Reuters Limited

Jeffrey Stearns

Nicholas Fulton

Miles Jonathan Whitehead

Kathleen Elizabeth Callo

Dean Ratcliffe

Anthony Brennan

Financial news distribution apparatus comprising: a first terminal () comprising means () for displaying a selected one of a plurality of data entry screens () associated with news items of different types, each said data entry screen comprising: a plurality of data entry fields () for entry of respective data items of a new said news item, and respective data item label text fields () each containing text describing the corresponding data entry field in a source language, selection means () for selecting at least one of a plurality of target languages; translation means () for translating the source language text of said data item label text fields () into corresponding text in said at least one target language; means () for inputting data specifying a type of news item and a subject of a new news item; a computer () remote to said first terminal (), said computer () being arranged to read a store () containing a database of previous news items, accessible by type and subject, and to locate a preceding news item of the same type and on the same subject, and to transmit the stored data items thereof to the first terminal (); said display means () displaying each of said stored data items on said data entry screen together with the corresponding newly entered data item; and means () for transmitting said data items and associated text in said at least one target language to at least one remote second terminal ().

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Jeffrey Stearns