Business Wire Expands into Canada with the Opening of a Full-Service Toronto Office



    Business Wire today announced its entry into the Canadian market
    with the opening of a full-service office in Toronto´s financial
    district.

    Business Wire´s North American expansion will provide Canadian
    clients with direct access to the industry´s largest and most
    comprehensive global media and investor relations network; regulatory
    disclosure services in Canada, the United States and Europe; advanced
    social media, SEO and XBRL applications; and the ability to seamlessly
    coordinate international communication projects via the company´s 31
    offices on three continents.

    Business Wire has been serving the Canadian market indirectly
    since the early 1980s via reciprocal affiliations with other service
    providers.

    "We look forward to developing direct relationships with Canadian
    clients, and introducing them to our ´gold standard´ suite of products
    and services," said Cathy Baron Tamraz, Business Wire´s president and
    CEO, in making the announcement. "Canada is an extremely important
    market whose international influence continues to expand. The timing
    is right for Business Wire to have a direct presence and elevate the
    bar in terms of products and services."

    Business Wire´s office, located at 144 Front Street West, is in
    the heart of Toronto´s business center. The office phone number is
    416-593-0208. The office will be staffed by editors, account managers,
    and media relations personnel.

    Additional details concerning Business Wire´s news distribution
    platform, executive management, and Canadian service capabilities will
    soon be announced.

    About Business Wire

    Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is utilized by
    thousands of member companies and organizations to transmit their
    full-text news releases, regulatory filings, photos and other
    multimedia content to journalists, news media, trade publications,
    institutional and individual investors, financial
    information services, regulatory authorities, Internet portals,
    information web sites, business-to-business decision-makers and
    consumers worldwide. With a news distribution network spanning 150
    countries and 45 languages, Business Wire´s multi-channel delivery
    network has access to some 60 international and national news agency
    networks throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and
    Africa.

    The Business Wire news network is powered by its patented
    NX high-speed data platform and supports XML, XHTML and XBRL code to
    deliver the most sophisticated news file to enhance news release
    interactivity, customization and search engine optimization. Business
    Wire has 30 bureaus in cities including New York, San Francisco, Los
    Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Miami, Paris, Frankfurt, London, Brussels,
    Tokyo and Sydney with reciprocal offices throughout the world.
    Business Wire was founded in 1961.