Norsk Hydro has the best corporate web site in Norway

Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Norway´s best corporate web site 2004 among listed companies belongs to Norsk Hydro. Hydro improved 7 points, although the test protocol has been both widened and sharpened this year. Statoil and Orkla ranked as #2 and #3.

Last year´s winner Telenor came as #4 with a score of 64.

The study covers 16 Norwegian listed companies' corporate web sites. The study is made by Hallvarsson & Halvarsson AB.

More information

For more information regarding Webranking 2004, please visit www.webranking.eu
Andreas Johansson, Project leader, + 46 8 587 112 68,
Tove Håkansson, Researcher, +46 8 587 112 78,
Humla Törd, Researcher, +46 8 587 112 75,

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Webranking 2004 is conducted by Hallvarsson & Halvarsson AB. Hallvarsson & Halvarsson is the Nordic region's leading consulting agency within financial communications. In this year's Norwegian edition of Webranking the 15 largest companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, in market cap, are reviewed, plus SAS. In total, 482 listed companies' around Europe are reviewed. The survey is based on a test protocol with 111 criteria, covering both technology and content. The criteria largely derive directly from the capital market, through a questionnaire where both financial analysts and business journalists have answered questions on how they use corporate web sites and what information they require. The European edition of Webranking 2004 will be published in the Financial Times, in the beginning of November.

The results of the Webranking questionnaire and Webranking 2004 are documented in a report. This report is available to all companies who want a guide to how their corporate web site more effectively can communicate with the capital market. To order the report, please visit www.webranking.eu

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