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ProQuest Will Acquire Dialog from Thomson Reuters
ProQuest Will Acquire Dialog from Thomson Reuters
Lynn Blumenstein & Norman Oder Library Journal, 6/12/2008
<http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6569978.html?desc=topstory>
Dialog was world's first global online retrieval system of databases
ProQuest CEO: "exceptionally good fit"
Dialog will remain distribution channel for Thomson Reuters material
Founded 40 years ago, Dialog was the worlds first online retrieval system of
commercial databases to be used globally. Its portfolio of products offers
access to the "best of" business, engineering, finance, science, and law
resources. Dialog has direct operations in 27 countries and serves information
professionals and end users in more than 100 countries.
Dialog is a highly respected source of information and a trusted brand for
libraries, so it is an exceptionally good fit in the ProQuest family, said
ProQuest CEO Marty Kahn in a statemen
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Attention Business And Technology Editors:
ProQuest Signs Agreement to Acquire Dialog Business From Thomson Reuters
CNW Group
<http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2008/12/c3521.html>
The acquisition of Dialog would allow ProQuest to deepen its penetration
in the corporate library and professional research markets with a valued
brand, authoritative content and precision search tools.
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Dialog would continue to be an important distribution channel for Thomson
Reuters content after the transaction. Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI),
Investext, TrademarkScan, SciSearch(R) and BIOSIS are among the many
business-critical databases that will remain available through the Dialog
services.
"Both ProQuest and Thomson Reuters understand the valuable role of Dialog
in the information industry," said Mr. Kahn. "During this interim period, we
feel absolutely confident that Thomson Reuters will continue to provide
customers with the high level of support and service they have come to expect."
Founded 40 years ago by Roger Summit, Dialog was the world's first online
information retrieval system to be used globally with commercially important
databases. Dialog online-based information services help organizations across
the globe to seek competitive advantages in such fields as business, science,
engineering, finance and law. The Dialog portfolio of products and services,
including Dialog(R) and DataStar(R), offers organizations the ability to
precisely retrieve data from more than 1.4 billion unique records of key
information, accessible via the Internet.
With direct operations in 27 countries, Dialog products and services are a
combination of highly accurate online research tools offering access to unique
and relevant databases designed to meet the specific needs of its wide range of
users.
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