution capabilities for Press Release management

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RBC is a prominent and rapidly growing media and information technology group based in Moscow, Russia. Its primary business lines consist of media services (comprised of the "RosBusinessConsulting" information agency, the RBC business TV-channel and several Internet portals, including www.rbc.ru, www.cnews.ru, www.autonews.ru, www.turist.ru, www.rbcdaily.ru, www.utro.ru, etc.), and IT development (through the "RBC Soft" division, which provides turnkey solutions created in-house and developed by leading global IT companies, conducts system integration, and develops custom-made software for foreign clients through general and offshore programming).

The Company possesses a unique business audience that consists of affluent and highly educated people in a position to make significant purchasing decisions. By the end of 2003 the monthly audience of RBC’s business web sites reached 2.5 million people, and the audience of all RBC’s online resources amounted to 4 million users.

RBC has now developed into a one-stop information and IT supermarket which employs more than 1,600 people. The Company's present day clients receive up-to-the minute data from all the financial markets, including quotes from all the major Russian and foreign exchanges. In addition, the Company maintains a 24-hour ticker tape for political, financial and business news, analytical materials, commentary and forecasts, and has a broad network of reporters in Russia and the CIS. RBC's policy regarding all news is to accept only the primary source as an authority, guaranteeing objectivity and independent verification.

In 2003 RBC was named Number 43 on the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu 2003 European Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in Europe. In 2003 RBC made a strategic move to TV advertising, the largest and most dynamic segment of the Russian advertising market, by launching Russia's first and only business dedicated television channel on September 2, 2003.

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Founded in 1995, KnowledgeView Limited is a Media Communications Group company. Headquartered in the UK with strong links into the Middle East, it provides solutions for those who manage or deliver news and information, and has a top management team with over 50 years' experience serving the media sector.

Outside the UK, KnowledgeView has offices in Boston, USA, in the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and in Saudi Arabia. Its client base extends over four continents with such names as the Boeing Corporation of America, CNN, the British Broadcasting Corporation, the UK's Guardian Media Group, Independent News and Media, Al Ahram of Egypt, Emirates Media Inc. of Abu Dhabi and Dar Al-Hayat, the respected pan-Arab newspaper.

The company's solutions include news management systems for media organisations such as newspapers and multimedia publishers. News delivery systems which enable online customers to chose minute by minute which content they receive and then to take actions on it, plus the development and delivery of packaged news content from big name sources, such as Dow Jones and the Independent Newspaper Group, delivered direct to the consumer's desk-top.

RAPID Browser is an always-on, live news window on the user’s desktop. It allows users to select precisely what news content they wish to receive minute by minute, to be alerted when specific news items arrive, and then to take actions on that content such as commenting on it and sharing it with other like-minded users. RAPID Browser is the easy-to-use front end to a powerful news management system.

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The Japan Corporate News Network ("JCN Network") provides products and services that facilitate access to important corporate, financial and technological information direct from the world's second-largest economy. Established in 1999 by a group of former investment bankers and journalists, the JCN Network was founded on the belief that an enormous quantity of information emanating from areas such as the biotechnology, alternative energy and advanced materials industries of Japan is unavailable in the rest of the world.
We make information available in three formats: our own news desk prepares short pieces daily using the JCNN byline: press releases direct from Japanese companies are available under the JCN Newswire byline, while specialist, earnings-related documentation is produced under the JCN Financial byline. All news can be accessed on the JCN Network web site and by free registered delivery. We also distribute and republish all information through our proprietary global network: the JCN Newswire. XML-formatted for quick and efficient delivery to web sites, databases and information terminals, the JCN Newswire delivers content to more than 70 countries and millions of professional users around the world.

Our partners include Bloomberg, Reuters, CBS Marketwatch, Yahoo!, Dow Jones, Factiva, Lexis Nexis, and Multex. Hundreds of web-sites also receive our automatic feed through a network of infomediaries that includes Comtex, Moreover, Screaming Media and YellowBrix. Additionally, more than 3,500 registered individual users and journalists receive news through an e-mail alert filtered by industry or by company. Please register today to begin receiving information from your field of interest, or contact us about the possibility of creating an XML-feed that delivers direct to your web site or database.

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Ince, through its specialised divisions, employs over 650 people and has representation in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. Over its long history, Ince and its various divisions have evolved into a business that is able to offer clients a unique mix of products and services that would normally require the use of more than one supplier.

In February 1993, the third generation of the Atkinson family decided to change the company name to Ince (Pty) Ltd. This image update was in keeping with the company policy to offer the latest all-in-one Ince package, incorporating the entire spectrum of business communication products and services. This allows the customer to develop a one-on-one relationship with a single source, whilst his or her printing and communication requirements are being met.

Ince New Media, a division of Ince (Pty) Ltd. has developed an Internet based shareholder services offering to complement the existing work that they do in financial advertising and printing. This service, called iProxy, offers benefits to both listed companies and shareholders alike.

An issue requiring shareholder approval is a listed company's single most important consideration. Successful solicitation of shareholder votes has always required detailed scheduling and preparation, effective co-ordination and organisation, and precise follow-through. Now, corporate governance issues and regulatory reforms have created new issues requiring management's attention.

Dealing with these complex issues is, at best, a difficult task. The traditional shareholder voting process itself reflects the difficulties inherent in the process. Ultimately, shareholder participation and support become the final measures of effectiveness. Research has identified a growing demand from companies to allow their shareholders to receive information and vote their proxies over the Web, primarily to cut the heavy cost of paper and postage. Ince’s iProxy answers this demand.

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An independent Investor Relations strategy consultancy focused on Asian and emerging markets companies. The founding partners offer a wealth of experience throughout the global emerging market and European equity universe.
ESP offers a range of specialist services tailored to fit a company’s specific needs and has retained clients in Asia, North America.

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DataContent is a leading independent market data consultancy specialising in the auditing, analysis and formulation of an organisation’s market data sources and costs, as well as the business development and selling of content providers’ data products.

DataContent’s expertise is in the field of market data management including the development of customised content strategies, data contracts and the execution of expense management initiatives for financial institutions. Our aim is to help providers and users optimally manage their market data requirements thereby meeting their business objectives of improving service whilst reducing costs.
Our clients include blue chip banks, market data vendors and direct sources of market data.

With a total experience of over 65 years in the market data industry, the calibre of consultants at DataContent dealing with any project is of the very highest quality. Backgrounds include UBS Warburg, Societé Generale, Deutsche Bank and Thomson Datastream.

DataContent has worked with a number of prime market data providers including Standard & Poor’s, Dow Jones, Financial Times Interactive Data and Thomson Financial amongst many others.
DataContent offers a number of services to help institutions manage their information requirements.

- Market Data Audit
- Bespoke Content Strategies
- Commercial Due-Diligence Review
- Data Management Outsourcing
- Knowledge Management
- Data Acquisition
- Product Development & Marketing
- Product Evaluation & Testing
- Exchange Audit Service

At DataContent, we not only strive but also guarantee that you will be delighted with our consultancy service, that’s our pledge.

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A software and design studio with an international presence, positioned at the leading edge of the New Media industry. 13th Studios are specialists in the design and production of web-enabled applications and online data reporting systems.

Clients include BMW, 02, Danzas and The Future Group.

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Teleportec was founded in Manchester, England in 1999 by Duffie White, the inventor of the technology, David Booth an experienced design engineer and John Steward. Jim Young, a former Assistant to the Chairman of EDS, became Chairman of Teleportec in July 2000. Fred Hansen, President & CEO, brings over 38 years top level experience at IBM & EDS. James Stephens, Vice President directs global sales.

Teleportec has grown into a thriving international business with Headquarters in Dallas, Texas, offices in the UK and a mainland European arm, Teleportel, with offices in the Brussels, Paris and Munich.

Teleportec has proven high quality distance communication solutions designed to provide your organisation with a realistic alternative to travel. This unique technology enables people to appear live, life-sized within an apparent 3-D environment in a remote location and achieve eye-to-eye contact with all participants.

With no visible cameras or monitors the systems are user friendly, require minimum training and can be installed to suit your individual requirements.

The technology is compatible with standard video conferencing equipment and can use a range of connectivity options including ISDN, T1 and IP. Teleportec upgrades are now also available for existing video conferencing users. Group-to-group and multi-site communication is also possible.

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