Meltwater News was founded in 2001 with the expressed purpose of transforming itself into a global leader in its industry. The electronic media monitoring company of Meltwater News is now credited as an internationally recognized company, which operates on a global scale with a growing portfolio of reputable and successful business organizations.

The technology behind Meltwater News was formed out of the results of a project originally funded by the Norwegian Science Foundation. The Meltwater Group quickly put the Norwegian Science Foundation’s research to use as a commodity, offering online media monitoring services to corporations, executives, institutions, and organizations.

The founders and employees of Meltwater News own the company in its entirety, and the business has boasted profitability from day one of its operation, while never requiring external funding and without accruing debt.

As an electronic media-monitoring specialist, Meltwater News operates 41 offices that span across Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and the North and South American continents, where teams of experts monitor about 50,000 various media publications and 1,500 different blogs written in a total of 23 languages.

Meltwater News’ service is overseen by a group of highly trained professionals, each heralding extensive experience in the media-monitoring field. All of the company’s employees are trained in analyzing and meeting the needs of various executives from around the world, and Meltwater News specializes in tailoring its service to every executive and corporation on its client list, optimizing service solutions, and guiding clients to unforeseen opportunities.

Through its global business-to-business search engine, Meltwater News tracks critical business information published online concerning 11,000 of the world’s most prominent companies and organizations. The Meltwater News service is responsible for providing real-time reports on the industry trends, market competition, and media coverage that hold importance for (or incite interest in) clients.