The Dialog Corporation Brings Superior Search and Retrieval Tools to CompuServe Germany
German CompuServe Web Customers Benefit From Fast Access to Key News and Business Information From Datastar Databases
LONDON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dialog Corporation (www.dialog.com; Nasdaq: DIALY; LSE: DLG) and CompuServe Interactive Services Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, a joint venture of Bertelsmann Inc. (www.bertelsmann.de) and America Online Inc. (www.aol.com; NYSE: AOL - news), today launched an enhanced Internet- based business information service for CompuServe Web customers in Germany.
Recent technological developments made at the DataStar(SM) data centre in Bern have enabled The Dialog Corporation to provide CompuServe Germany with a faster and more user-friendly interface to its CompuServe Web service.
Users now have the option of performing two types of search, depending on the depth of information required and the experience of the searcher. Easy Search is ideal for simple free-text search queries and works like most search engines on the Internet. The Advanced Search option lets users explore different combinations of search terms and combine search sets.
In addition, CompuServe users can access DataStar-sourced information much more quickly than before. The steps required to carry out a search have been streamlined, so the user drills through fewer screens to obtain the information they need.
DataStar, The Dialog Corporation's premier European online resource for reliable, up-to-date business and technical information, has been supplying CompuServe's German Internet-based service with customised news and business information since 1994. CompuServe now has over 250,000 customers, more than 600,000 users, in the German-speaking countries accessing its pay-as-you-go information service via the Internet.
DataStar sources supplied to CompuServe Web include Dun & Bradstreet Europe, Creditreform, Infocheck German and European Market Statistics, as well as leading European newspapers such as:
-- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
-- Blick durch die Wirtschaft
-- Il Sole 24 Ore
-- Le Monde
-- Sueddeutsche Zeitung
-- Aerzte Zeitung
''Our aim is to ensure that users worldwide can access the information they need through the interface and service of their choice,'' said Ciaran Morton, President, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia at The Dialog Corporation. ''Thanks to recent technological improvements made at the DataStar data centre in Bern, we are able to ensure users in diverse arenas, such as this CompuServe service, continue to benefit from DataStar well into the next Millennium.''
The Dialog Corporation plc
The Dialog Corporation (http://www.dialog.com) is a leading provider of Internet-based information, technology and eCommerce solutions to the corporate market, created by the merger of M.A.I.D plc and Knight-Ridder Information Inc. The Dialog Corporation brands include the DIALOG, DataStar and Profound range of products and services. These brands provide comprehensive, authoritative sources of information to professionals worldwide. The Dialog Corporation has world headquarters in London and US headquarters in Cary, NC. Its American Depositary Shares (ADS) are traded on NASDAQ under the symbol ''DIALY'' with four Ordinary Shares comprising one ADS; its Ordinary Shares trade on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol ''DLG.''
DataStar(SM)
DataStar is one of Europe's leading information services and provides access to over 350 databases of worldwide business and technical information. It is designed for both new and experienced information searchers who need current and authoritative business, scientific and technical information. It offers broad industry coverage, such as news & media, business & finance, pharmaceuticals, medicine, food & agriculture, government & regulations, energy & environment, chemicals, technology and social sciences.
DataStar Web provides a web interface to the full DataStar collection for both information users and information professionals. Users simply connect using their web browser and can select from two search options, Easy Search or Advanced Search.
In addition to DataStar Web, access to DataStar content is also available through a Windows® interface - DataStar for Windows®, or through the classic dial-up interface.
CompuServe Interactive Services Deutschland GmbH & Co KG
CompuServe Interactive Services Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, a joint-venture of Bertelsmann Inc. (50%) (http://www.bertelsmann.de) and America Online Inc. (50%) (http://www.aol.com; NYSE: AOL - news), is leading market provider to committed, service-orientated online users whose focus of interest is on specialist information packages, extensive databases, unique forums and on professional communications platforms. CompuServe currently has more than 250,000 subscribers in the German-speaking countries, and almost 900,000 in Europe. The joint venture AOL Bertelsmann Europa is, with its brand names AOL and CompuServe, the leading pan-European Internet Online service with more than 2 million subscribers in Europe. AOL and CompuServe have more than 15 million subscribers world-wide.
SOURCE: The Dialog Corporation plc
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