SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--
SlideShare, the world`s largest community for sharing business presentations and
PDFs today announced they have partnered with Q4 Web Systems (Q4), a leading
provider of software for investor relations (IR) websites to help bring social
media to investor relations.
The collaboration will offer public companies enhanced best practice
capabilities for their IR websites using SlideShare`s innovative web platform
for displaying and sharing presentations and PDFs combined with Q4`s market
leading IR website platform.
A majority of companies are currently using their IR website as a filing cabinet
in which they house PDFs of relevant documents such as press releases and
presentations. In light of the current market conditions, traditional means of
communicating with the market is not enough and companies are looking for ways
to increase awareness and build better relationships with current and potential
shareholders. The partnership between SlideShare and Q4 provides an effective
tool set that uses existing content on IR websites that leverages social media
and lets companies reach SlideShare`s 18 million monthly visitors in addition to
visitors to their websites.
"Q4 is an innovative company that provides leading edge investor tools and
social media sharing capabilities and we are excited to be partnering with
them," said Rashmi Sinha, SlideShare`s Cofounder and CEO. "We think it makes a
lot of sense for public companies to use social media for investor relations and
our partnership with Q4 will bring our social presentations along with millions
of viewers to the world of investor relations websites."
Companies using the Q4 web platform will be able to easily embed SlideShare
presentations into any area of their IR websites and publish directly to both
their IR website and SlideShare.com. Additionally, SlideShare is launching a
separate Investor Relations category. Companies will also have the opportunity
to promote their investor relations presentations to SlideShare`s 18 million
visitors in a targeted manner.
"The current economic climate has made it more difficult than ever for companies
to raise awareness and connect with stakeholders, which means using traditional
channels is not enough anymore. Social media is being adopted throughout the
world in record numbers and companies need to get in tune with the mediums
people are using or they will be left behind," said Darrell Heaps, President and
CEO of Q4. "SlideShare is one of the best ways to package your investor
presentation making it easy to view, share and disseminate across the web to
millions of retail and institutional investors."
SlideShare and Q4 are committed to investor relations and are currently in
discussions regarding a number of other innovative enhancements to the service.
About SlideShare
SlideShare is the world`s largest community for sharing business presentations
and PDFs. SlideShare gives users such as professionals, businesses and academics
the ability to publish and share presentations over the Web, on their blogs,
websites, LinkedIN profile or on slideshare.net. Founded in 2006, the company is
privately held and based in San Francisco, California and New Delhi, India. For
more information visit www.slideshare.net or the SlideShare blog at
blog.slideshare.net.
About Q4 Web Systems (Q4)
Q4 Web Systems (Q4) is a leading provider of software for investor relations
websites. Q4`s customized web-based solutions enable public companies to
maintain control and flexibility over corporate communications while reducing
regulatory and market risks. The Q4 Web platform works with any website and
includes over 30 best practice IR modules and features to help investors easily
find information, subscribe to updates and share it through social networks.
Automated web records and a verifiable audit trail mitigate risk and ensure high
quality disclosure. Q4`s solutions allow issuers to reduce costs and build
better relationships with stakeholders. To learn more please visit
www.q4websystems.com or Q4`s blog at www.q4blog.com.
SlideShare Inc.
Rashmi Sinha, 415-777-5770 ext. 201
CEO
rashmi@slideshare.com
or
Q4 Web Systems
Darrell Heaps, 416-626-7829
CEO
darrellh@q4websystems.com
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