KOMPASS CANADA [594]

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	594
Kompass Canada

Last Loaded on Web: Thursday, May 01, 2008

Last Update To Bluesheet: October 24, 2006

Bluesheet Contents PDF version

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

File Description [top]

Kompass Canada is a directory file that provides business information, including name, address, telephone number, executive names, and industry and product listings, for 6,427 Canadian companies. Industry and product listings are searchable and displayable using the KOMPASS WF.9 coding system 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 6,000 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(S)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 over 6,000 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:	6,427 records as of October 2006
Update Frequency:	Annual

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 SA
Saint Laurent
Cruet, 73800
France

Telephone:	33 4 79 65 25 08
Fax:	33 4 79 84 13 95
E-Mail:	kompass@kompass-int.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 2003/Jul`
	`(c) 2004 KOMPASS International. All rts. reserv.`

	`02006294 SUPPLIER NUMBER: 015693`
/CO,CO=	`LES PAPIERS PRP INC.`
	`1305 De Montmorency`
CY=,CN=,ZP=	`Montreal, PQ H3K 2G3`
	`Canada`

CU=	`REGION/PROVENCE: PQ`
CN=	`COUNTRY: Canada`

TE=	`TELEPHONE: 1 514 989-1878`
	`FAX: 1 514 989-1413`

	`DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS`
	`Activities`
/DE	`Manufacturer/converter of paper. The Company produces cash rolls from`
	`paper product.`

	`RECORD HAS 46 PRODUCT(S)`
PD=,PY=	`DATE OF RECORD CHANGE: 20020516`

EM=	`APPROX. NO. EMPLOYEES: 14`
	`FINANCIAL INFORMATION`
	`Approx.Sales: 2,000,000 (Canadian Dollar)`
	`This is a HEADQUARTER`
BA=	`Banks: NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA`
YR=	`DATE ESTABLISHED: 1999`
	`AGENT COUNTRY: Canada`

	`MANAGEMENT`
PO=,NM=	`Assistant Vice President: Mainville, Diane`
	`INDUSTRY`
IC=,/IN	`25 Wood and cork products (Producer)`
	`27 Cellulose, paper, board and their products (Producer)`
	`30 Plastic products (Producer)`
	`45 Machinery and equipment for mining, quarrying and stoneworking,`
	`oil and gas extraction, cement, clay, ceramics and glass`
	`industries machinery and equipment. Road making, building,`
	`offshore and underwater machinery and equipment. Mechanic (Producer)`
	`49 Watches, clocks and jewellery. Costume jewellery. Smokers'`
	`requisites. Models for trade. Souvenirs and religious articles. Wigs`
	`and brushes. Advertising and display articles. Games, toys and`
	`musical instruments. Vending machines. Office (Producer)`

	`PRODUCTS`
PC=,PN=,/DE	`25140 Wood chips, wood wool and fibres, sawdust (Producer)`
	`2514014 Wood fibre products, insulating (Producer)`
	`27300 Wrapping, crepe and impregnated paper (Producer)`
	`2730017 Paper, crepe (Producer)`
	`2730047 Paper for gift wrapping (Producer)`
	`27400 Paper and paper rolls for technical use (Producer)`
	`2740023 Paper for filters (Producer)`
	`2740041 Paper rolls, non-printed, for office machinery (Producer)`
	`2740042 Paper rolls and tapes, non-printed, for telegraphic apparatus`
	`(Producer)`
	`2740044 Paper rolls and tapes for teleprinters (Producer)`
	`2740046 Paper for the building industry, non-printed (Producer)`
	`27540 Wallpaper and paper backed wall coverings (Producer)`
	`2754012 Wallpaper, embossed (Producer)`
	`27600 Cardboard (Producer)`
	`2760012 Cardboard, lined (Producer)`
	`2760014 Cardboard, coated (Producer)`
	`(Product list shortened in this sample record)`

	`OTHER COMPANY INFORMATION`

	`ADDITIONAL INFORMATION`

	`SIC Codes: 2679`
	`NAICS Codes: 322298`

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 Names^2,3	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

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

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

³Product 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
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
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)

⁴Number 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.

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

⁶Product 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).

LIMIT [top]

Sets and terms may be limited by Basic Index suffixes, i.e., /CN, /CO, /CU, /CY, /DE, /NA, /TN (e.g., S S2/CO).

SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS	EXAMPLES
CN, CO, CU, CY, EM, PD, 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 (except Other Information) in Different Languages
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 in Different Languages
10	--	National Address (excludes country)
20	--	International Address (includes country)
24	--	Company Name, Industry/Product Codes and Names
25	--	Full Record (except Other Information) in German
27	--	Company Name, Address, Telephone Number, Industry/Product Codes and Names
29	--	Full Record in Different Languages
34	--	Company Name, Industry/Product Codes and Names
35	--	Full Record (except Other Information) in French
37	--	Company Name, Address, Telephone Number, Industry/Product Codes and Names
39	--	Full Record in Different Languages
44	--	Company Name, Industry/Product Codes and Names
45	--	Full Record (except Other Information) in Spanish
47	--	Company Name, Address, Telephone Number, Industry/Product Codes and Names
49	--	Full Record in Different Languages
54	--	Company Name, Industry/Product Codes and Names
55	--	Full Record (except Other Information) in Italian
57	--	Company Name, Address, Country, and Telephone Number
59	--	Full Record in Different Languages
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:                 $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    $3.84
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

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