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To: Jay Scott who wrote (188)	9/23/1998 11:00:00 AM
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FWIW, PSQL gets an award for having a good IR Dept. From excite.com Company News: A.I.A. Completes Research on Company I.R. and Provides Investor Forum Wednesday, September 23, 1998 09:30 AM DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--The Association for Investor Awareness has made further additions to their list of companies who meet the criteria to receive their prestigious "Superior" rating. Each company was independently reviewed by the A.I.A. research team and assigned a performance value based on the criteria listed below. The A.I.A. has no relationship with any of the companies in its' report and is a not for profit entity. "We exist for the sole purpose of informing investors in regard to the aptitude of publicly traded company's Investor Relations departments," said Outreach Officer Jeffery Taylor. "Most any investor will tell you that the information, verbal or written, gleaned from a corporate I.R. department can be crucial if not critical." The survey has been released in a periodic manner so as to allow all interested parties access to the comprehensive report and investor tools provided to investors at www.investoraware.org. The site also has an area where investors can report inefficiencies or quality service of Investor Relations departments for any publicly traded company. These reports are also used by the A.I.A. when assigning a value to the relative I.R. departments. "We're asking that investors please report to us via email their experiences with any company's I.R. departments," said Taylor. "We want to know the trouble spots and bright spots on the entire publicly traded spectrum. Things can often change overnight." Today's announcement includes the most recent additions to the field of companies who have attained a "Superior" rating by the A.I.A. Each of the companies was selected based on an exhaustive research process comprised of various criteria that enabled the A.I.A. to arrive at a substantive conclusion. The A.I.A. completed a "blind" survey of Investor Relations departments noting specific detail in regard to the aptitude and abilities of the responding personnel. The term "blind" refers to the fact that the Investor Relations departments were contacted in a manner consistent with the average investor and not necessarily as an investor assistance organization. Areas of concern or interest were: the response time of personnel to messages left, knowledge of personnel, quality of investor information sent in investor packets, access to upper management and more. The results were broken down individually, calculated, and evaluated to determine a relative value for each company. New includees receiving the "Superior" designation are J. Baker, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBAK), Dominion Resources (NYSE:D), Marquette Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MARQ), Platinum Software Corp. (NASDAQ:PSQL), Waste Management Inc. (NYSE:WMI), Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (NYSE:ADM), Outback Steakhouse (NASDAQ:OSSI), Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA), Cheese Cake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE), Reebok International (NYSE:RBK), Sonic Corporation (NASDAQ:SONC) and Players International (NYSE:PLAY).The results and mean scores are archived with other investor information at www.investoraware.org on the internet. "We're hoping that investors will not only use our information to their benefit but that they will reciprocate and assist us in our research," added Taylor. "First person accounts of their experiences with different Investor Relations departments are very much a part of our criteria." For a full report and additional information please click here www.investoraware.org or call Taylor at 1-888-363-4739. CONTACT: The Association for Investor Awareness Jeffery Taylor, 888/363-4739