Martin Murtland (photo) is vice president and managing director of Dow Jones's solutions for public relations and corporate communications professionals.  Dow Jones’ enterprise media business offers business and financial news, information and solutions to financial services firms, businesses and government institutions around the world. Real-time news, research, aggregated content and information solutions to organisations are provided through the primary products Dow Jones Factiva, Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones VentureSource and specialty publications and databases. A big challenge are the dynamic developments in the field of WEB 2.0.: “Blogs – written by journalists and non-journalists alike - have become an important source of news for the financial community”.  Read the following interview with Martin Murtland.

SIX Swiss Exchange is changing its fees for the Swiss blue chip segment as of 1 December 2009. For participants with high transaction volumes, the fixed transaction fee is being reduced or abolished completely. This will ensure that SIX Swiss Exchange remains competitive in the area of automated trading and make it more attractive as an efficient and cost effective exchange. At the same time, the fees for auctions will be harmonised for all participants.

Tensid Communication Services that was set up in september 2003 is a department of Tensid AG in Baar. As an "electronic postman" it aims to be the Swiss market leader in targeted global electronic distribution of text, sound and video of investor relations, public relations and marketing communications of enterprises and also in all sizes. Media information, analysis, reports, user friendly invitations and newsletters will be distributed to any desired target. Innovative are the safeguards against "spam" accusations and the success of control in real time.

„marCo – Market Communication Office®“
The base of the Tensid achievements is marCo – Market Communication Office® - The modern Communications-Management-System“. The support is always available during 365 days and around the clock. All solutions can be used in the form of outsourcing or insourcing. They are available for companies in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and other European countries. As the only independent Swiss company, Tensid is authorized as Primary Information Provider by the Financial Services Authority (Financial Market Authority in London).