Other Product Enhancements Provide New Ways Users Can Access, Analyze and Share Data NEW YORK, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones & Company today announced significant content enhancements to its line of premier information solutions, Dow Jones Factiva. As part of Dow Jones's larger strategy to build and maintain the world's most compelling news and business information collection to help customers make better business decisions, the recent content additions include 4,000 blogs and 12,000 Web sites, bringing the collection to more than 25,000 business and news sources. Reflecting the growing influence of social media, the content additions cover sources from around the globe, including high growth regions such as Africa, Latin America, China and India, and core sectors such as financial services, information technology and insurance. Dow Jones Factiva gathers content from the most well-known Web sites, as well as corporate blogs, political blogs and blogs from media outlets and industry pundits. "In these times of great market turbulence, it is more important then ever for companies to stay up-to-date on the latest news and information that is driving their business, and we are committed to investing in our products to ensure that our customers have the best tools and information to work most efficiently," said Dennis Cahill, chief product officer, Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group. "Our goal is to provide a comprehensive local and global view that addresses the content needs of our customer base and provides researchers and knowledge workers with the information they need to make informed business decisions." Dow Jones Factiva has made a number of other enhancements that focus on business needs, enhanced user experience and increased value for end users so that they can find, analyze and share the news and information most important to them. For example, Dow Jones Factiva is now compatible with the Apple iPhone, further building on its commitment to delivering business news and information anytime and anywhere. With Dow Jones Factiva Mobile, users can receive news alerts, create personal pages and perform searches - all from their Apple iPhone or BlackBerry(R) device. Users can read articles published within the last 90 days from more than 7,000 leading news sources, and find the latest stock quotes and news for public companies. Additionally, Dow Jones Factiva has made the following enhancements: -- Factiva Reader, a tool that gives organizations the ability to distribute copyrighted materials internally and externally using Factiva newsletters, has been enhanced to include the capability to externally distribute content using widgets. Now, users can post widgets to portals, extranets or any other Web site, giving organizations the ability ensure that everyone is up-to-date on the latest news. -- Company snapshots have been enhanced with Factiva Discovery Technologies(TM), a suite of proprietary platform capabilities that combine advanced searching, text-mining and taxonomy technologies to provide Factiva users with a unique and invaluable perspective on the information that drives their business. -- Additional features include multimedia content, performance and segmentation charts, and expanded interface languages, including Italian, Japanese, Chinese and Mandarin Chinese. To learn more about Dow Jones Factiva products, visit http://www.factiva.com/, or for more information about the Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group, visit http://www.solutions.dowjones.com/. To request additional information, please contact us at http://www.solutions.dowjones.com/solutions. ABOUT DOW JONES Dow Jones & Company (http://www.dowjones.com/) is a News Corporation company (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; http://www.newscorp.com/). Dow Jones is a leading provider of global business news and information services. Its Consumer Media Group publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch and the Far Eastern Economic Review. Its Enterprise Media Group includes Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Factiva, Dow Jones Client Solutions, Dow Jones Indexes and Dow Jones Financial Information Services. Its Local Media Group operates community-based information franchises. Dow Jones owns 50% of SmartMoney and 33% of STOXX Ltd. and provides news content to radio stations in the U.S. DATASOURCE: Dow Jones & Company CONTACT: Shannon Sullivan, Public Relations Manager of Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group, +1-609-627-2312, Web site: http://www.dowjones.com/ http://www.factiva.com/ http://www.solutions.dowjones.com/solutions http://www.newscorp.com/ http://www.solutions.dowjones.com/

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