One of the world’s top newswire services is exploring the Internet’s potential for increasing its reach — and revenues. Reuters (Nasdaq: RTRSY), the London-based television and print news agency, assigned Executive Director David Ure to help the company’s Trading Systems Division exploit the Internet’s potential. Ure gets a seat on the company’s board of directors in exchange for his new focus on tapping electronic commerce to generate new business for Reuters.
Reuters Probes New Internet, E-Commerce Ventures
Posted by: Mary Hillebrand July 6, 1999 12:00 AMOne of the world’s top newswire services is exploring the Internet’s potential for increasing its reach — and revenues. Reuters (Nasdaq: RTRSY), the London-based television and print news agency, assigned Executive Director David Ure to help the company’s Trading Systems Division exploit the Internet’s potential. Ure gets a seat on the company’s board of directors in exchange for his new focus on tapping electronic commerce to generate new business for Reuters.