Mergent Online Named Finalist at Software & Information Industry's 21st Annual CODiE Awards
New York, NY, February 9, 2006 – Mergent Inc., a leading provider of business and financial information on publicly listed companies, today announced that its comprehensive online financial database, Mergent Online™ has been selected as a finalist in the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) 21st annual CODiE awards for the third consecutive year.
Mergent has been nominated for the category of “Best Online Professional Financial Information Service”, which awards the best online service providing financial or market data information and news for professional markets, including trading, small business and individuals. Other nominees in the category include, Capital IQ, Dow Jones CommentaryPlus, I Metrix, TotalView and eSignal.
“We take great pride in our selection as a finalist for this prestigious award,” said Jonathan Worrall, CEO of Mergent. “Mergent Online is uniquely positioned to meet the market’s evolving needs, and our nomination for the third year running is testament to our continued efforts to build the most comprehensive online business and financial database in the industry.”
“The 21st Annual CODiE Awards continue the tradition of honoring the best of the software, information and education technology industries,” said Ken Wasch, SIIA President. “When one considers the number of outstanding companies that competed this year, being named a CODiE Awards Finalist is a significant achievement.”
Established in 1986, the CODiE Awards showcase the software and information industry’s finest products and services. It is the only peer-recognition awards program of its kind in the industry.
About SIIA
The Software Information & Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 750 leading software and information companies. For further information, please visit www.siia.net.
About Mergent
Mergent, Inc., a Xinhua Finance company (TSE Mothers: 9399), is the preferred leading provider of business and financial data on global publicly listed companies. The company is headquartered in New York, NY, and Charlotte, NC, with sales offices in key North American cities as well as London, Shanghai, Tokyo, Toronto, and Sydney. Mergent’s databases include information on more than 15,000 U.S. public companies and 20,000 non-U.S. public companies in more than 100 countries. Mergent is the publisher of the Dividend Achievers™ family of indexes including Broad, International, High Growth and Canadian. Mergent products and services include Ford Equity Research, independent equity research with buy, sell and hold recommendations; Mergent Online; Mergent Manuals, Handbooks and Investment Guides; EventsData, web-based reporting of corporate actions and events; BondSource, access to municipal and corporate fixed income data and end-of-day evaluation pricing. For more information, visit our websites, www.dividendachievers.com and www.mergent.com.
Contact Samantha Dumas:
Taylor Rafferty
205 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(212) 889-4350
Mergent@taylor-rafferty.com
Mergent Contact:
Jae Lee
Senior Marketing Manager
Mergent, Inc.
5250 77 Center Drive, Suite 150
Charlotte, NC 28217
(704) 559-6859
jae.lee@mergent.com
About Xinhua Finance Limited
Xinhua Finance Limited is China’s unchallenged leader in financial information and media, and is listed on the Mothers board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (symbol: 9399) (OTC ADRs: XHFNY). Bridging China’s financial markets and the world, Xinhua Finance serves financial institutions, corporations and re-distributors through four focused and complementary service lines: Indices, Ratings, Financial News and Investor Relations. Founded in 1999, the Company is headquartered in Shanghai with 17 offices and 22 news bureaus across Asia, Australia, North America and Europe. For more information, please visit www.xinhuafinance.com.
New York, NY, February 9, 2006 – Mergent Inc., a leading provider of business and financial information on publicly listed companies, today announced that its comprehensive online financial database, Mergent Online™ has been selected as a finalist in the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) 21st annual CODiE awards for the third consecutive year.
Mergent has been nominated for the category of “Best Online Professional Financial Information Service”, which awards the best online service providing financial or market data information and news for professional markets, including trading, small business and individuals. Other nominees in the category include, Capital IQ, Dow Jones CommentaryPlus, I Metrix, TotalView and eSignal.
“We take great pride in our selection as a finalist for this prestigious award,” said Jonathan Worrall, CEO of Mergent. “Mergent Online is uniquely positioned to meet the market’s evolving needs, and our nomination for the third year running is testament to our continued efforts to build the most comprehensive online business and financial database in the industry.”
“The 21st Annual CODiE Awards continue the tradition of honoring the best of the software, information and education technology industries,” said Ken Wasch, SIIA President. “When one considers the number of outstanding companies that competed this year, being named a CODiE Awards Finalist is a significant achievement.”
Established in 1986, the CODiE Awards showcase the software and information industry’s finest products and services. It is the only peer-recognition awards program of its kind in the industry.
About SIIA
The Software Information & Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 750 leading software and information companies. For further information, please visit www.siia.net.
About Mergent
Mergent, Inc., a Xinhua Finance company (TSE Mothers: 9399), is the preferred leading provider of business and financial data on global publicly listed companies. The company is headquartered in New York, NY, and Charlotte, NC, with sales offices in key North American cities as well as London, Shanghai, Tokyo, Toronto, and Sydney. Mergent’s databases include information on more than 15,000 U.S. public companies and 20,000 non-U.S. public companies in more than 100 countries. Mergent is the publisher of the Dividend Achievers™ family of indexes including Broad, International, High Growth and Canadian. Mergent products and services include Ford Equity Research, independent equity research with buy, sell and hold recommendations; Mergent Online; Mergent Manuals, Handbooks and Investment Guides; EventsData, web-based reporting of corporate actions and events; BondSource, access to municipal and corporate fixed income data and end-of-day evaluation pricing. For more information, visit our websites, www.dividendachievers.com and www.mergent.com.
Contact Samantha Dumas:
Taylor Rafferty
205 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(212) 889-4350
Mergent@taylor-rafferty.com
Mergent Contact:
Jae Lee
Senior Marketing Manager
Mergent, Inc.
5250 77 Center Drive, Suite 150
Charlotte, NC 28217
(704) 559-6859
jae.lee@mergent.com
About Xinhua Finance Limited
Xinhua Finance Limited is China’s unchallenged leader in financial information and media, and is listed on the Mothers board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (symbol: 9399) (OTC ADRs: XHFNY). Bridging China’s financial markets and the world, Xinhua Finance serves financial institutions, corporations and re-distributors through four focused and complementary service lines: Indices, Ratings, Financial News and Investor Relations. Founded in 1999, the Company is headquartered in Shanghai with 17 offices and 22 news bureaus across Asia, Australia, North America and Europe. For more information, please visit www.xinhuafinance.com.
