Reuters Launches the Reuters 3000 xtra Service
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`March 23, 1999
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`London - Reuters, the global information and news group, today launched the Reuters 3000 Xtra service, its new flagship international product. This
`service is a significant enhancement to the current 3000 series and exploits the latest developments in desktop technology such as Microsoft's ActiveX
`and in internet capabilities.
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`The Reuters 3000 Xtra service increases users' ability to create their own screen displays and analytical applications. It enables customers to:
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`carry out complex analytics and modelling in Microsoft Excel that can be quickly created and easily modified
`extract data into their own in-house software applications
`send and receive e-mail via the Internet
`access a wide range of additional services through Reuters own extranet (Reuters Web)
`access their own corporate intranets
`receive Reuters Television with its specialist programming for the financial markets
`search Reuters 5,000 business publications archive
`set-up personalised views which integrate news, real-time, historical and reference data with all of the features outlined
`above, all in a single screen display.
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`The use of internet style technology enables Reuters to evolve and enhance the service rapidly and easily by downloading, with customers' consent,
`new analytics and software directly to users' workstations. It also enables users to select individual product upgrades relevant to their needs.
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`The Reuters 3000 Xtra service will benefit from product and data enhancements introduced at the beginning of 1999 as part of Reuters euro
`programme. For customers in the 11 countries that make up the euro zone, there will be a single common price structure.
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`The Reuters 3000 Xtra service is available in two desktop versions. One uses Reuters `Kobra' software and the other is based on the Reuters Trader
`Workstation (RTW). Individual client sites can mix both types of desktop. The service incorporates open system technology and operates with other
`information sources. More information on the Reuters 3000 Xtra service is available at www.reuters.com/3000xtra. View product brochure
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`John Parcell, chief executive, Reuters Information, commented: "With all its additional functionality and analytical features, this premium product
`provides good value for money. New technology enables us to deliver future enhancements efficiently and quickly whilst providing our customers with
`the flexibility to pick and choose those product upgrades relevant to their needs."
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`Contact:
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`Michael Hudson Tel; 0171 542 6459
`Director of Marketing, Reuters Information
`michael.hudson@reuters.com
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`Geoff Wicks Tel: 0171 542 8666
`Director, Corporate Relations
`geoff.wicks@reuters com
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`Adrian Duffield Tel: 0171 542 4728
`Manager, Group Corporate Relations
`adrian.duffield@reuters.com
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`Note to editors
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`Reuters supplies the global financial markets and the news media with the widest range of information and news products including real-time financial
`data, collective investment data, numerical, textual, historical and graphical databases plus news, graphics, news video, and news pictures, reaching
`over 485,000 users located in 57,900 organisations. Reuters designs and installs enterprise-wide information management and risk management
`systems for the financial markets as well as providing equity and foreign exchange transaction systems. It extensively uses internet technologies for
`wider distribution of information and news. The Group employed 16,938 staff in 218 cities in 96 countries at 31 December 1998.
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`Reuters is the world's largest news and television agency with 2,072 journalists, photographers and camera operators in 182 bureaux serving 157
`countries. News is published in 23 languages.
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`For more details see www.reuters.com/aboutreuters
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`OANDA – EXHIBIT 2006
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