DIALY 2nd Press Release Dec 8 London
The Dialog Corporation launches remote access to customised information for Dialog@Site users
Oxford, 8 December 1998
The Dialog Corporation has announced a series of major enhancements to Dialog@Site, its CD-ROM intranet-based service which offers enterprise-wide information access.
Dialog@Site 2.0 now incorporates InfoServe, an innovative new feature which allows remote access to CD-ROM data. This enhancement to the service will prove invaluable to a growing number of consortia, by enabling them to load OnDisc databases centrally and offer access to their members in remote locations. In addition, third parties such as agents and distributors hosting OnDisc databases will benefit from InfoServe by being able to make the databases available to multiple clients from one central server.
Companies and universities wishing to provide departments with controlled access to specific data will also benefit from the new InfoServe feature. Using InfoServe, system administrators can configure Dialog@Site to allow entire groups or departments access to the specific information they need; without the administrative task of loading, managing and updating the CD-ROMs and without having to pay supplements for additional users. The new version allows system administrators to set up password-protected access to different user groups, thereby facilitating effective management of information usage and proper compliance of license agreements.
Additional enhancements to Dialog@Site include accelerated search processing time for large numbers of simultaneous users and a more intuitive navigation system using simple word or graphic hyperlinks.
"A company's competitiveness and profitability can be contingent upon its ability to deliver mission-critical information to its employees in a timely, comprehensive and cost-effective manner. By making its authoritative OnDisc collection available to users at a fixed price through a desktop browser across multiple platforms, Dialog@Site has proven to be an indispensable information asset for companies”, said Sjoerd Vogt, General Manager OnDisc/@Site Division, The Dialog Corporation.
For further information, please contact:
The Dialog Corporation:
Tel: (+44) 171 930 6900
Fax: (+44) 171 930 6006
Sara Parker sara_parker@dialog.com
Tracey Johnston tracey_johnston@dialog.com
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