New IR benefits Norwegian firms.

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It isn't just U.S.-based public companies that are benefiting from new investor relations communication techniques. The Oslo Bors stock exchange is offering IR services to over 200 companies publicly traded on the Norwegian Exchange through a partnership with Shareholder.com, based in Maynard, Mass.

This partnership delivers the latest communications technologies to connect these companies with their international shareholders, including multilingual JR Web sites, integrated email and news broadcasts, and dynamic interactive documents such as annual reports. The result: Norwegian companies are better able to communicate with their investors and improve corporate governance policies and practices.

"An objective of the Oslo Bors is to ensure that the market operates effectively, and this requires investor confidence and trust," said Hege Sjo, market director at...