Fact City Partners With Houghton Mifflin to Offer First Online Access to Combined Reference Information.Business/Technology Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2000 Users Can Search Dictionary, Thesaurus, Financial and Geographical Data And More With A Single Query Using Internet's Only Fact-Finding Engine Fact City, the only syndicated fact-finding engine for Internet portals and search engines, today announced a data distribution agreement with the Electronic Reference Publishing Group of Houghton Mifflin's Trade and Reference Division, a preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae source of reference information. Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. The company's headquarters is located in Boston's Back Bay. It publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers will provide Fact City with the brand new fourth edition of The American Heritage American Heritage can refer to:
biographical dictionary of notable living people. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 922] See : Fame of Sports Champions. Unlike stand-alone Internet reference sources, Fact City will offer the first way to query all titles simultaneously, delivering answers comprised of data interwoven in·ter·weave v. in·ter·wove , in·ter·wo·ven , inter·weav·ing, inter·weaves v.tr. 1. To weave together. 2. To blend together; intermix. v.intr. from these titles as well as millions of other facts. For example, a question such as "What is the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. ?" will return the precise description together with follow-up links to geographical information about New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and State, the Wall Street definition of "stock," synonyms for "exchange," and more. The solution will be available on the Web sites of Internet portals and search engines that subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; Fact City's syndicated content delivery service. Fact City helps Houghton Mifflin enhance its brand equity by exposing it to an exceptionally large audience of Web users. "Now Internet portals and search engines can offer a way to ask a reference question and receive an answer that combines data from the most trusted sources," said Eric Ziering, president and founder of Fact City. "Houghton Mifflin's reliable reference materials are sought after by everyone from school children to office professionals. Fact City provides a conduit conduit /con·du·it/ (kon´doo-it) channel. ileal conduit the surgical anastomosis of the ureters to one end of a detached segment of ileum, the other end being used to form a stoma on the through which these users can access this trusted information in a new and precise way." "We have been innovating electronically for more than 20 years," said David Langevin, sales director of Electronic Reference Publishing at Houghton Mifflin. "This unique Internet syndication opportunity with Fact City further expands our online reach and gives curious seekers even more places to access our new fourth edition of The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language and other trusted content." Distinct from typical search engines, the Fact City service enables users to ask questions in plain English Plain English (sometimes known, more broadly, as plain language) is a communication style that focuses on considering the audience's needs when writing. It recommends avoiding unnecessary words and avoiding jargon, technical terms, and long and ambiguous sentences. and receive accurate facts, statistics and other reference information in return. The service is unique in that it delivers a precise answer, as well as highly relevant links to related information from multiple sources. Instant Web Access to Trusted Reference Materials Houghton Mifflin is the newest addition to Fact City's list of prominent data partners, which includes STATS, Inc. (current sports), Billboard Online and Muze (music), The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Zagat (restaurant information), and others. Fact City aggregates facts and statistics from these brand-name data partners and makes the data available through a network of Internet search engines and portals. With the Houghton Mifflin agreement, Fact City will also deliver content including: --The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language sets a new standard in dictionary excellence. The all-new Fourth Edition offers more information about the language, in a more accessible format, than any other dictionary in its class. --Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition This essential reference offers the resources of the English language to enhance the expressiveness and accuracy of communications. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus combines the most useful features of a thesaurus and a dictionary; each entry contains a short definition as well as a comprehensive list of synonyms for the headword head·word n. 1. A word, phrase, or name, usually set in boldface or other distinctive type, that serves as the heading for an entry in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or similar reference work. Also called entry word. 2. . This up-to-date database also features extensive, and useful, cross-references. --The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography A comprehensive geographic dictionary that helps readers identify places and peoples of the world. This reference book provides a wealth of current information about the world we live in. Entries provide detailed capsule capsule In botany, a dry fruit that opens when ripe. It splits from top to bottom into separate segments known as valves, as in the iris, or forms pores at the top (e.g., poppy), or splits around the circumference, with the top falling off (e.g., pigweed and plantain). histories for nations, regions, empires, and major cities from early historical times to the present. In addition, the Dictionary covers physical geography physical geography: see geography. and thousands of smaller cities and communities. --Wall Street Words: An Essential A to Z Guide for Today's Investor The ideal resource for individual investors, this guide is also an invaluable tool for brokers, traders, analysts, bankers, consultants, and other industry professionals. It includes precise, understandable explanations for nearly 4,000 investment terms, as well as case studies providing accounts of the strategies, maneuvers, procedures, or laws represented by the words and their meanings. It also includes brief investment tips from industry experts. --A Who's Who of Sports Champions With more than 2,000 of the most important sports figures in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , this information source includes career highlights, great performances, key biographical bi·o·graph·i·cal also bi·o·graph·ic adj. 1. Containing, consisting of, or relating to the facts or events in a person's life. 2. Of or relating to biography as a literary form. facts and significant achievements and records of athletes famous and not so famous. About Houghton Mifflin's Electronic Reference Publishing Group The Electronic Reference Publishing Group (http://www.eref-trade.hmco.com) is a leading electronic reference publisher and the electronic arm of Houghton Mifflin's Trade and Reference Division. Houghton Mifflin's Electronic Reference products such as The American Heritage(R) Dictionary are found in hand-held devices, CD-ROMs, search engines, and on Web sites. Houghton Mifflin is a leading publisher of textbooks, instructional technology There are two types of instructional technology: those with a systems approach, and those focusing on sensory technologies. The definition of instructional technology prepared by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Definitions and Terminology , assessments, and other educational materials for elementary and secondary schools and colleges. The Company also publishes an extensive line of reference works and fiction and non-fiction for adults and young readers. The Company's Internet site can be found at www.hmco.com. About Fact City Founded in 1999, Fact City is the Internet's only fact-finding engine. Its service enables search engines and Internet portals like iWon.com, ESPN.com and FOXSports.com to provide visitors with straight answers to factual questions. Unlike search technologies that respond to queries with hyperlinks or related questions, Fact City responds to English-language questions with specific facts. Fact City is not a destination site. It is a repeat-use service that enhances the search capabilities of portals and other Web destinations, attracting advertising revenue. For content providers like TV Guide Online, Billboard Online, and Zagat.com, Fact City is a new distribution channel providing promotion and sales opportunities to a vast Web audience. Fact City is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more information, go to www.factcity.com. Fact City and the Fact City logo are trademarks of Fact City, Inc. American Heritage(R) is a registered trademark of Forbes Inc., used by Houghton Mifflin Company under license. 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