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updateCorporate Information ProfessionalFourth Quarter 2009

Welcome to …LexisNexis® Corporate Information Professional Update!This complimentary, quarterly newsletter is designed just for you—“power users” in businesses of all kinds, from competitive intelligence specialists to corporate librarians. Update gives you details on nexis.com® (and some lexis.com®) resources and/or shows you how you can use them to help solve the information issues that face your business.

Plus, check the article archive for topics of interest. Back issues as well as other corporate information professional resources are available at www.lexisnexis.com/infopro

In this issue:Statistics Speak! See What 14 Billion Data Points—in One Interface—Can Tell YouTap into more than 14 billion data points from public and proprietary sources at LexisNexis Statistical DataSets. Not only can you select and compare criteria on a wide variety of subjects—from employment to housing and economic indicators to crimes—you can build graphic-rich charts to tell your story.

Now CisionPoint Customers Can Tap into LexisNexis ResourcesIf your PR organization turns to CisionPoint PR software, you now have the option to search an extensive—and archived—collection of sources from the LexisNexis services from within CisionPoint.

Do More—Download, Sharpen Results, etc.—With the Newest nexis.com FunctionalityLast quarter brought nexis.com power users more search precision tools, downloading capabilities, upgraded Fictitious Business Names and more options for finding vital facts via LexisNexis Due Diligence Dashboard.

What’s New at nexis.com … Find more Public Records, Government and Health Care Sources.

SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL What’s New at nexis.com …As the global economy expands, so are nexis.com news and business sources from outside the United States. Currently you can tap into more than 6,500 unique international sources at nexis.com. See what new sources are joining the international coverage. Have article ideas for future issues of LexisNexis Corporate Information Professional Update? Care to comment on articles? Contact Barbara Byrd, Managing Editor of LexisNexis Corporate Information Professional Update at barbara.byrd@lexisnexis.com

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Are you the numbers person … the one who hunts down the stats and puts them into perspective?

Get access to more than 14 billion data points from public and proprietary sources within one, easy-to-use interface. LexisNexis Statistical DataSets gives you the Web-based tools to unearth vital facts—and uncover interesting relationships among 590 different sets of data. Select and compare criteria from a wide variety of subjects ranging from employment to housing and economic indicators to crimes—even the weather.

There’s more. Use LexisNexis Statistical DataSets to build graphic-rich charts that track the trends, rank performance and map the statistics you find. Then export to PDF or other options.

With the comprehensive subjects covered, you can address diverse questions such as: How is crime related to unemployment in my state or city? •How much money did the government spend last year on immigration and customs enforcement? Did this •figure trend up or down over the previous five years? What is the impact of weather on U.S. airline on-time rates? •How does the percent change in the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index compare to the •percent change in the overall CPI from 1947 to the present?

What other statistics do you monitor? You can move from the big picture to granular details in a few clicks. For example, double-click Michigan in your map of the seasonal unemployment rate, and move to unemployment trends in that state. (See below.)

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Power Users Need to Know …Where do the statistics available via LexisNexis Statistical DataSets originate? Are they credible sources?LexisNexis Statistical DataSets is fueled by the most credible sources, including data from:

Government agencies such as the • U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics Global organizations like the • World Bank and the World Resource Institute Academic groups including the China Data Center •Commercial sources such as • Standard & Poor’s® and Easy Analytic Software Inc.

There may be dubious sources of statistics on the Internet, but LexisNexis Statistical DataSets is vetted and reliable.

But is the information current—preferably the latest?As soon as new information is released from a data provider, the site is refreshed. You get the most current statistics available—from one location. You don’t have to check multiple sites or vendors multiple times.

How do I research LexisNexis Statistical DataSets?The information is organized logically by subject and by source. Select the indicators and criteria of most interest to you; the interface updates with every click. And, because LexisNexis Statistical DataSets offers data from many sources available within a single interface, you can select two or more variables and view them in relation to one another, a correlation capability not found in any other product.

What kinds of analysis functions are offered? Just rudimentary? You can leverage the built-in statistical functions to calculate values such as sums, averages, standard deviations and percent differences. Or enter your own formulas to calculate and add entirely new dimensions to your customized results.

I can download to PDF. What other options? You can also deliver your results to Excel®, SAS, RefWorks and other software packages. Even integrate with internal data via XML linking technology.

Learn more about LexisNexis Statistical DataSets in available literature.

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Now CisionPoint Customers Can Tap intoLexisNexis Resources

If your PR organization turns to the CisionPoint PR software platform for tracking and analysis information, you may now gain worldwide access to an extensive—and archived—collection of sources from the LexisNexis services. Your Cision representative will have complete details.

Cision (www.cision.com) and LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com) have just announced a strategic alliance that will provide targeted domestic and international news content. Cision clients will be able to search databases from the LexisNexis services, receive alerts as new content is posted, and quickly understand what’s being said about their organization, brands and competitors, or virtually any topic across the globe through CisionPoint’s online language translation tool.

For example, through the CisionPoint dashboard, you will also be able to search for recent articles written by a specific journalist. Also gain access to outlet-related information, such as audience impressions and market data.

“This is a perfect match between two industry leaders,” notes Hans Gieskes, president and chief executive officer of Cision. “Integrating best-in-class LexisNexis content with CisionPoint will deliver tremendous additional value to our customers, whose competitive edge relies upon their access to the best and most up-to-date media information.”

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Do More—Download, Sharpen Results, etc.—With the Newest nexis.com FunctionalityThis quarter brought nexis.com power users more precision search tools, downloading capabilities, upgraded Fictitious Business Names and more options for finding vital facts via LexisNexis Due Diligence Dashboard. Take a look:

Download Results Groups into Microsoft® Excel®—No LimitsYou can now download any displayed result groups in nexis.com directly to Excel. Downloading results sets is a great, efficient way to compile the names of publications where your company or client companies are mentioned. And you can identify other companies mentioned as well.

Here’s how it works: You’ll see will see a new download icon in the left navigation pane when your nexis.com search results are returned. (See below.) Click and download any group displayed at that moment, including all results, to Excel or compatible program. (There are no limits on group numbers!)

Expand your results functionality; capture and manipulate summary analysis of your search results easily. Best of all, this option is available for all nexis.com content offerings except Public Records.

Exclude Content From Your Research—Before You SearchImprove search precision, better manage the size of result sets, and reduce the occurrence of similar or irrelevant hits. Now, right on your Power Search (or Easy Search screen), under your selected source, you’ll notice three new exclusion links. Click to remove short articles (500 words or less), newswires (when you do not need cycle updates) and/or non-business articles, i.e., lifestyle and entertainment articles, obits, birth and wedding announcements, community events, sports, weather and similar articles.

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It’s Still About People; Only the Tab Name has ChangedThe Search Tab once labeled People is now called Biographical to better reflect the content.

Due Diligence Dashboard: More Options Now Available The premium version of Due Diligence Dashboard has just been enhanced to make your research session more effective—and efficient. For example, for more convenient log-in, a new Remember Me checkbox is available on the log-in screen. When you select this option, your ID/password will be stored on your local computer. Click for more details.

Once in Due Diligence Dashboard, you’ll also notice:

Time Stamp for Improved Audit Trail:• A time stamp is now available above your search results. When you use your print screen functionality, you can provide a time-stamped history of your search—particularly useful in providing an audit trail that a search was conducted when the search yields no results.

New “Company Distress News” Search• : News can a harbinger of solvency issues. This new search in Due Diligence Dashboard looks for news stories that indicate company distress or future insolvency. The behind-the-scenes search includes terms such as business insolvency and bankruptcy; debt financing; ownership changes; company liquidations and dissolutions; corporate restructuring; layoffs and dismissals; plant closing; company relocations; industry consolidation; board changes; profit warnings; earnings restatements; industry consolidations; regulatory investigations, and more.

HHS Exclusions Added to Regulatory Tabs for Individual and Company Searches:• Find companies/people on the current Health & Human Services Department List of Excluded Individuals/Entities. This list prevents certain individuals and businesses from participating in federally funded health care programs.

International Company Profiles• : Now when you research international companies, this new search offers company profiles and reports for companies in Asia, the Pacific Rim, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Canada and Central and South America. (The non-English news is also an excellent source for researching international businesses.)

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More Data Available in Fictitious Business NamesThe Fictitious Business Names Search in Public Records has been enhanced with additional information. (Please note: Because the new source comprises multiple information providers, there may be multiple documents that contain different fields. Review all documents to uncover the most information.) Here’s a typical records example:

Fictitious Business Records

Business InformationName: SERENITY ENTERPRISES

Business Address: 125 SAINT MARKSBROOKLYN, NY 11217-2014KINGS COUNTY

Jurisdiction: NYType: DBA

Number: 138719Date: 05/05/2009

Contact InformationName: ROSE MARY BERGER

Address: 125 SAINT MARKS PLBROOKLYN, NY 11217-2014

Contact Type: OWNER

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by Nancy Gallenson, LexisNexis Information Professional Consultant; Adrienne Kreger-May and Robyn Tolle, LexisNexis Integrated Information Systems Solution Specialists

We consult with nexis.com power users regularly. And they always ask us: What’s new on nexis.com? What should I know about? LexisNexis is continually adding sources and features. But these new resources stand out. So take a closer look …

For more information on other newer nexis.com resources, go tohttp://www.lexisnexis.com/newsandbusiness/content/

NEW PUBLIC RECORDS SOURCES Canadian Phones Search more than 12 million records covering all 10 Canadian provinces and three territories. You can search using the following search criteria:

First Name• City•Last Name• Province•Middle Name• Postal Code•Street Address• Phone Number•

Your results list includes Names, Addresses and Phone Numbers. E-mail Address Search Find an e-mail address for an individual or reverse search to find the individual that belongs to the e-mail address. (For best results when searching for an e-mail address, use first name and last name along with address, city, state, zip or DOB and/or SSN. When searching by e-mail address, a properly formatted email address should be used.)

NEW U.S. GOVERNMENT SOURCESNewstex® Blogs—More U.S. Government TweetsNow track official tweets from the White House, e.g., follow the President’s daily activities, as well as from the:

U.S. Agency for International Development •(broadcast only)U.S. Geological Survey News•U.S. Geological Survey Podcasts•U.S. Geological Survey: Dave Govoni, e-research •strategist, paleontologistU.S. Geological Survey: Earthquake and Tsunami •WarningU.S. Geological Survey•

U.S. Intelligence Community: Andrea Baker•U.S. Intelligence Community: John Hale•U.S. Peace Corps: PeaceCorps•U.S. Small Business Administration•Votes from the House floor•

Search the Newstex blog source with the PUBLICATION segment, e.g., ENTER: publication(white house)

What’s New at nexis.com: More Public Records, Government and Health Care Sources

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NEW HEALTH CARE/MEDICAL SOURCESNew Elsevier Medical Newspapers

Cardiology News• : More than 25,000 cardiologists rely on Cardiology News monthly to cover breaking news, on-site medical meeting coverage and expert perspectives.

Clinical Endocrinology News• : Nearly 11,000 diabetes and endocrinology specialists rely on Clinical Endocrinology News monthly to cover breaking news, on-site medical meeting coverage and expert perspectives.

Clinical Neurology News• : This independent monthly newspaper informs its readers on the clinical developments that will impact care for neurovascular disorders, epilepsy, dementias, demyelinating disorders and other key areas.

Clinical Psychiatry News• : This source provides the practicing psychiatrist with timely and relevant news and commentary about clinical developments in the field and about the impact of health care policy on the specialty and the physician’s practice.

Family Practice News• : More than 90,000 family physicians rely on Family Practice News twice a month for breaking news.

Hospitalist News• : Hospitalist News features clinical, health policy, and regulatory news tailored to the practice needs of hospitalists. News articles focus on the latest studies that affect inpatient care in cardiovascular medicine, gastrointestinal medicine, infectious disease, perioperative medicine, pulmonary medicine, and other key areas.

Internal Medicine News• : This source offers early alerts on the latest studies in cardiology, infectious disease, and other key areas. Special columns tell internists what they need to know about regulatory, legislative and economic developments that will change the practice of medicine.

Ob/Gyn. News• : Nearly 40,000 obstetricians/gynecologists rely on this source twice monthly for breaking news, on-site medical meeting coverage, and expert perspectives.

Pediatric News• : More than 54,000 pediatricians and pediatric nurse practitioners rely on Pediatric News monthly for breaking news.

Rheumatology News• : Rheumatology News is published 12 times a year for rheumatologists and other physicians treating rheumatologic conditions. It focuses on early alerts on the latest studies in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and musculoskeletal and immune-mediated disorders.

Skin & Allergy News• : Dermatologists, dermatologic surgeons and procedural dermatologists can get monthly relevant news and commentary about clinical developments in the field and about the impact of health care policy on the specialty and the physician’s practice.

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21 ProQuest® Health/Medical Publications The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry•The American Journal of Occupational Therapy•Australian Journal of Clinical Hypnotherapy and •HypnosisClinical Medicine•Clinical Pharmacokinetics•Creative Nursing•Dental Lab Products•Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics•Dental Products Report•Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery•Journal of Physical Therapy Education•

Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience: JPN•Journal of the National Medical Association•The Journal of the Royal Society for the •Promotion of HealthMental Health Nursing•Modern Hygienist•ONS Connect•Ophthalmology Times•Optimum Wellness•OT Practice•Rehabilitation Nursing•

Get a complete list of more than 700 ProQuest Sources available via nexis.com.

New Haymarket® Media News and JournalsThe American Journal of Hematology/Oncology •(AJHO)Clinical•DMNews•Journal of the American Academy of Physician •Assistants (JAAPA)Medical Marketing & Media (MMM)•

McKnight’s Assisted Living•McKnight’s Long-Term Care News•Monthly Prescribing Reference (MPR)•Oncology Nursing News (ONN)•Renal & Urology•

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by Nancy Gallenson, LexisNexis Information Professional Consultant; Adrienne Kreger-May and Robyn Tolle, LexisNexis Integrated Information Systems Solution Specialists

As the global economy expands, so are nexis.com news and business sources from outside the United States. Currently you can tap into more than 6,500 unique international sources, including The Independent, The Guardian, The Times (London) and South China Morning Post.

NEW INTERNATIONAL NEWS & BUSINESS

Featuring ...

London Stock Exchange Corporate Actions Service (London Stock Exchange plc)Get announcements about corporate actions before they appear in the press. The London Stock Exchange source is updated several times a day and covers all London Stock Exchange instruments. That’s more than 50 corporate action types, ranging from cash dividends to rights issues and complex company schemes.

L’Echo L’Echo is the only economic and financial daily newspaper in the Belgian French-speaking market. Not only a business daily, it also covers politics, social and cultural affairs.

Esmerk Ltd—19 Latin American titlesEsmerk content is translated into English and summarized from local news sources/publications, so you get broad coverage and concise format. These sources are now available:

Esmerk Argentina News• Esmerk Honduras News•Esmerk Bolivia News• Esmerk LatAm Regional News•Esmerk Brazil News• Esmerk Mexico News•Esmerk Caribbean News• Esmerk Nicaragua News•Esmerk Chile News• Esmerk Panama News•Esmerk Colombia News• Esmerk Paraguay News•Esmerk Costa Rica News• Esmerk Peru News•Esmerk Ecuador News• Esmerk Uruguay News•Esmerk El Salvador News• Esmerk Venezuela News•Esmerk Guatemala News•

What’s New at nexis.com: SPECIAL ISSUE!International News & Business Sources Expand

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Hugin Real-Time Press Releases and Financial StatementsHere’s the only pan-European provider to offer permanent access to real-time distribution of press releases and financial statements for companies listed on the main European stock exchanges. Hugin is the subsidiary of Agefi, the French Press Agency and Ubiqus. Today, it is the leader in the distribution of press releases and financial statements for French and other non-U.S. companies. Search for documents from Danish, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Portuguese and Swedish companies.

Incisive Media Titles (UK)Professional Broking: The monthly management magazine for insurance brokers, it is the only audited business magazine focused on insurance broker managers. This source looks at topics as diverse as the tax implications of green strategies and reviewing the latest employee benefits.

Insurance Age: A must-read magazine for the UK insurance broking community, it is the largest circulating monthly magazine for UK insurance brokers. Every month, the magazine provides practical and career-relevant news and analysis, product reviews and sector comments covering personal and commercial lines issues.

Professional Adviser: A weekly investment magazine that provides investment news, financial planning and vital analysis for advisers.

Investment Week: The weekly magazine for top-tier investment professionals in the UK. It provides the market with authoritative, objective and independent news, features and analysis that offer business opportunities, research and educational material.

Nieuwsblad Transport (Benelux; Dutch language)Published by NT Publishers, Nieuwsblad Transport is the only Dutch-language journal covering transport, logistics and distribution for freight-industry professionals.

Transportation Sources From De Lloyd (Dutch and French language)Although originally focused on the shipping industry, the editorial content of these titles covers all modes of transport—the international transport industry in the widest sense of the word. Titles include:

De Lloyd• (Dutch language)Le Lloyd• (French language)TE Depeche Route• (French language)TE Depeche Multi• (French language)

TE Briefing Weg• (Dutch language)TE Briefing Multi• (Dutch language)TE Briefing Douane• (Dutch language)

Plus these new sources from:

AzerbaijanNewswires Trend News Agency (English language)Trend News Agency is a leading news provider in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Trend Daily Economic News covers daily economic and financial news from Azerbaijan, Caucasus and the Caspian Sea region. Trend Daily News focuses on politics and current affairs from Azerbaijan, Caucasus and the Caspian Sea region.

CanadaMarketwire from NoticiasFinancieras (English, Spanish and Portuguese language)Marketwire is the only fully integrated North America-based global newswire, distributing the majority of press releases issued by publicly traded companies in Canada and serving more than 8,000 clients worldwide through 20 offices on four continents.

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FranceNewswires From Relaxnews SAS (English and French language)These newswires focus on leisure in France, offering information on health and beauty, home, entertainment and tourism.

GermanyRegional Newspapers by Zeitungsverlag Aachen GmbH (German language)Aachener Nachrichten and Aachener Zeitung are daily newspapers from Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia) and cover national and regional news, and news on local politics, economy, culture and sports.

Dpa-AFX ProFeed (German language)Dpa-AFX ProFeed monitors important events on the world’s financial markets. Dpa-AFX ProFeed provides between 650 and 1.300 news articles, analysis, detailed reports on companies, markets and business and background information on a daily basis.

ComputerBILD (German language)ComputerBILD is one of Europe’s leading computer magazines and offers up-to-date information about computers, telecommunications and consumer electronics, including benchmarks and facts, practical knowledge and service for beginners and professionals.

SportBILD (German language)SportBILD is one of the largest sports magazines in Europe, providing sports news, background stories and in-depth insights on interesting events.

IrelandRTE News (Ireland; English language)As Ireland’s Public Service Broadcaster, RTE is Ireland’s leading media Web site with 1.1 million unique users. Find the latest news, sports, business and entertainment information seven days a week.

NigeriaBusiness Day from Business Day Media Ltd. (English language)Business Day is Nigeria’s most influential and respected daily business newspaper, offering incisive coverage of business, politics, labor and other current affairs.

South AfricaJohannesburg Stock Exchange Sources from McGregor BFA (English language)Johannesburg Stock Exchange News Service (SENS): The Johannesburg Stock Exchange is one of the top 20 exchanges in the world in terms of market capitalization. McGrefor BFA provides LexisNexis with a daily feed of the daily corporate announcements from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

McGregor BFA Financial Information of SA Companies: Find up to five years of as-published financials for all companies currently listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange as well as a number of unlisted companies. This source also provides the latest available preliminary and interim financial statements for all listed companies.

McGregor BFA Statutory Information: Get current statutory information for all companies currently listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The database may also include data for a number of unlisted companies tracked by McGregor.

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UkraineNewswires from Aii Data Processing (Ukraine; English language)ADP News Ukraine brings daily news about companies doing business in Ukraine. ADP News Netherlands offers real-time news about companies listed or doing business in the Netherlands. ADP News Nordic offers real-time news about companies listed or doing business in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. And ADP Renewable Energy Track brings daily news about the renewable-energy industry with focus on the wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal and bio fuels sectors.

United Kingdom14 Regional UK Newspapers from Iliffe Media (English language)With a combined circulation and distribution of almost 1.2 million copies per week, the portfolio of Iliffe titles extends throughout the South East and the Midlands. Iliffe News & Media ranks in the top 10 regional newspaper publishers in the UK in terms of copies sold or distributed. The addition of these newspapers brings the total number of nexis.com UK and Irish newspapers to more than 470.

Ashbourne News Telegraph•Bedfordshire on Sunday•Burton Mail•Cambridge Evening News•Harlow Star•Hertfordshire Mercury•Herts & Essex Observer•

LB News•Luton On Sunday•MK News•Nuneaton News•Staffordshire Newsletter•The Uttoxeter Advertiser•Your Leek Paper•

Future News—Media Planner published by Precise Media (English language)Specifically designed for the UK PR and Communications sector, this source provides simple and straightforward access to a comprehensive range of more than 250,000 continually refreshed forward events and news items—very valuable across all sectors, particularly public relations, corporate and financial, consumer, government and non-profit organizations.

Investment and Pension Europe (English language)IPE Magazine is a monthly magazine targeting those responsible for running pension funds in Europe. It now has a monthly circulation of more than 11,000 copies, mostly in continental Europe.

Infrastructure Investor (English language)Infrastructure Investor is dedicated to infrastructure as an alternative asset class. It covers all the key infrastructure sectors and takes a global perspective on the themes shaping the asset class.

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