The internet has become widely acknowledged as a key medium for communicating business and financial information, principally through the investor relations sections of corporate websites. Investors, analysts and others have become accustomed to using these sites to obtain the information they need. The internet represents an opportunity to provide layers of increasingly detailed information on the company’s operations, financial performance and the industry as a whole, enabling investors to search for and obtain the information they need for their particular purposes. It also offers an opportunity for companies to use technologies effectively in disclosing information. In this environment, companies must evaluate what information to provide online, how to use technology in providing it, and, most importantly, how to organize their websites so that users can easily find and use the information they need. The internet is extremely important tool in any business. A great volume of information can be presented on the web, and this raises the issue of information overload. Companies can have libraries of abundant, excellent information of significant importance to an investor, but it is important that consideration be given to how it will be accessed and used. It can also be difficult to tell what is new, or what has been added or changed. Planning the architecture is the most time consuming but important part of establishing an effective website. This activity provides the foundation that ensures information is organized and presented in such a way that users can easily navigate the site, and find and use the information they need for a particular purpose. Information is only valuable if it is kept up to date. Accordingly, it is essential that a reliable process exist for monitoring website content and providing updates as soon as new information becomes available. It can be difficult to determine where a particular type of information ends, because of the use of...