Dialog

Need to find the latest patent news on the artificial heart? Dialog® has the story. From concept testing, to clinical trials, to product launches, to patent protection, Dialog delivers accurate, relevant, trustworthy results with amazing speed. Being the very first comprehensive professional online service, Dialog has paved the way for the information industry. And although Dialog uses some of the most sophisticated search retrieval tools available, customized web interfaces make Dialog's content accessible to everyone - from the novice to the expert searcher.

Web-based Solutions

Dialog1
Dialog1 offers a suite of easy-to-use "one-click" interfaces. Its question-driven format allows fast access to high quality information and does not require knowledge of command language. Applications include biotech, business intelligence, chemistry, energy, engineering, intellectual property, marketing, pharmaceuticals and world news. Special features include useful search tips, file descriptions, sample records and a map interface for searching regional news.

DialogClassic
For experienced Dialog command language searchers who prefer access via the Internet, DialogClassic offers a command-driven, line oriented interface to more than 500,000 sources of scientific, technical, medical, business, news and intellectual property information. This is a fast and highly flexible interface for power searchers. Special features include secure Web server access, a buffer that captures and displays search results, and a search log to enable easy reuse of search statements.

DialogClassic Web
For experienced Dialog command language searchers who prefer access via the Internet, DialogClassic Web offers sophisticated search capabilities with the added versatility of a Web-based enviroinment to more than 500,000 sources of scientific, technical, medical, business, news and intellectual property information. Special features include secure Web server access, a buffer that captures and displays search results, a search log to enable easy reuse of search statements, chemical structure searching and expanded output options. DialogClassic Web features are browser-based, eliminating the need to install software.

DialogPRO
DialogPRO provides the information needed to make the right decisions in today's business environment. Created exclusively for small businesses, DialogPRO is divided into different tiers of content that are made available on a flat subscription rate. With DialogPRO you can monitor industry trends, prepare for a meeting with a client and make more informed decisions. All the top sources are in DialogPRO including the leading business, intellectual property, news, and science information. With this information at your disposal, you can identify data about potential partners, review press releases on clients or prospects, short-cut a product development process and track new business trends.

DialogSelect
DialogSelect combines easy-to-use, point-and-click search forms with built-in search intelligence. DialogSelect is organized vertically by major content areas with access to over 300 key Dialog databases. Just a few of the content areas are business, chemical, energy, food, government, intellectual property, medical, news, pharmaceuticals, reference and technology. Special features include a powerful search engine, multiple search options and automatic alerts.

DialogWeb
DialogWeb allows both advanced and novice searchers access to the full content of Dialog via the Internet. It offers both a robust Command Search mode that uses the powerful Dialog command language, and a flexible and easy-to-use Guided Search mode that does not require knowledge of commands. Fill-in-the-blank forms allow users to create and modify custom alerts. Search results are provided in either HTML or text and the records can be delivered online or offline via e-mail, fax, ftp or postal delivery.

Dialog Open Access
An alternative to subscription service, Open Access has no passwords, monthly fees or minimum charges. All that is needed is a credit card to receive instant access to the power of Dialog through DialogSelect. Categories available through Open Access include business and news, chemistry, engineering, environment, government, intellectual property, medicine and pharmaceuticals.

Dialog SourceOne
Dialog SourceOne lets customers order copies of full-text materials that are not available on Dialog. With Dialog SourceOne, you have access to over 40 million patent documents – all in PDF format and available in minutes. Dialog SourceOne also provides access to journal articles, dissertations, and annual reports. SourceOne orders appear conveniently on your Dialog invoice making Dialog your one-stop solution for all your information needs.

Intranet Solutions

Dialog@Site
Dialog@Site is an easy-to-use interface that allows searching of Dialog OnDisc databases through a Web browser. Special features include Boolean logic searching and browsable indexes.

Dialog Intranet Toolkit
Dialog Intranet Toolkit allows you to create Dialog search and delivery sites that are seamlessly integrated into your organization's intranet. These sites can be tailored to the needs of your company, from the company-wide level down to the specific needs of departments and individuals. The flexible tools in Dialog Intranet Toolkit combine seamlessly with Dialog's expansive content collection to create unparalleled information solutions for your organization.

Desktop Applications

DialogLink
DialogLink will vastly improve your ability to access and distribute relevant information, and is the only way to conduct a chemical structure search on Dialog. Superior functionality allows users to export search results into Microsoft® Word and Excel templates, integrate fulltext articles with Open URL compliant link resolvers, access related materials and maximize search efficiency, conduct powerful chemical queries using structure searching capabilities and more!

Dialog OnDisc
Dialog OnDisc products deliver a variety of databases to your desktop via network, intranet or CD-ROM. More than 30 databases are available on CD-ROM, some originating from Dialog's online files while others are exclusive to Dialog OnDisc.

Email Delivery

Alerts
Alerts automatically deliver information via e-mail, ftp or postal delivery from virtually any source as soon as it is published. Each Dialog service allows you to set up and manage Alerts differently and is based on search strategies that you create. Alerts can be set up to run daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly or at a frequency you specify.

Classic Products available via Telnet

Dialog
Dialog is available via a text-only inferface designed for professional researchers. It enables precise online research through the use of Dialog command language, Boolean logic, indexing systems and terminology-at the fastest possible speed. Dialog includes many powerful features for data manipulation, extraction and analysis; comparison and duplicaton detection of retrieval results; cross-file searching; relevancy ranking; customized output formatting; and much more.

Dialog SourceOne
Dialog SourceOne lets customers order copies of full-text materials that are not available on Dialog. With Dialog SourceOne, you have access to over 40 million patent documents – all in PDF format and available in minutes. Dialog SourceOne also provides access to journal articles, dissertations, and annual reports. SourceOne orders appear conveniently on your Dialog invoice making Dialog your one-stop solution for all your information needs.

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