Factiva Adds Content from The Press Association, Further Strengthening UK Coverage
London, January 11, 2006 - Factiva, a Dow Jones and Reuters Company, today announced that content from The Press Association (PA), the national news agency of the UK and Ireland, is now available to Factivas 1.8 million global subscribers through Factivas products and services.
The publisher, PA Group, is a private company owned by UK newspaper groups. Based on the principles of fast, fair and accurate, PA has been providing news about the UK and Ireland for over 100 years. Today, it is a provider of multi-media news and business-to-business media services.
The Press Association will provide Factiva customers with a comprehensive range of UK regional and national news, including:
* Home News - general news covering a wide range of topics from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland;
* Financial News - news from the City of London covering company news and industry developments; and
* Parliamentary News - news reported from PA correspondents in the Houses of Commons and Lords, and the latest news on the progress of Bills and committee news.
PA tells the story of the nation in daily instalments, said Ian Campbell, Managing Director of PA Business. Factivas customers can expect to see some 400 articles a day from PA covering the issues that have a direct impact on their organisations, the economy and the world at large.
PA has long been synonymous with journalistic integrity and it will benefit all Factiva customers who need timely access to UK national and regional news, said Simon Alterman, Vice President of Content, Factiva. The addition of content from The Press Association further strengthens Factivas UK coverage, which now includes over 600 active sources.
About Factiva
Factiva, a Dow Jones & Reuters Company , provides essential business news and information together with the content delivery tools and services that enable professionals to make better decisions faster. Factivas unrivalled collection of more than 9,000 credentialed sources includes the exclusive combination of The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Dow Jones and Reuters newswires and the Associated Press, as well as Reuters Fundamentals, D&B, and Bureau van Dijk company profiles.
Factivas innovative, XML-based and Web services-enabled technology platform provides access to this rich content collection via Factivas role-specific products or through customized enterprise, group or personal solutions. Executives, information professionals, marketers, salespeople, and other professionals can easily monitor and understand the latest news, market trends, and business challenges relevant to them directly from the Microsoft Office and job-specific applications they use every day. To learn more about Factiva, please visit the Web site at www.factiva.com.
Source: Factiva
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