Tip Sheet

National Online Meeting & IOLS 2000

New York, NY

May 16-18, 2000

 

Welcome to the online Conference and Exhibition Tip Sheet for the National Online Meeting & IOLS 2000. As exhibitors and speakers provide information it will be posted here. Along with the press conference and keynote schedule. This will be updated regularly and emailed out to registered working press the week before the show. Let us know if you have additions, corrections or questions.

 

Bob

Aries Systems

221

 

www.kfinder.com

Internal PR Contact

Richard Wynne/ Director or Sales and Marketing

978-975-7570

978-975-3811

marketing@kfinder.com

New Product

DocuRights®

Highlights

Aries Systems Corporation has been a profitable and leading supplier of medical content and technology for more than 12 years. Our customers include leading Ecommerce Medical Portal sites, in addition to academic institutions and individual medical professionals. Aries' flagship product is the Knowledge Finder search engine that enables web users to ask questions in natural language and retrieve search results in order of relevance. Knowledge Finder is already available for leading medical Databases such as MEDLINE, HealthSTAR, CINAHL, EMBASE, PscyLIT and the Cochrane Library. Knowledge Finder has been recently enhanced with Aries' patent-pending DocuRights technology (http://www.docurights.com) for the secure propagation of PDFs on the Internet. Aries works with international distributors to reach local markets throughout the world and is actively expanding its distributor base.

 

Bell & Howell Information and Learning

Booth

Symbol BHW (NYSE)

bellhowell.infolearning.com

Internal PR Contact

Tina Creguer/ Director, Communications/PR

800-521-0600x3805

 

Tcreguer@bellhowell.infolearning.com

Highlights:

Bell & Howell Information and Learning announce four new ProQuest* full-text databases: CINAHL* PlusText*, BasicBIOSIS* PlusText*, PsycINFO* PlusText* and PsycFIRST* PlusText*.

 

Bell Atlantic Yellow Pages

Booth #154

Symbol BellAtl

bigyellow.com

Internal PR Contact

Stephanie Hobbs/Director Public Relations

Ph703 289-0607

F703 289-0951

Shobbs@bigyellow.com

External PR Contact

Jean Young/ President

Young and Associates, 20 Courthouse Square, Suite 215, Rockville, MD 20850, www.yapr.com

Ph301 309-9404

F301 309-1804

Jeany@yapr.com or

External PR Contact

Meggan Finisecy

Megganf@yapr.com

New Product:

e-spin

New Product Highlights

Bell Atlantic Yellow Pages is introducing the electronic version of its printed directory, e-spin, Yellow and White Page directories on CD-ROM. e-spin includes the same telephone numbers, addresses and advertisements as the printed directories. e-spin users may search by business name or phone number, Yellow Pages heading or residential name

Highlights:

Bell Atlantic Directory Group, a unit of Bell Atlantic Corporation, is a leading global media company that comprises Bell Atlantic Yellow Pages and Global Directory Services Company. It is a leading provider of shopping and marketing information services through both print and electronic media.

 

Bureau van Dijk

Booth #178

Symbol N/A

bvdny.com

Internal PR Contact

Suzanne Clare, VP US Marketing

T212-797-7120

F212-797-7125

Suzanne.Clare@bvdny.com

Products introduced

BvD Suite - launched late last year, this is the first widespread introduction for the Suite, a gateway to all Bureau van Dijk's company databases on the Internet.

Highlights:

BvD Suite (www.bvdsuite.com) offers free searching of over 5.5 million companies in Europe and 11,000 banks worldwide. Using 4 search criteria (Company Name, Industry, Size and/or Country) to screen, you can obtain a list of public and private companies free of charge. For full company details, you can register for Free Credits or subscribe.

 

epixtech, inc.

Booth

Symbol N/A

epixtech.com

Internal PR Contact

Ginny Black /Marketing Communications Manager

801-223-5843 (wk)

801-558-9990(c)

g.black@epixtech.com

company highlights

epixtech, formerly Ameritech Library Services, is the leading provider of automation technologies, solutions and services for more than 7,600 libraries worldwide. epixtech's award-winning library automation systems, ConnectLib solutions for patron self-services, desktop management and interlibrary loans and its new-Web-based solutions and services empower libraries and their patrons.

 

Integra Information, Inc.

Booth # 183

Symbol N/A

integrainfo.com

Internal PR Contact

Mary Longyhore/ Marketing Manager

T800-780-2660_

F973-252-7322

Mlongyhore@integrainfo.com

Products introduced

Free Industry Snapshot Report - a one-year quick view of how an > industry is performing.

Highlights:

Integra Information is the provider of information and tools that effectively evaluate private companies. Providing financial information to the people who manage, support, and market to private companies, we are focused on delivering the most comprehensive private company industry information available. With over 900 SIC's, Integra has your solution -- instant online information and analysis! Including Industry reports, benchmarking analysis, tools for valuing a company, narrative research, industry growth, trend and forecast information. Online at www.integrainfo.com, 800-780-2660

 

ISI

Booth 185

Symbol N/A

isinet.com

Internal PR Contact

Jay Trolley/ Director, Corporate Communications

215-386-0100

215-243-2235

jay.trolley@isinet.com

New Product at show

Web of Science® Proceedings

Products introduced

The ISI Web of Science, a database that offers searching capabilities through time -- researchers and scientists can take a known seminal paper, trace its antecendents backwards in time and then move forward to measure the impact of the orginal paper.

Highlights

ISI is a database publishing company with approximately three million users worldwide, including the Paficif Rim. It is the only company offering over 50 years of data with the cited references of all scholarly journal articles. Products are web-based and available in other media. See www.isinet.com for more information.

 

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Booth 158

Symbol N/A

wkap.com

Internal PR Contact

Adam Chesler / Marketing Manager, Electronic Products and Services

(781) 681-0501

(781) 871-6528

adam.chesler@wkap.com

Products introduced

Kluwer ONLINE (electronic journals service)

Highlights

Kluwer ONLINE provides electronic access to over 600 scholarly journals (new in 2000: over 150 titles previously published by Plenum Publishers). All figures, tables and high-resolution graphics are available up to 4 weeks in advance of print. Kluwer is participating in CrossRef, which links articles from 25 other publishers.

 

MDL Information Sys

Booth#: 172

Symbol: N/A

mdli.com

Internal PR Contact

Mary V. Atkins/ Senior Writer and PR Specialist

510-357-2222x1371

510-614-3608

Mary@mdli.com

Products introduced

LitLink Servers

Highlights

LitLink Servers are innovative software programs from MDL Information Systems, Inc. that link literature citations in desktop applications to journal articles, patents, and other documents. When selecting a citation, LitLink Server's dynamic linking system uses the citation as input and automatically retrieves the corresponding document. LitLink Servers include LitLink/Standard Server and LitLink/Pro Server; both provide one-click access to multiple document sources and controlled citation linking to document sources.

 

LitLink assists you in locating document providers and their documents cited in your applications. You are solely responsible for securing appropriate access rights to third-party documents. MDL claims no affiliation with, endorsement by, or sponsorship from the providers of these documents.

 

METIS

Booth# 164

Symbol N/A

metisnet.com

Internal PR Contact

Marcia Hammelman/ Director of Marketing and Sales

Phone_952.259.5022

F952.259.5020

Mhammelman@metisnet.com

PR contact

Darsen Campbell/Marketing Communications Specialist

952.259.5011

f952.259.5020

Dcampbell@metisnet.com

New Product

METIS

Highlights:

METIS (TM), a new knowledge service, helps subscribers filter and manage business knowledge via live video collaboration with subject experts and access to credible and reliable content. METIS combines intellectual capital, two-way video communication and dynamic business information. See how using METIS can result in higher efficiency, effectiveness and better business decisions.

 

NewsBank, inc.

Booth# 145

Symbol N/A

newsbank.com

Internal PR Contact

Allison Hayes / Marketing Services Consultant

203-966-1100

F203-966-6254

ahayes@newsbank.com

 

NEXIS (Lexis-Nexis)

Booth# 100

ADS: RUK/ENL

www.lexis-nexis.com

Internal Contact:

Robert Teir/ Manager of Communications

301-951-4644

F: 301-941-2931

robert.teir@lexis-nexis.com

Highlights

NEXIS is the leading provider of on-line and other information to the business, academic, and government markets, providing its customers with searchable access to over 3.5 billion documents from hundreds of thousands of sources. We will be showcasing Smart Tools, a cutting-edge technology solution and state of the art tool for getting the right information to the right people at the right time.

 

NextPage

   

nextpage.com

Internal PR Contact

Mark Fredrickson /PR Manager

801-229-6734

801-229-6787

mark.fredrickson@nextpage.com

External PR Contact

Troy McCombs

   

212-221-1616

212-221-7718

troy_mccombs@coltrin.com

Coltrin & Associates, 1212 Ave. of the Americas, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10036

Products introduced:

Content Networking products: LivePublish and LiveEnterprise.

Company Highlights:

NextPage, the leader in Content Delivery Solutions, announced the launch of a unique Web-based content delivery platform. This platform, the Content Network,(tm) enables users to simultaneously access Internet sites, databases, intranets and document repositories as if the data existed in a single location. Two core products form the foundation of this new technology-LiveEnterprise(tm) software for corporate intranets and LivePublish(tm) software for Internet publishers.

 

Powerize.com

Booth #127

Symbol N/A

Powerize.com

Internal PR Contact

Michael Gallagher / SVP, Product Development and Marketing

703.438.3500 ext.8111

F703.438.3550

mgallagher@powerize.com

External contact:

Carol Dietch / VP, Account Management

The DEM Group, 583 Shoemaker Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406

610-992-0889

F610-992-0169

carol.dietch@demgroup.com

Products introduced:

* Hummingbird, Plumtree, Sybase and Viador Among Enterprise Information Portal Vendors Inked to Deals With Powerize.com

 

* Powerize.com Launches Its Enterprise Portal Service: A Comprehensive, Easy-to use, Low Risk Business Intelligence and Media Monitoring Solution

 

* CNBC.com, FOXMarketwire.com, Netscape Netcenter, and UpsideToday.com Are

 

Among Major Business Sites Signed to Be Powerize.com Affiliates

 

* Powerize.com Membership Passes 500,000

Description of New Service:

Powerize.comıs Enterprise Portal Service simultaneously uncovers business intelligence from a companyıs Intranet, the Internet, news services, subscription research services, and Powerize.comıs vast databases of more than 10,000 brand-name sources including 2,400 available for free only through Powerize.com. As an outsourced service, organizations gain easy access to the most relevant information.

 

Semio Corp

Booth E28

Symbol N/A

semio.com

Internal PR Contact

Carine Megescas/ Dir., Marketing Communications

650-638-7933

F650-638-3339

Carine@semio.com

Internal PR Contact

Rachel Herz/ Marketing Programs Manager

650-638-3333

650-638-3339

Rachel@semio.com

 

SilverPlatter Information

Booth# 116

Symbol N/A

silverplatter.com

Internal PR Contact

Sue Velilla / Marketing Communications Manager

781-769-2599x294

F781-769-8763

Svelilla@silverplatter.com

Internal PR Contact

Terri Gagliardi/Conference Manager

781-769-2599 x175

F781-769-8763

Tgagliardi@silverplatter.com

Products introduced

SilverLinker (full text linking solution), WebSPIRS (search & retrieval interface)

Highlights:

SilverLinker, SilverPlatter's full text linking solution, gives users desktop access to articles available electronically. The SilverLinker database contains nearly 4,500 unique journal titles, and more than one-million unique article links. A preview and guided tour of SilverLinker is available at the SilverPlatter website: www.silverplatter.com

 

SoftLine Information

 

Symbol N/A

slinfo.com

Internal PR Contact

Tory Loewe

800-524-7922

 

Loewe@slinfo.com

Highlights

SoftLine Information produces full text databases reflecting America's ethnic, cultural and demographic diversity. All available via the Web.

 

Ethnic NewsWatch: 550,000 articles from 200 newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. News, culture and history with the other sides of the stories. Updated monthly. 1990+

 

GenderWatch: 70,000 articles from 150 journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, conference proceedings, special reports focused on women's and gender issues from a wide range of perspectives. 1970+

 

Diversity Your World: A NEW database of 100 publications focused on ethnicity, race, gender, youth, age and disabilities. Created for schools and small public libraries.

 

Since 1991, SoftLine Information has been providing "the other sides of the stories" in news, culture, and history with Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch, and now Diversity Your World. -- all available for web delivery. Students, teachers, business and government researchers, journalists, politicians, social scientists and anyone who needs a fuller understanding beyond the mainstream can explore issues, perspectives, historical insights, arts and culture. SoftLine databases serve as general reference collections as well as valuable resources for many subject areas, including, the arts, business, education, environment, gender and women's studies, Spanish language classes, career information, health and family education, and much more.

 

Swets Blackwell

Booth# 434

Symbol N/A

blackwells.com

Internal PR Contact

Shawn Herman/Marketing Manager

800-221-3306

f212-233-2902

Shawn.herman@blackwells.com

Highlights:

Swets Blackwell is an international library supply service provider that specializes in serving the needs of corporate, medical and governmental libraries. In addition to basic subscription services and customized reporting, Swets Blackwell offers a full range of automation and Internet based services for serials and electronic journals

 

 

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