RICHMOND,.Va., Aug. 15, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- WILink, a global leader in providing investor relations and investment communications services has introduced PeerEvents(TM), a database of earnings conference call transcripts, to further assist their clients with effective investor communications. PeerEvents(TM) is the latest addition to WILink's new PrecisionIR(TM) program specifically developed for Investor Relations professionals to deliver customized communications to a precisely targeted investor audience.
WILink has partnered with Fair Disclosure Financial Network (FDfn), the world's largest transcriber, webcaster and distributor of corporate earnings conference calls to provide this comprehensive database of full text, interactive transcripts of earnings calls covering all the companies in the S&P SuperComposite 1500, Russell 3,000, NASDAQ 100, S&P Global 1200, FTSE 100 and the S&P/TSX 300.
"PeerEvents(tm) helps our clients address the key issues on the minds of their investor audience," said Patrick Galleher, Chief Operating Officer of WILink, North America. "By tracking their industry peers' events and conducting key word searches across transcripts of those earnings events, our clients learn what the investment community wants to know about their industry and company and can tailor their message to meet the needs of investors. They can also track when their company is mentioned in other earnings announcements."
"We continue to develop the database as a tool for investor relations professionals," said David F. Irving, FDfn's CEO". "The multiple transcript, key-word search function lets them locate questions that specific analysts have been asking and see how other executives have responded. And the number of events we cover is almost double what our closest competitor offers. "
WILink will market PeerEvents(TM) as an additional service to clients who are using their Annual Reports Service, Vcall webcasting and Informed Investors Forums to communicate to an audience of sophisticated investors. "PrecisionIR(TM) helps companies effectively deliver their message to their targeted investor audience," said Nancy Christman, VP of Marketing for WILink, North America. "Adding PeerEvents(TM) enables our clients to refine and focus their investor communication even further."
About WILink
Since 1992, WILink plc (www.wilink.com) has attracted and informed investors for public companies and mutual funds. WILink's PrecisionIR(TM) and PrecisionFM(TM) custom investor-marketing programs enable publicly traded companies and mutual funds to deliver tailored and compelling communications to a precisely targeted audience of investors. This year WILink will make more than 7 million investor introductions for over 4,200 corporate clients through PrecisionIR(TM) and PrecisionFM(TM) programs, which include the Annual Reports Service, the Fund Info Service, Informed Investors Forums (www.informedinvestors.com) and Vcall(R) webcasting (www.vcall.com). WILink's InstitutionalReach(TM) database and partnerships with over 220 leading financial channels in 14 countries including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Barron's and Yahoo! Finance ensure clients targeted visibility within the investment community. WILink, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of WILink plc (LSE:WLK) began operations in Richmond, Va. in 1993.
About Fair Disclosure Financial Network
FDfn (www.fdfn.com) is the world's largest transcriber, webcaster and distributor of corporate earnings conference calls. Every quarter, the company now webcasts and transcribes more than 4,000 calls. FDfn's services combine audio, video, PowerPoint and multimedia webcasting with portal network distribution and interactive transcripts. FDfn is the first company to develop a proprietary technology that converts audio conference calls to text - within minutes of real-time. The company distributes conference calls through a network of portals including FirstCall, Zacks, E*Trade and many others. FDfn has become an indispensable resource for corporations, investors and analysts alike.