HONG KONG, Dec. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Xinhua Finance
(TSE Mothers: 9399; OTC Bulletin Board: XHFNY), China's premier financial
information and media services provider, recently received two prestigious
international awards for its newly-relaunched website at
www.xinhuafinance.com . The company's corporate website was designed in
conjunction with Ion Global Limited, a leading international interactive web
development and online marketing agency.
This September, the US-based Web Marketing Association awarded Xinhua
Finance an Outstanding Website WebAward for scoring well above the industry
average in all of seven judging categories. Among websites participating in
the competition within the financial services industry, the Xinhua Finance
site ranked at the top in terms of design, technology and innovation. The
Web Marketing Association attracts hundreds of international entries in 96
industry categories and is now in its tenth year. See www.webaward.org for
more details.
In late October, the International Academy of the Visual Arts named
Xinhua Finance a Silver Award Winner in its inaugural W3 Awards -- placing
it first among the corporate websites for financial service providers.
Receiving over 2,300 entries, The W3 Awards honors outstanding websites, web
marketing and web advertising created by some of the best interactive
agencies, designers and creators worldwide. See www.w3award.com for more
details.
Xinhua Finance's COO, Daniel Connell, said, "These honors reflect the
thoughts and efforts behind this initiative, both within our group and
together with our development partner, Ion Global. I remain impressed at
how we managed through some of the challenges we faced as an organization --
our young brand, extensive product mix and fast growth environment -- in
delivering a user-friendly website that effectively showcases Xinhua
Finance's corporate identity and unique product offerings. Xinhua Finance
places a tremendous amount of importance on disclosure, transparency and
communication with our stakeholders. Therefore, I am excited with the
unanimous applause from clients, shareholders, employees and investors for
the improved user experience."
Ion Global's Creative Director, Dwayne Serjeant, said, "The challenge
for us on this one was that Xinhua Finance is a truly global company, but
with a young brand that is not well known in some markets. Secondly, the
breadth, rapid growth and future directions of the company's operations
meant that we had to create a simple yet flexible information architecture
on which to base the site. And lastly, the complexity of simple things,
like the multitude of possible contact options, had to be streamlined to
ensure that potential business leads wouldn't disappear."
The multi-language web site, which includes English, Japanese,
traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese subsites, provides corporate
information related to Xinhua Finance's product & service portfolio, as well
as financial highlights, public disclosures and events announcements. Its
clean, consistent design theme serves would-be and existing investors,
clients and employees, while facilitating two-way communication between the
Xinhua Finance group, which spans 19 office locations and 20 news bureaus
worldwide, and external parties.
The site was commended by judging panels for its dynamic presentation
and user-friendly features, in particular, the Product Finder, a step-by-
step tool designed to help investors navigate the entire comprehensive
Xinhua Finance product suite.
Notes to Editors
About Xinhua Finance Limited
Xinhua Finance Limited is China's premier financial information and
media service provider and is listed on the Mothers board of the Tokyo Stock
Exchange (symbol: 9399) (OTC Bulletin Board: XHFNY). Bridging China's
financial markets and the world, Xinhua Finance serves financial
institutions, corporations and re-distributors through four focused and
complementary service lines: Indices, Ratings, Financial News and Investor
Relations. Founded in November 1999, the Company is headquartered in
Shanghai with 20 news bureaus and offices in 19 locations across Asia,
Australia, North America and Europe.
For more information, please visit www.xinhuafinance.com .
About Ion Global Limited
Ion Global Limited is a leading international interactive web
development and online marketing agency. The company, whose current clients
include AIG, Emirates, HSBC, Peninsula Hotels and Samsung, was founded in
1995.
For more information, visit www.ionglobal.com .
More Information:
Xinhua Finance
Hong Kong/Shanghai
Ms. Joy Tsang
Tel: +852-3196-3983 / +852-9486-4364 / +86-21-6113-5999
Email: joy.tsang@xinhuafinance.com
Japan
Mr. Sun Jiong
Tel: +81-3-3221-9500
Email: jsun@xinhuafinance.com
Taylor Rafferty (Media/IR Contact)
Japan
Mr. James Hawrylak
Tel: +81-3-5444-2730
Email: james.hawrylak@taylor-rafferty.com
United States
Ms. Ishviene Arora
Tel: +1-212-889-4350
Email: ishviene.arora@taylor-rafferty.com
Europe
Mr. John Dudzinsky
Tel: +44-20-7614-2900
Email: john.dudzinsky@taylor-rafferty.co.uk