M.A.I.D. opens the door on Japan.

M.A.I.D, the business intelligence service, has won the exclusive online rights for the authoritative Yano Research Institute market studies. They will be available on M.A.I.D in English.

For the past 30 years, the Institute has provided reports for Japanese industry on a wide range of markets.

M.A.I.D's managing director and CEO, Daniel M. Wagner, said in London, "For the first time, reliable reports on Japanese markets, published locally in Japan by a renowned Japanese publisher, will be available online in English. We are naturally delighted to be able to offer our subscribers exclusive access to this valuable business intelligence."

The first six reports are already being loaded onto the M.A.I.D database and cover the following Japanese markets: computers, toiletries & healthcare, food industry, hybrid integrated circuits, medical & surgical supplies, and over-the-counter products. Additional reports on clinical testing equipment, pharmaceutical distribution, building and construction materials, and the top 100 Japanese medical companies will shortly be available. A total of 40 major Yano reports each year are expected to be added to the M.A.I.D databases.