PR Newswire for Journalists, a media-only website with content from tens of thousands of organizations, was named a finalist for two Codie Awards: Best Online Business Information Service: non-News and Best Online News Service, PR Newswire announced today.
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The 21st Annual Codie Awards, sponsored by the prestigious Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) recognize outstanding products and services in the software, digital content and education technology industries. PR Newswire for Journalists was chosen as a finalist out of 1,026 nominations submitted by more than 500 companies.
"It's a great achievement to be named a finalist in two awards categories by such an esteemed organization as SIIA," said Rod Nicolson, vice president, Online Services, PR Newswire. "We have worked hard to make PR Newswire for Journalists an unparalleled resource of organizational news for media around the world. Being named as a finalist in these categories, alongside other notable companies, is a testament to the team's hard work and success." For a full list of the finalists, visit: http://www.siia.net/codies/2006/finalists.asp.
PR Newswire for Journalists, a free, media-only website, contains real-time news from corporate, government, association, labor, non-profit, and other organizations around the world who distribute their up-to-the-minute full-text news over PR Newswire. More than 80,000 journalists representing all mediums -- broadcast, print and online -- have accounts on PR Newswire for Journalists and many have profiled themselves to receive news automatically based upon personal interests. With approximately 1,000 news releases issued each day over PR Newswire, PR Newswire for Journalists receives more than 1 million news release views per month.
Some of the key features of PR Newswire for Journalists include:
* Advanced search capabilities
* Content in a variety of languages
* More than 600 RSS feeds in multiple languages
* A free archive dating back ten years
* Easy access to video, audio, photo and text content from a single
interface
* Seamless access to ProfNet Experts, a database with profiles of more
than 20,000 subject-matter experts, and the ability to send queries to
those experts
* Complete contact information on every news release (PR Newswire is the
only commercial newswire that gives customers the option to eliminate
their contact information from news releases that are posted to public
websites, while still making it available to media only on PR Newswire
for Journalists)
"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."
The 2006 Codie Awards will be presented at a gala event on May 16 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA.
About PR Newswire
Now in its 51st year, PR Newswire Association LLC (http://www.prnewswire.com/) provides electronic distribution, targeting, measurement, and broadcast services on behalf of some 40,000 corporate, government, association, labor, non-profit, and other customers worldwide. Using PR Newswire, these organizations reach a variety of critical audiences including the news media, the investment community, government decision-makers, and the general public with their up-to-the-minute, full-text news developments.
Established in 1954, PR Newswire has offices in 11 countries and routinely sends its customers' news to outlets in 135 countries and in more than 40 languages. Utilizing the latest in communications technology, PR Newswire content is considered a mainstay among news reporters, investors and individuals who seek breaking news from the source. PR Newswire's leading services include ProfNet Experts(SM), eWatch™, MEDIAtlas™, Search Engine Visibility (SEV), MediaRoom, MediaSense™ and MultiVu™. PR Newswire is a subsidiary of United Business Media plc of London.
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 800 leading software and information companies. For further information, visit http://www.siia.net/.
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