FTI Consulting, MapInfo, ProQuest and Socket Communications Events to be Broadcast by Vcall Over the Internet


RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 8, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN), MapInfo Corporation (Nasdaq:MAPS), ProQuest Company (NYSE:PQE) and Socket Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:SCKT) will broadcast their investor communication events over the Internet, Vcall, a Service of World Investor Link announced today.

FTI Consulting, Inc. will broadcast its earnings event on Wednesday, February 13, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. This call can be accessed at http://www.vcall.com/EventPage.asp?ID=80595.

MapInfo Corporation will broadcast its 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, February 13, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. This call can be accessed at http://www.vcall.com/EventPage.asp?ID=80722.

ProQuest Company will broadcast its earnings event on Wednesday, February 13, 2002 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern. This call can be accessed at http://www.vcall.com/EventPage.asp?ID=80462.

Socket Communications, Inc. will broadcast its earnings event on Wednesday, February 13, 2002 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. This call can be accessed at http://www.vcall.com/EventPage.asp?ID=80438.

These events are available through the Vcall website, located at http://www.vcall.com. Listeners should go to the Vcall website at least fifteen minutes before these events to download and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay will be available beginning approximately one hour after the event. There is no charge to access any event.

About World Investor Link: Vcall, the leading broadcaster of real-time investment information and analysis on the Internet, is a service of World Investor Link. Since 1992, World Investor Link (http://www.worldinvestorlink.com/) has opened information channels between public companies and potential investors. This year World Investor Link will make more than 5 million investor introductions to over 4,600 corporate clients through services including The Annual Reports Service, The Fund Info Service, Vcall (http://www.vcall.com/), Investor Conference (http://www.investorconference.com/) and Informed Investors Forums (http://www.informedinvestors.com/). These services provide investors free access to onsite and webcast investor events and company financial reports through World Investor Link's relationships with over 204 leading financial media channels including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Barron's and Yahoo!Finance. For companies and mutual funds, these services enable compliance with regulation fair-disclosure requirements and provide visibility with investors at the precise point investors are making decisions. World Investor Link, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WILink.com plc (WLK on The London Stock Exchange), began operations in Richmond, Va. in 1993.



            

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