Search engine aids research of foreign markets
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| WCN and Dialog - providing access to some of the most authoritative business and market research available |
Paris, 6 December 2002 - World Chambers Network (WCN), a Paris-based trade service for chambers of commerce, has struck a deal with Dialog, a leading provider of online information services, to launch an online search engine to help businesses research markets overseas.
Companies can now receive foreign market intelligence for new business ventures by visiting WCN's Web site http://www.worldchambers.com.
By simply completing a customized search form, companies can access the Dialog database of articles, reports and documents, published from dozens of sources worldwide.
According to Georges Fischer, WCN chairman: "Most chambers now recognize the opportunity to use the online environment to deliver additional services to their members. We believe we are taking the lead by offering our constituents access to Dialog's rich repository of relevant information. We are excited to add this new service to our Web site."
"We are delighted to be working closely with the World Chambers Network to provide its members with access to some of the most authoritative business and market research available," said Cliff Pollan, Dialog executive vice president of strategy and alliances.
"In virtually every country in which we are active, chambers are vital, dynamic organizations. Working with WCN allows us to deliver value-added information to a vast audience of business leaders worldwide," Pollan added.
The initial Dialog content available to WCN users includes industry and business news, company profiles and market research. Additional categories of content will be added soon.
Searching is free, and users may purchase the full text of desired documents online using credit cards.
World Chambers Network is the Web's only official global network of chambers of commerce, linking more than 12,000 chambers worldwide. It attracts about 60,000 visitors per month, offering a comprehensive directory of chambers, their services and supporting organizations, as well as a validated database of international business opportunities.
The site's mission is to help companies of all sizes expand their national and worldwide markets through secured, electronic commerce.
First launched in 1997, the World Chambers Network site has been designed as a pilot project of the G7's Global Marketplace Action project.
For further information about WCN, please contact: Click here to send a mail, Director World Chambers Federation, (Pa
ris) +33 1 49 53 29 67
For further information about Dialog, please contact:Click here to send a mail, Director of Corporate Communications, Dialog, (U.S.) +1 919-461-7354 or Click here to send a mail, Buckman Communications, (U.S.) +1 412-381-2900