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File Description [top]

KOMPASS Central/Eastern Europe is a directory file that provides business information for over 375,000 companies located in the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). To access records about companies in Serbia or Montenegro, use E CU=MONTENEGRO or CU=SERBIA. To access records for companies in both Serbia and Montenegro use CN=CS.

The emphasis of the file is on manufacturing, industrial, and associated service sectors. File 593 uses the detailed Kompass WF8 classification system consisting of approximately 54,000 product/service descriptions and corresponding codes. Product names are searchable and displayable in English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian. Foreign trade status at the product level provides key import and export information. The database is useful for locating business opportunities for distributors, importers, and exporters, as well as manufacturers and suppliers.

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Subject Coverage [top]

Most records include names of key executives, directors, and managers, along with their positions. Information on each company usually includes the following:

• Company Name
• Address
• Telephone Number
• Fax Number
• Telex
• Senior Executives
• Foreign Trade Status
• Trade Name
• Number of Employees
• Industries, Products, and Activities
• Languages Spoken
• Description of Business

Print Counterparts [top]

• Print directories are available for each country.

Dialog File Data [top]

Related Search Aids [top]

Kompass Product Code listings are provided in English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian at http://support.dialog.com/searchaids/dialog/kompasscodes.

Database Content [top]

• Directories

Document Types Indexed [top]

• Directories

Geographic Coverage [top]

• International

Geographic Restrictions [top]

• None

Special Features [top]

• ERA Available
• Graduate Education Program
• KWIC and HILIGHT Available
• REPORT Available

DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

Contact [top]

Terms and Conditions [top]

Information in the KOMPASS CENTRAL/EASTERN EUROPE database is copyrighted by the publishers of the Kompass directories who contribute to the database. The customer agrees to use the KOMPASS database for research purposes only and will not publish, broadcast, reproduce, make available or sell any material contained in the said database in any manner whatsoever nor will customer use such material in any other fashion which may infringe any third party's copyrights or proprietary interests in such material. KOMPASS uses its best endeavours to ensure that its database represents a true and fair representation of the original material from which the database is devised but the KOMPASS publishers shall not for any reason whatsoever be held responsible for any damage, loss, claim cost or other expense incurred by a subscriber as a result of its use or reliance upon the material contained in the KOMPASS database. For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive policy, enter HELP ERA online.

SAMPLE RECORD [top]

BASIC INDEX [top]

¹ Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

² The DE code displays the Description of Business text only. Not all records contain a description of business.

³ Product Names are searchable in English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian. Also searchable using ND=, NP=, NR=, PK=, and PN=.

ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

⁴ Numeric entries are indexed as complete numbers, rounded down to the two left-most digits. Use numeric operators (>, <, >=, <=) to search a range of values, e.g., S EM>=1K to retrieve all companies with employees of 1 thousand or higher.

⁵ Entries in this field are: Producer; Distributor; Service provider; Importer; Exporter.

⁶ Only the area code is indexed; the TE code displays the entire telephone number.

⁷ Zip code is searchable with a two-letter country code.

LIMIT [top]

SORT [top]

RANK [top]

REPORT OPTIONS [top]

USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

Rates [top]

Rates For File: Kompass Central/Eastern Europe[593]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $6.60
Cost per minute:                   $1.46
Report Elements                    $0.05
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $1.98    $1.98
     3    $1.98    $1.98
     4    $1.98    $1.98
     5    $2.63    $2.63
     6    $0.28    $0.28
     7    $2.63    $2.63
     8    $1.32    $1.32
     9    $2.63    $2.63
    10    $0.72    $0.72
    20    $0.72    $0.72
KWIC95    $0.29       NA
KWIC96    $0.29       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:
      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00