More Than 200 New Sources Added to World News Connection Online Service from Dialog & NTIS; Print, Broadcast Media from Hard-To-Monitor Countries Now Available Through ‘One-of-a-Kind’ Daily Global News Monitoring Service 6/9/2004
From: Sandy Scherer of Dialog, 919-461-7354; 919-795-1762 (cell) or Sandy.Scherer@dialog.com; John Buckman of Buckman Communications for Dialog, 412-381-2900 or John.Buckman@buckmancommunications.com CARY, N.C., June 9 -- Dialog, a Thomson (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) business and a leading worldwide provider of online-based information services and integrated information solutions, said today that news reports published and broadcast by more than 200 media sources from hard-to-monitor countries, translated into English, have been added to the World News Connection (WNC) service. Dialog said that the new sources of local news reporting come from countries such as China, Cuba, India, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan and Serbia, greatly increasing the regional coverage available through the daily global news monitoring service. WNC is offered by Dialog in partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Technical Information Service (NTIS). The content available for electronic searching and retrieval, compiled daily by the U.S. government's Foreign Broadcast Information Service, is culled from a total of more than 1,750 newspapers, magazines, broadcast outlets and other sources based in more than 100 countries. "World News Connection is a one-of-a-kind service that truly has no parallel," said Viji Krishnan, Dialog vice president, publisher management. "Many publications and broadcast sources contributing articles and reports to the service are not available anywhere else in the online world. We're drawing content from a number of countries that have restricted information sharing with the rest of the world." Added Krishnan: "For a wide range of government agencies, international businesses, public policy experts, news organizations and many others, World News Connection is the best possible way to track local news and monitor grassroots perspectives on international issues, all through the convenience of the Web." In addition to the countries represented by the newly available publications and broadcast outlets announced today, other difficult-to-monitor countries with media available through WNC include Afghanistan, Bhutan, Ethiopia, Nepal, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tonga, Vanuatu and Vietnam, among others. WNC is available for subscription from Dialog as a stand-alone service on the Web (http://wnc.dialog.com) or as an optional component of other services offered by Dialog, including Dialog(r)-branded services and Dialog NewsRoom. About Dialog and The Thomson Corporation Dialog, a pioneer in developing the technology behind electronic information retrieval, is the world leader in providing online-based information services to organizations seeking competitive advantages in such fields as business, science, engineering, finance and law. Today, the online services provided by Dialog - offered through the Dialog(r), Dialog Profound(r), Dialog DataStar(tm), Dialog NewsEdge(r) and Dialog IntelliscopeSM brands - give users the ability to precisely retrieve data from more than 1.4 billion unique records, accessible via the Internet or through delivery to enterprise intranets. Searchable content includes articles and reports from thousands of real-time news feeds, newspapers, broadcast transcripts and trade publications, plus research reports and analyst notes providing support for financial decision-making, as well as in-depth repositories of scientific and technical data, patents, trademarks and other intellectual property data. Information professionals and end-users at business, professional and government organizations in more than 100 countries prize Dialog services for their depth and breadth of content, precision searching and speed. Based in Cary, N.C., USA, Dialog has operations in 31 other countries. Dialog (http://www.dialog.com) is a business of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC). With 2003 revenues of US$7.6 billion, Thomson (http://www.thomson.com) is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. --- All designated trademarks used herein are the property of The Dialog Corporation or its subsidiaries. Registered marks are registered by The Dialog Corporation or its subsidiaries with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. MEDIA CONTACTS -- In North & South America Sandy Scherer, Director, Corporate Communications, 919-461- 7354; 919-795-1762 (cell); e-mail: Sandy.Scherer@dialog.com John Buckman, Buckman Communications, for Dialog, 412-381- 2900; e-mail: John.Buckman@buckmancommunications.com In Europe, the Middle East, and Africa Claudette Archer, Marketing Manager, Dialog, (London) plus-44 (0)20-7940 6952; e-mail: Claudette.Archer@thomson.com In the Asia Pacific Region Christina Cheng, Regional Marketing Manager, Dialog, (Hong Kong) (852) 2530 5778; e-mail: Christina.Cheng@dialog.com | |