infoUSA Inc. and Dell Computer Corp. Sign Multi-Year Agreement
April 8, 1999 08:02 AM
OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 1999--infoUSA Inc. IUSAA IUSAB announced today that Dell Computer Corporation DELL has signed a multi-year contract to license the infoUSA business database of 10 million U.S. businesses.
The infoUSA business database contains the most current information about virtually every business in the U.S. Content includes how long a business has been operating, the number of employees, sales volume, key executive names and titles, phone and fax numbers, e-mail and URL addresses, SIC Codes, credit rating codes, stock exchange symbol, headquarters/branch/subsidiary information, geo codes, as well as other marketing and reference information.
"We have the finest, most valuable business file in the marketplace today," stated Vinod Gupta, infoUSA chairman and chief executive officer. "Many Fortune 500 companies, including Dell, use our data for business analysis, creating custom databases, market research, and direct marketing. In fact, infoUSA data is the foundation for the marketing strategies of many of the largest and most profitable companies in the country."
infoUSA compiles its business data from thousands of public sources like annual reports, business journals, new business incorporations and the yellow pages. The company calls every business at least once a year, requiring 20 million long distance phone calls, to verify the accuracy of the data and to continually update it.
Ranked No. 78 among the Fortune 500 companies and No. 363 in the Fortune Global 500, Dell Computer Corporation is the world's leading direct computer systems company, based on annualized revenues of $18.2 billion. Dell designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals.
infoUSA, www.infoUSA.com, is the leading provider of business and consumer information products and data processing services. The infoUSA databases power the directory services of the top traffic-generating Internet sites including InfoSpace INSP , GTE GTE , Yahoo! YHOO , Microsoft MSFT , Netscape NSCP , and AOL AOL . Nearly two million of the company's customers use the products and services for direct marketing, telemarketing, marketing planning, lead generation, sales planning, customer analysis and credit reference. Founded in 1972, the company's headquarters are 5711 South 86th Circle, PO Box 27347 Omaha, Neb., 68127-0347. infoUSA Inc. can be contacted at (402) 593-4500.
infoUSA is a registered trademark of infoUSA Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
The information in this press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, which are subject to the "safe harbor" created by those sections. Investors are cautioned that such statements are only predictions and speak only as of the date of this release. Actual results may differ materially due to risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the successful integration of recent and future acquisitions, fluctuation of operating results, failure to achieve anticipated growth in the Internet and other businesses of the company, ability to finance the growth of the Internet division, risk of product returns, changes in technology, continued acceptance of the company's products and services in the marketplace, and competitive factors.
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