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Dialog and IDC Unite to Bring High-level eBusiness and Information Technology Information to Profound

5 December 2000, London, UK. Dialog, a Thomson Company, today announces the addition of global marketing intelligence company IDC, to its superior collection of content providers available on Profound, the premier online information service.

The venture gives users of Profound access to IDC's strategic research and expert analysis of the eBusiness and Information Technology markets.

The range of reports provides up-to-the-minute information on the IT industry's hottest issues and opportunities and cover topics such as Internet, Developing Markets and Technologies, Software and Services. Their availability on Profound will give detailed insight and information to allow IT and business professionals to plan their technology investments and strategy as well as providing suppliers with market and competitive understanding.

"Profound is an invaluable product for companies planning market, product and competitive strategies," says David Brown, Senior Vice President, Content, Dialog. "The addition of IDC's world-renowned technology reports to its content collection gives our users more depth in understanding the implications of developments in technology and eBusiness in their business planning."

"This venture between IDC and Dialog offers both organisations the opportunity to extend their reach and influence, whilst giving users an increasingly powerful solution to their information research requirements." continues Dennis Philbin, Senior Vice President, Internet Products & Partners, IDC.

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