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Kompass Canada

Last Loaded on Web: Monday, April 01, 2013

Last Update To Bluesheet: December 31, 2012

Bluesheet Contents     PDF version

File Description Related Search Aids Special Features Sample Record Rank
Subject Coverage Database Content DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories Basic Index Report Options
Tips Document Types Indexed Contact Additional Indexes Predefined Format Options
Dialog File Data Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Sort Rates


File Description [top]

Kompass Canada is a directory file providing business information, including name, address, telephone number, executive names, and industry and product listings, for over 34,000 Canadian companies. The file uses the Kompass WF12 detailed classification system consisting of product and service descriptions and corresponding codes. See the Related Search Aids section for more information. Product names are searchable and displayable in the file in English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian. The database covers establishments in the business-to-business sector with an emphasis on manufacturing, industrial, and associated service sectors.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 594

to find company information on over 34,000 Canadian companies.

USE /CO OR CO=

to search for companies of interest.

USE PX=

to link product activity with product name or code.

     S PC=20500 AND PX=PRODUCER

USE PRODUCT CODES

for precise retrieval of products.

EXPAND PC= to show the 7-digit product codes.



Subject Coverage [top]

KOMPASS Canada covers Canadian companies; 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
  • Description of Business
  • Fax Number
  • Import/Export Indicators
  • Industries, Products, and Activities
  • Languages Spoken
  • Number of Employees
  • Sales or Revenue
  • Senior Executives
  • Telephone Numbers
  • Telex
  • Trade Name

Additionally, information on a company may include:

  • affiliated companies
  • parent company
  • agents
  • agent countries
  • subsidiary companies
  • branch offices
  • and trademarks


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: Current
File Size: 34,187 records as of Dec 2012
Update Frequency: Annual reload


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]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
CANADACO Canadian Company Directories
KOMPASS KOMPASS Files


Contact [top]

Kompass Canada is produced by Kompass International Neuenschwander SA with data provided by the local franchisee. Questions concerning file content should be directed to: :

Kompass International Neuenschwander
66, Quai Marechal Joffre
92415 Courbevoie Cedex,
France
Telephone: +33 472 85 12 95
E-Mail: service@kompass.com


Terms and Conditions [top]

Information in the KOMPASS CANADA database is copyrighted by Kompass International Neuenschwander SA. 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.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

    DIALOG(R)File 594:KOMPASS Canada 
    (c) 2011 KOMPASS International. All rts. reserv. 
     
  AA=  02016521        SUPPLIER NUMBER: 036229 
  /CO,CO=  Polycast Industrial Products Ltd 
    965 Sherwin Road 
  CY=,CN=,CU=,ZP=  Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3H 0T8 
  CN=  Canada 
     
  TE=  TELEPHONE:    1 204 632-5428; Toll-free: 1 800 665-7445 
    FAX:          1 204 697-0314 
    EMAIL:        websales@polycastinternational.com 
    WWW URL:      http://www.polycastinternational.com 
  CU=  REGION:       Manitoba 
     
  /DE  DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS: 
    Activities: Polycast International is a manufacturer of electrical supplies 
    for use in transformer and switchgear applications. Products include indoor 
    and outdoor insulators, HV bushings, LV bushings, current transformers, and 
    instrument transformers. 
     
    RECORD HAS 6 PRODUCT(S) 
  PD=,PY=  DATE OF RECORD CHANGE: 20100608 
  EM=  APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 100 
  SF=  This is a HEADQUARTERS 
     
  YR=  DATE ESTABLISHED: 1972 
  AC=  AGENT COUNTRY:    Canada 
     
    ASSOCIATIONS & QUALITY ASSESSMENTS: 
      Quality assessment:  ISO 9001 2000 
     
    FINANCIAL INFORMATION: 
  SL=    Sales/Turnover (Turnover 2007): 11,400,000 (Canadian Dollar) 
     
    MANAGEMENT: 
  NM=    President: Magel, Leah 
      Sales: Erhardt, Arthur; websales@polycastinternational.com 
      Engineering: Kornowski, Marek; engineering@polycastinternational.com 
      Production: Thomsen, Laurie; production@polycastinternational.comv _  V.P. Customer Relations: Whitaker, Dale; 
        dale.whitaker@polycastinternational.com 
     
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
      SIC Codes: 3599: Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Equipment, NEC 
      35990300: Machine and Other Job Shop Work 
      3644: Noncurrent-Carrying Wiring Devices 
      3677: Electronic Coils, Transformers, and Other Inductors 
     
    INDUSTRY: 
  IC=    30  Plastic products 
      37  Electrical, electronic and nuclear equipment 
     
    PRODUCTS: 
  /DE,PC=,PN=    30720   Plastic products for the electrical and electronics industries(Producer) 
      3072024 Bushings, plastic, for electrical insulation (Producer) 
      37060   Transformers and auto-transformers (Producer) 
      3706033 Transformers, current (Producer) 
      37830   Electrical insulators (Producer) 
      3783026 Electrical insulators for transformers (Producer) 
     


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX
 DISPLAY
CODE
 REPORT
(FIELD
LENGTH)		 FIELD NAME

 INDEXING

 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None None All Basic Index Fields Word S PAPER
/CO CO CO (32) Company Name1 Word S LES(W)PAPIERS(W)PRP?/CO
/DE DE None Description of Business and Product Names2,3 Word S PAPER(W)PRODUCT?/DE
/IN IN None Industry Name Word S PAPER/IN
/PN PN None Product Name1 Word S GIFT(W)WRAPPING?/PN

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, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Also searchable in the Additional Indexes using PN=, NP=, PK=, ND=, and NR=.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX
 DISPLAY
CODE
 REPORT
(FIELD
LENGTH)		 FIELD NAME

 INDEXING

 SELECT EXAMPLES
None A1 None Street Address
None AZ None DIALOG Accession Number
BA= BA None Bank Name Phrase S BA=NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA
CN= CN CN (22) Country Name Phrase S CN=CANADA
CO= CO CO (32) Company Name1 Phrase S CO=LES PAPIERS PRP?
CU= CU CU (22) Province Phrase S CU=PQ
CY= CY CY (22) City Phrase S CY=MONTREAL
DT= DT None Document Type Phrase S DT=COMPANY
None EL None Email Address
EM= EM EM (17) Number of Employees4 Numeric S EM=30:40
None FX FX (28) Fax Number
IC= IC None Industry Code Phrase S IC=27
LA= LA None Language Phrase S LA=ENGLISH
ND= ND None Nome del Prodotto (Italian) Phrase S ND=CELLULOSA?
NM= NM None Management Name5 Word
& Phrase		 S NM=MAINVILLE, DIANE
S NM=MAINVILLE?
NP= NP None Nom du Produit (French) Phrase S NP=CELLULOSE?
NR= NR None Nombre del Producto (Spanish) Phrase S NR=CELULOSA?
PC= PC None Product Code6 Phrase S PC=2730017
PD= PD None Date of Record Update Phrase S PD=20020516
PK= PK None Produkt Namen (German) Phrase S PK=KREPPAPIER?
PN= PN None Product Name (English)1 Phrase S PN=PAPER, CREPE
PO= PO None Management Position5 Word S PO=ASSISTANT
PX= PX None Product Import/Export Activities Phrase S PX=PRODUCER
PY= PY None Year of Record Change Phrase S PY=2002
RT= RT None Record Type Phrase S RT=DIRECTORY
SL= SL SL (20) Sales/Turnover7 Phrase S SL=>3M
TE= TE TE (32) Telephone Area Code Phrase S TE=514
UD= None None Update Phrase S UD=9999
YR= YR None Year Incorporated Phrase S YR=1999
ZP= ZP ZP (17) Postal Code Phrase S ZP=(H3K 2G3)

4 Number of Employees is searchable as complete numbers, rounded down to the two left-most significant digits. Use the colon range-searching feature or numeric operators (<, >, >=, <=) to search a range of values.

5 Displays the entire Management section, including Management Name and Management Position.

6 Product codes are cascaded and may also be searched at the 2-, 5-, and 7-digit levels (e.g., S PC=21; S PC=21100; S PC=2110018).

7 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 SL>=1K to retrieve companies with sales of 1 thousand or higher.


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
CN, CO, CU, CY, EM, PD, SL, TE, ZP SORT S2/ALL/TE
PRINT S3/5/ALL/ZP


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. RANK CO


REPORT OPTIONS [top]

Output can be displayed in table format. REPORT codes with field lengths in parentheses are listed in the Search Options tables. Default table width is 72 characters; use SET H 132 to set maximum table width. REPORT S2/CO,CN,EM/ALL


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

User-defined formats may be specified using the display codes indicated in the Search Options tables. TYPE S4/CO,CN,EM,PN/1-10


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Full Record except Industry/Product Codes and Numbers
3 Medium Company Name, Address, Telephone, Description of Business, and Industry/Product Codes and Names
4 -- Company Name, Industry/Product Codes and Names
5 Long Full Record
6 -- Company Name and Date of Record Change
7 -- Company Name, Address, Telephone Number, Industry/Product Codes and Names
8 Short Company Name, Address, Country, and Telephone Number
9 Full Full Record
10 -- National Address (excludes country)
20 -- International Address (includes country)
24 -- Company Name, Industry/Product Codes and Names
25 -- Full Record in German
27 -- Company Name, Address, Telephone Number, Industry/Product Codes and Names
29 -- Full Record in German
34 -- Company Name, Industry/Product Codes and Names
35 -- Full Record in French
37 -- Company Name, Address, Telephone Number, Industry/Product Codes and Names
39 -- Full Record in French
44 -- Company Name, Industry/Product Codes and Names
45 -- Full Record in Spanish
47 -- Company Name, Address, Telephone Number, Industry/Product Codes and Names
49 -- Full Record in Spanish
54 -- Company Name, Industry/Product Codes and Names
55 -- Full Record in Italian
57 -- Company Name, Address, Country, and Telephone Number
59 -- Full Record in Italian
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
DIALOG Accession Number TYPE 03015271/5
DISPLAY 01012759/CO,A1
PRINT 02000987/24


Rates [top]

Rates For File: Kompass Canada[594]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $9.00
Cost per minute:                   $2.17
Report Elements                    $0.08
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $3.00    $3.00
     3    $3.00    $3.00
     4    $3.00    $3.00
     5    $4.00    $4.00
     6    $0.43    $0.40
     7    $4.00    $4.00
     8    $2.00    $2.00
     9    $4.00    $4.00
    10    $1.50    $1.50
    20    $1.50    $5.50
KWIC95    $0.43       NA
KWIC96    $0.43       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
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