OneSource Announces New ''Match and Append'' Content Optimization Service; OneSource Customers Benefit from Match and Append Capabilities That Allow Them to Load and Update any CRM System with Critical Business Information.CONCORD, Mass. -- OneSource Information Services See Information Systems. , Inc., a company of infoUSA (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 :IUSA IUSA Indiana University Student Association ), today announced a new content service, Match and Append To add to the end of an existing structure. , for OneSource customers. With Match and Append, OneSource users can quickly and easily load or update their CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. or other internal customer information systems with essential company profile and contact details from OneSource. As a result, OneSource customers can significantly improve the accuracy and completeness of the information available across their enterprise. "Sales and marketing professionals have been frustrated with out-of-date and incomplete data in their internal customer information systems," said Yvonne Cekel, President of OneSource Information Services, Inc.. "With Match and Append, we can quickly and easily load and update the most accurate, timely and comprehensive business information available today making customer information systems more useful, and equipping sales and marketing teams to be more productive." With Match and Append, OneSource enables users to match internal customer and prospect data against OneSource's comprehensive repository of business information and then load complete company profile and executive records or update incorrect or missing data fields within their existing systems. Once a OneSource record is stored in a system, it is automatically linked to the OneSource Information Warehouse allowing on-demand updates to keep information current. The new Match and Append service is performed by a group of OneSource content specialists using a proprietary matching algorithm designed to work with a customer provided list of clients and prospects. The account list is matched against the OneSource Global Business Taxonomy system, a classification system providing a state-of-the-art framework that organizes and integrates a wide range of business information on over 3 million companies worldwide. Applying processes and procedures developed over the last 15 years, matched results are ranked according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the validity of the match, varying from low confidence to high confidence. Once the list of accounts has been matched, the OneSource profile and executive data is then appended to the records, improving the quality of their internal information. Pricing and Availability The new service, which supports salesforce.com, Siebel, Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. , and other CRM and customer information systems, is available immediately with pricing starting at $2,500. About OneSource Information Services, Inc. OneSource, an infoUSA company, and a recognized leader in business information solutions, delivers unparalleled company, executive, and industry intelligence that makes business professionals more effective and productive in completing their critical daily tasks. OneSource products and services support a company's vital business processes, including serving customers, finding and leveraging new opportunities, and managing suppliers and partners. OneSource combines and organizes content from over 2,500 information sources supplied by more than 35 world-class content providers, creating an unequalled information resource encompassing company profiles, corporate families, industries, executives, financials, news, analyst reports, and trade and business press articles. OneSource is headquartered in Concord, MA, with offices located 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. , Europe, and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . Product information is available at www.onesource.com. Customers include Bank One, Chubb, Citigroup, Deloitte & Touche, HP, i2 Technologies, Orange, SAS Institute SAS Institute Inc., headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has been a major producer of software since it was founded in 1976 by Anthony Barr, James Goodnight, John Sall and Jane Helwig. and Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. . About infoUSA infoUSA (www.infoUSA.com), founded in 1972, is the leading provider of business and consumer information products, database marketing services, data processing services and sales and marketing solutions. Content is the essential ingredient in every marketing program, and infoUSA has the most comprehensive data in the industry, and is the only company to own a proprietary database of 250 million consumers and 14 million businesses under one roof. The infoUSA database powers the directory services of the top Internet traffic-generating sites, including Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ) and America Online (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TWX (TeletypeWriter eXchange Service) A U.S. and Canadian dial-up communications service that became part of Telex. In 1971, the Bell System sold TWX to Western Union. TWX transmitted 5-bit Murray code or 7-bit ASCII code at up to 150 bps. See Telex. ). Nearly 3 million customers use infoUSA's products and services to find new customers, grow their sales, and for other direct marketing, telemarketing, customer analysis and credit reference purposes. infoUSA headquarters are located at 5711 S. 86th Circle, Omaha, NE 68127 and can be contacted at (402) 593-4500. OneSource, Business Browser, AppLink, Synergy, Catalyst, Global Business Taxonomy, and/or other OneSource product and service names referenced herein are either trademarks or service marks or registered trademarks or service marks of OneSource Information Services, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. All other product and service names mentioned herein are trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this announcement regarding infoUSA other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, those regarding OneSource's competitive position and the functionality and effectiveness of OneSource products. Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual actions and strategies and the timing and expected results thereof may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, and infoUSA's future results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any such forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and factors that could affect infoUSA's business and financial results are described in infoUSA's recent filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission including its most recent Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . |
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