December 27, 2007 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Tucows Inc. (http://www.tucows.com/), a provider of Internet services to Web hosting companies and ISPs, has retained the MKR Group (http://www.mkr-group.com) for Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, it was announced earlier this month.
"Over the past year we have made significant progress in strengthening our overall business by improving our wholesale domain name and email services and adding to a now large domain portfolio, thereby positioning the company for greater growth and profitability," explained Tucows President and CEO, Elliot Noss. "As a result, we believe this is the ideal time to articulate the Tucows message to investors. An expanded Investor Relations effort in the US will enable us to better communicate our story to Wall Street, increase the overall awareness of the company, and unlock hidden shareholder value."
"The MKR Group is dedicated to serving micro- and small-cap companies and has a long track record of success in increasing the exposure of our clients among U.S. investors," added MKR Group’s President, Mr. Charles Messman. "We believe Tucows is well positioned to benefit from trends in the Internet services market and the time is right to launch an investor relations program aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of the company in the United States."
Tucows provides services such as billing solutions and email boxes, and manages over eight million domains and a network of over 9,000 service providers. The company is an ICANN accredited registrar. The MKR Group is a “boutique investor relations firm” specializing in the proactive representation of small-cap, micro-cap and pre-IPO companies across a broad spectrum of industries.
