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For those who thought they were addicted to their BlackBerry�, BMO Capital Markets is now making it possible for investors to access the firm's institutional conferences via their iPod, other media player or personal computer.
BMO Capital Markets launched the new podcasting capability at the firm's popular Global Resources Conference in Tampa, Florida where a record 930 attendees have gathered to hear from about 200 leading corporate presenters from the global mining industry. While the event always draws a crowd, there are thousands more who follow the three-day event by webcast.
“Traditionally, our webcast is accessed by thousands of people who want the most up to date information about leading companies in the global mining industry. Now users can download and listen to various presentations at their convenience on their iPod, media player or personal computer,” said Mike Miller, Co-Head, Equity Products, BMO Capital Markets. “Making our conferences available by podcast is a practical enhancement that some of our clients have told us they will use.”
“Podcasting has become another way for people to access information and is fast becoming a fundamental part of event productions,” said Steven Tarte, Co-President of iPresentations, a Toronto-based webcast provider who implemented the technology for BMO Capital Markets.
For more information about how to access the podcast for BMO's Global Resources Conference please follow the instructions below.
What is a Podcast?
A podcast is an audio or video file that you can download onto your computer or media player and listened to or watched whenever and wherever you want. You may download individual podcast episodes at your leisure, or subscribe to a podcast so that it is automatically downloaded to your computer as soon as it becomes available.
How do I listen to a BMO Capital Markets' Podcast?
You may listen to one of our podcasts in a variety of ways. For example, you can download the latest episode directly to your computer from the podcast webpage.
You may download any episode of a previous podcast directly to your computer, and listen to it using your favourite media player. Some popular media players include iTunes, or Windows Media Player.
Once you have downloaded the podcast to your computer, you may transfer the file to any MP3 player.
How do I subscribe to a podcast?
In order to subscribe to a podcast you will require software that is capable of receiving a subscription, such as iTunes, My Yahoo or Juice.
Once you have installed the software, subscribing is easy:
If you use iTunes, click on the icon to take you directly to that podcasting service.
or
- Click on the (feed) icon on the page you wish to subscribe to.
- Copy the URL that appears in your browsers address field.
- Paste the link into the subscription field of your podcasting software. This process may vary depending on your software.
BMO Capital Markets is a leading North American financial services provider offering investment and corporate banking, advisory services, treasury and market risk management, institutional investing, and research. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), which has more than US$284.9 billion in total assets and 35,000 employees as of October 31, 2006. For more information, visit www.bmocm.com.
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