LEXIS-NEXIS ADDS MORE RDS BUSINESS FILES.Responsive Database Services Inc. (RDS (1) (Remote Data Services) A set of programming interfaces from Microsoft that enables users to update data on the Internet or intranets from their ActiveX-enabled browser. ) and LEXIS-NEXIS have announced that three additional RDS business files have been added to the LEXIS-NEXIS services. The RDS databases, Business & Industry(R), Business & Management Practices(TM) and TableBase(TM), provide a variety of professionals and executives with facts, figures and statistics to make more profitable business decisions. LEXIS-NEXIS already offers the Contemporary Women's Issues(R) database (CWI CWI - Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (TM)) from RDS. "The quality and highly-focused reputation of RDS databases among corporations and academia, along with feedback from LEXIS-NEXIS' customers, led LEXIS-NEXIS and RDS to expand upon our existing relationship," said RDS founder and president Dick Harris Richard M. (Dick) Harris (born September 6, 1944) is a Canadian politician. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was a self-employed businessman in the tire industry before being elected as a Reform candidate to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Prince . "The LEXIS(R)-NEXIS(R) MARKET library is an excellent place for our databases to reside, because it is the place where LEXIS-NEXIS customers go for premium files and focused content--and many of these users are not presently being reached by RDS. We see this as an important, long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. relationship and an exciting opportunity." NEXIS NEXIS Nuclear Electric Xenon Ion System COO (Cell Of Origin) See mobile positioning. Tim Davies said, "Quite simply, our customers asked for more content from RDS and we delivered. I know they will be thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. with these additions." Analysts and researchers of all kinds, in many diverse industries including consulting, advertising, banking/financial services, high tech, pharmaceutical and consumer products, depend on the relevant, high-quality information provided by RDS. The database provides background materials for many basic business information needs including new business research, business planning and opportunities, company profiling, competitive intelligence and strategic decision making, product development and management, M&A and investment opportunities, industry or product trend analysis and many other applications. RDS Business & Industry (B&I(TM)) is a multi-industry database with a strong global focus on company, industry, product and market information and will be added in July. B&I focuses on facts, figures and key events affecting business as well as broader issues, trends, forecasts and overviews. B&I covers over 1,000 sources including premier trade and business journals, important newsletters and regional, national and international newspapers. B&I also offers fact-level indexing and an enhanced title for every record. Users can easily pinpoint needed facts and figures such as market share, market size, forecasts, ranking, sales, etc. by using these terms. Enhanced titles describe the article's content by identifying key concepts and the often hidden value of a record. For example "Thundering thun·der n. 1. The crashing or booming sound produced by rapidly expanding air along the path of the electrical discharge of lightning. 2. A sound that resembles or suggests thunder. v. Spanish Spanish, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, issuing from Spanish Lake, S Ont., Canada, NW of Sudbury, and flowing generally S through Biskotasi and Agnew lakes to Lake Huron opposite Manitoulin island. There are several hydroelectric stations on the river. herds" is amplified with the addition of "Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. handles 1,000 clients in Spain." These enhanced headlines help users find more "on target" data and articles. RDS Business & Management Practices (BaMP(TM)) focuses on the process, methods and strategies of managing a business. It will be added in July as well. BaMP includes over 250 leading professional, academic and trade journals that contain relevant information to the practical side of business planning. BaMP can be used to identify internal strategies, management issues, application of new technologies, impact of regulations or industry changes, case studies, guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. and much more. RDS TableBase which provides access to thousands of hard-to-find statistics, will be added later. Tables are drawn from trade associations, statistical annuals, brokerage reports, international organizations and government agencies. Each table is given a descriptive title, which provides a concise and unambiguous description of the content of the table, in detail. TableBase helps users find forecasts, global market size, sales, market share or time series quickly. The RDS databases will be available via the Web or dial-up software on the LEXIS-NEXIS services. LEXIS(R)-NEXIS(R) Universe is the company's latest Web product for business professionals. A customizable Web productivity tool, LEXIS-NEXIS Universe provides quick and easy access to the reliable and authoritative sources of the vast LEXIS-NEXIS information warehouse and draws upon the company's 20+ years of expertise in search engine precision. LEXIS-NEXIS Universe can be customized for different professionals' needs within the corporation by selecting from a large variety of content "bundles." By slicing the nearly 25,000 sources of the LEXIS-NEXIS services into unique packages, this Web product fulfills the daily information requirements The information needed to support a business or other activity. Systems analysts turn information requirements (the what and when) into functional specifications (the how) of an information system. of corporate functions such as strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , marketing, sales, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , information technology and business development. The versatile LEXIS-NEXIS Universe delivers deep search and current awareness capabilities to the desktop in a one-stop, enterprise-wide information solution. Corporate decision makers rely on the LEXIS-NEXIS Universe to stay current, gain insights and maintain a competitive edge. Providing access to thousands of worldwide newspapers, magazines, trade journals, industry newsletters, financial data, public records, legislative records, data on companies and their executives--makes the LEXIS-NEXIS service an indispensable tool for gathering competitive intelligence and providing accurate answers to business questions. LEXIS-NEXIS adds millions of documents each week to over 2 billion documents online. The NEXIS(R) service alone offers more than 18,800 sources of news and business information and is unmatched in depth and breadth of information. Responsive Database Services (www.rdsinc.com) was founded in 1994 and is based in Beachwood, Ohio Beachwood is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Cleveland. The population was 12,186 at the 2000 census. Geography Beachwood is located at (41.482226, -81.504001)GR1. . Since their inception, RDS databases have attracted international attention and acclaim in the trade media, as well as generating enthusiasm by corporate and academic customers. LEXIS-NEXIS is a trusted name in decision-support information and services in the legal, business and government markets. The company helps a variety of professionals collect, manage and use information more productively. LEXIS-NEXIS (www.lexis-nexis.com) is a division of Reed Elsevier Inc., and a member of the Reed Elsevier plc group (www.reed-elsevier.com). For information about RDS, contact Richard Harris, president 216/292-9620 ext. 103; E-mail: dick_harris@rdsinc.com. For more information, call 937/865-1058 or 800/227-4908. |
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