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Dow Jones Anti-Corruption Nominated for Favorite New Financial Product/Service in First People's Choice Stevie(R) Awards

Posted on: Tuesday, 12 May 2009, 03:00 CDT

Selection Reinforces Dow Jones' Commitment to Developing Groundbreaking Business Products; Voting Now Open

SAN FRANCISCO and LONDON, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones Anti-Corruption (www.fis.dowjones.com/products/antiCorruption.html), launched in December 2008, has been nominated for Favorite New Financial Product/Service in the first People's Choice Stevie(R) Awards. Voting is now open to the general public. Individuals can vote for Dow Jones Anti-Corruption -- and help raise awareness of the business community's fight against corruption and the resources available to them -- at http://peopleschoice.stevieawards.com by using short code P066T.

"We are honored that the Stevie Awards selected Dow Jones Anti-Corruption as a favorite from the hundreds of financial products launched last year," said Rupert de Ruig, managing director, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance. "This nomination recognizes Dow Jones' commitment to developing groundbreaking products and services for the business community, a promise Dow Jones Anti-Corruption exemplifies. The first product dedicated to helping corporate and financial institutions fight corruption and comply with international bribery regulations, Dow Jones Anti-Corruption is a leading edge product for reducing the damage corruption inflicts, especially on developing economies and the environment."

Dow Jones Anti-Corruption is a global database tracking state-owned entities, senior public officials and other individuals and entities posing a higher risk of corruption. The product helps clients reduce exposure to the significant fines and reputation damage of unethical business by enabling them to verify employee actions and perform due diligence on potential customers, agents and other third parties.

As global information partner to Transparency International, Dow Jones also actively supports information sharing and increases awareness of the effects of corruption within the private sector. Dow Jones brings the conversation about strategies and trends in global anti-corruption initiatives to corporate executives in major cities around the world through events, including the first annual Global Ethics Summit held in partnership with Ethisphere in February 2009 and the Anti-Corruption Expert Series, a program of regional seminars.

Voting for the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products concludes June 1 and winners will be honored at The 7th Annual American Business Awards in New York on June 22.

For updates on this story, follow http://www.twitter.com/djcompliance. For more information or to arrange a personal demonstration of Dow Jones Anti-Corruption, visit www.fis.dowjones.com/products/antiCorruption.html or call +1 800 369 0166 (U.S.), +44 203 217 5100 (Europe) or +61 2 8272 4600 (Australia & Asia).

About Dow Jones

Dow Jones & Company (www.dowjones.com) is a subsidiary of News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; 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, 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 radio stations in the U.S.

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

SOURCE Dow Jones & Company

Source: PR Newswire

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