Capital IQ Chosen as Finalist for Two 2005 SIIA Codie Awards

Capital IQ Chosen as Finalist for Two 2005 SIIA Codie Awards

NEW YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today announced that its Capital IQ division, a leading provider of high-impact information solutions to the global investment and financial services communities, was selected by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) as a finalist in the 20th Annual Codie Awards for "Best Online Professional Financial Information Service" and "Best Solution Integrating Content Into An Application".

This is the second consecutive year that Capital IQ has been selected as a finalist for the Codie Awards. In 2004, Capital IQ was a finalist for the "Best Software Service" category. The Codie Awards showcase the software and information industry's most innovative products and services through journalist and peer reviews.

"It is a great honor for Capital IQ to be selected as a finalist in not one, but two categories in this year's Codie Awards," said Randall Winn, Managing Director of Capital IQ. "We are pleased to be recognized by the media as well as our competitors in the software and information industry for the innovative solutions we provide to our clients."

"The 20th Annual Codie Awards continue the tradition of honoring the best of the software, content, and education technology industries," said Ken Wasch, SIIA President. "When one considers the number of outstanding companies that competed this year, being named a Codie Awards finalist is a significant achievement."

Capital IQ shares top honors with four others in both the "Best Online Professional Financial Information Service" and "Best Solution Integrating Content Into An Application" categories. The 2005 Codie Awards winners will be announced at a gala event on May 25, 2005 at Universal Studios' Globe Theater in Universal City, California.

About Capital IQ

Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, provides high-impact information and workflow solutions to over 800 leading financial institutions, advisory firms, and corporations. Its solutions are based on the Capital IQ Platform, a unique combination of global private and public capital market data and technology that enable end-users to draw deep market insights, generate better ideas, leverage relationships, and simplify workflow. Clients can deploy the Capital IQ Platform either as a standalone solution or seamlessly integrate its components into existing business applications and portals via systems integration and custom data feeds. For more information, please visit Capital IQ's web site at http://www.capitaliq.com/.

About Standard & Poor's

Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research, data and valuations. With 6,000 employees located in 21 countries, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit http://www.standardandpoors.com/.

About SIIA

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 750 leading software and information companies. For further information visit http://www.siia.net/.


Source: Standard & Poor's

CONTACT: Seung Bak
Capital IQ
646-792-1659
David R. Guarino
Standard & Poor's
212-438-1471

Web site: http://www.standardandpoors.com/
http://www.capitaliq.com/
http://www.siia.net/


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