STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 04, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Reuters, the global information, news and technology group, and Swedish News Agency Direkt announce the availability of News Agency Direkt's real-time English language service and SME forecasts to Reuters First customers and SME forecasts to Reuters 3000Xtra customers.
Loris Barisa, Reuters Svenska, said: "the co-operation between Direkt and Reuters means that our clients get more alternatives to choose from and get access to another important and excellent news vendor. We look forward to this co-operation with Direkt and will continue our efforts to deliver the services that our users demand and expect from us ".
Hakan Carlson, CEO News Agency Direkt, said "I am pleased that the whole market is now able to get access to our market moving news and our estimates services."
Reuters (about.reuters.com) premier position as a global information, news and technology group is founded on its reputation for speed, accuracy, integrity and impartiality combined with continuous technological innovation. Reuters' strength is based on its unique ability to offer customers around the world a combination of content, technology and connectivity. Reuters makes extensive use of Internet technologies for the widest distribution of information and news. Reuters is the world's largest international text and television news agency with 2,500 journalists, photographers and camera operators in 147 bureau, serving 160 countries. In 2001 the Group had revenues of 3.9 billion pounds. Reuters employs 19,000 staff in 226 cities in 97 countries. Reuters and the sphere logo are the trademarks of the Reuters group of companies.
News Agency Direkt is Sweden's leading financial News Agency. Theeditorial staff is comprised of approximately 30 journalists. Direkt's customers can be found at banks, brokerages, institutions, companies, media organizations and investors who wish access to current financial news. Direkt News delivers the same quality news service in English.
SME Direkt is a cutting edge forecast and analysis service group that provides consensus forecasts for Nordic corporate earnings and Swedish macroeconomic data. All the major banks and brokerages in the Nordic countries as well as a number of brokerages based in the United Kingdom and United States are contributors to SME Direkt.
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