Thomson's new product helps investor relations professionals comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Act. (Clear Vision).(Brief Article)

Buyside, April, 2003

Thomson Financial, a leading provider of information and technology solutions for the worldwide financial community, recently introduced IR Vision, a product designed to help investor relations professionals (IROs), comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The SEC passed the act in July 2002 in an effort to restore investor confidence and the integrity of financial information. IR Vision seeks to provide IROs with a resource to better understand the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and to provide investors insights into a company's intangible assets and governance standards by properly executing online disclosure policies via corporate IR Web sites.

"Clearly, it is essential for companies to communicate effectively with shareholders," says Kevin Marcus, president of Thomson...

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