American Business Information Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Contacts Target Marketing.OMAHA Omaha, city, United States Omaha (ō`məhä, –hô), city (1990 pop. 335,795), seat of Douglas co., E Nebr., on the west bank of the Missouri River; inc. 1857. , Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 1998--American Business Information Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ABIIA/ABIIB) today announced the acquisition of Contacts Target Marketing (CTM CTM Continuum (gaming) CTM Community Trade Mark (Europe) CTM Cisco Transport Manager CTM Confederacion de Trabajadores de Mexico (Spanish: Confederation of Mexican Workers) ), a regional business marketing database company, based in Vancouver, Canada. CTM will be operated as a branch of the company's Canadian operation. Vinod Gupta, chairman and chief executive officer of American Business Information commented, "Contacts Target Marketing is a welcome addition to our current Canadian operation: Canadian Business Canadian Business is the longest-publishing business magazine in Canada. It was founded in 1928 as The Commerce of the Nation, the organ of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The magazine was renamed Canadian Business in 1933. Information. CTM's presence in British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography and its loyal customer base establishes a foundation for ABI's expansion into western Canada
Western Canada, commonly referred to as the West ." Gupta further stated, "We are excited to offer our full product line, including directories, CD-ROMs, sales leads products, maps and business credit profiles, through our Montreal, Toronto and now Vancouver-based Canadian subsidiaries." American Business Information Inc. is a leading provider of business and consumer marketing information products and data processing services in the United States and Canada. Nearly two million customers use the company's products and services for sales leads, direct mail, market research, and credit reference applications. Founded in 1972, the company is headquartered at 5711 South 86th Circle, PO Box 27347 Omaha, NE 68127-0347. American Business Information can be contacted at (402) 593-4500 or on the World Wide Web at www.infoUSA.com. Effective Monday, August 3, 1998, American Business Information will change its corporate name to infoUSA Inc. and begin trading on the Nasdaq National Market under the new symbols "IUSAA" and "IUSAB". CONTACT: American Business Information, Omaha Steven PurcelL - Chief Financial Officer Phone: (402) 593-4632 Fax: (402) 537-6197 E-Mail: cfo@abii.com |
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