Factiva beta service puts company factoids on BlackBerry handhelds

- Gary Thayer, Editor

September 29, 2005 -- (MobileVillage) -- Factiva, a subsidiary of Dow Jones and Reuters, today announced a beta program of its "Factiva Mobile" service. Factiva Mobile aims to provide users of Factiva.com, Factiva SalesWorks and Factiva Companies & Executives with access to business news and company information on BlackBerry devices.

According to Factiva, its mobile service for Factiva SalesWorks and Factiva Companies & Executives delivers snapshots of key information for more than 1.5 million companies worldwide, including company news, financials, contact details, executive lists, stock quotes, and more.

All Factiva.com users will have the option to deliver news updates from their Track folders to a mobile device. Track is the company's awareness service that delivers relevant news based on news tracking statements set up by each user. By selecting "Mobile" for e-mail format, they will receive plain text email delivery, specifically formatted for their mobile device.

For more information, see the Factiva web site.

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