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PR Newswire

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Last Update To Bluesheet: July 31, 2008

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


File Description [top]

PR Newswire contains the complete text of news releases prepared by U.S. companies, public relations agencies, trade associations, city, state, federal and municipal government agencies, and other sources covering the entire spectrum of news.


PR Newswire is contained in two databases: Files 613 and 813. File 613 contains current data beginning in May 1999. File 813 contains archive data spanning from 1987 through April 1999. The OneSearch/ DIALINDEX category PRNEWS may be used to begin both files simultaneously, i.e., BEGIN PRNEWS.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 613

to keep current on announcements originating from over 20,000 organizations.

USE FILE 813

to locate press releases covering the period of May 1987 to April 1999.

USE PRNEWS

to search Files 613 and 813 simultaneously in OneSearch or DIALINDEX

     BEGIN PRNEWS      BEGIN 411; SF PRNEWS

USE STANDARDIZED INFOSORT TERMS

(in File 613) to search Company Names (/CO, CO=), Geographic Names (/GN, GN=), Event Names (/DE, EN=), or Industry Names (/PN, PN=).



Subject Coverage [top]

  • Bankruptcy
  • Dividends
  • Earnings
  • Executive Changes
  • Hostile Takeovers
  • Leveraged Buyouts
  • Litigation
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • New Products
  • New Securities Offerings
  • Repurchases of Stock
  • Restructuring
  • Write-offs


In addition, PR NEWSWIRE covers such non-financial subjects as:

  • Campaign News
  • Entertainment
  • Government Agency Announcements
  • Medicine and Science
  • Politics
  • Travel and Transportation
  • Reports on varying topics such as Alcoholism, Demographics, Environment, etc.


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: May 1999 to the present (File 613)
May 1987 - April 1999 (File 813)
File Size: 2,710,925 records as of July 2008 (File 613)
1,439,456 records (File 813)
Update Frequency: Multiple times per day (Continuously) (File 613)
Closed (File 813)


Database Content [top]

  • Complete Text Records


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Newswires


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • International


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]

  • ERA Available
  • Graduate Education Program
  • KWIC and HILIGHT Available
  • DIALOG Alert Available
  • Remove Duplicates (RD, ID) Available
  • CURRENT Feature Available


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
FIRST Continuously Updated News Files
GENERALN General News Files
MANEWS Mergers and Acquisitions News
MERGEACQ Mergers and Acquisitions
NEWSCO Company News
NEWSFILE News, Archival
NEWSWIRE Newswires
PRODANN Product Announcements
TICKERNE Company News Files with Ticker Symbols
TODAYSNE Today's News


Contact [top]

PR Newswire is produced by PR Newswire Association, Inc. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

PR Newswire
Media Services Manager
806 Plaza Three
Harborside Financial Center
Jersey City, NJ 07311

Telephone: 201-946-5589
800 Line: 800-832-5522
Fax: 201-434-2857
E-Mail: tim_lord@prnewswire.com


Terms and Conditions [top]

To safeguard accuracy and reliability, all copy at PR Newswire is handled by experienced news personnel and measured against a high standard of acceptability. Editorial judgments are exercised by PR Newswire only in consultation with its clients. Copy deemed to be unaccetapable is refused. All copy transmitted on PR Newswire circuits is the property of PR Newswire. PR Newswire clients are responsible for the content and factuality of copy submitted to PR Newswire by them. PR Newswire shall not be responsible or liable for the contents of the Copy File or the fact or timing or their transmission. Broadcast of any portion of the PR Newswire file - whether or not for resale - in full, in part, in full text or in abstact, is prohibited without the express written consent of PR Newswire.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD FROM FILE 613 [top]

    DIALOG(R)File 613:PR Newswire 
    (c) 1999 PR Newswire Association Inc. All rts. reserv. 
     
  AA=  00001897  19990427SFTU098  (THIS IS THE FULLTEXT) 
  /TI  Software.com Acquires Web Application Developer, Mobility.Net 
  JN=  PR Newswire 
  DY=,MO=,PD=,PY=  Tuesday, April 27, 1999  13:10 EDT 
  JC=,LA=,RT=  JOURNAL CODE:  PR  LANGUAGE:  ENGLISH  RECORD TYPE:  FULLTEXT 
  DT=  DOCUMENT TYPE:  NEWSWIRE 
    WORD COUNT: 500 
     
    TEXT: 
  DL=,/LP,/TX  SANTA BARBARA, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire/ - Software.com, Inc., a 
    leading developer and provider of messaging solutions for service providers, 
    today announced the acquisition of San Francisco-based Mobility.Net.  The 
    acquisition gives Software.com a high-performance, customizable Web 
    applications server technology that supports Webmail, address book, calendar 
    and task management applications.  These capabilities will be integrated with 
    Software.com's InterMail product family, enhancing service providers' 
    abilities to offer access to Web-based applications. 
     
        "The acquisition of Mobility.Net enhances our ability to offer a broader 
    range of messaging solutions to our customers, while providing the foundation 
    for expanding our product line moving forward," said Valdur Koha, president of 
    Software.com.  "Because web-based applications give end users easier, anytime, 
    anywhere access to information, they are increasingly appealing to service 
    providers." 
     
  /TX      Software.com has opened an office in Silicon Valley, where the 
    Mobility.Net team will be based.  The Mobility.Net team will be responsible 
    for the development and management of Software.com's Web applications. 
     
        "Mobility.Net's Web application server was designed with service providers 
    in mind," said Mike Machado, founder of Mobility.Net and director of Web 
    applications for Software.com.  "By developing a high-performance, scalable, 
    extensible server technology, we have created a platform that can effectively 
    support a range of standard and custom applications." 
     
        Mobility.Net Capabilities 
        The Mobility.Net capabilities include Webmail, address book, calendar and 
    task management, any of which can be customized to fit the look and feel of a 
    service provider's brand.  The Webmail product features multilingual spell 
    checker, message searching, in-line attachments, multiple folders, global 
    directory searching, and single secure login technology, which deters hackers 
    from running username/password loop programs.  The calendar solution provides 
    the ability to manage events and to-dos by day/month/week/year views, maintain 
    personal calendars, and do basic group scheduling.  The Mobility.Net 
    applications run on the following platforms:  Windows NT, HP-UX, IBM AIX, 
    Silicon Graphics IRIX, and Sun Solaris. 
     
        About Software.com 
        Founded in 1993, and with over 37 million mailboxes licensed, Software.com 
    is a leader in carrier-scale messaging solutions for service providers.  Built 
    (...) 
    SOURCE  Software.com, Inc. 
     
     CONTACT:  Allison Parker of Software.com, Inc., 781-402-8646, or 
    allison.parker@software.com; or Josh Sobeck of Niehaus Ryan Wong, 
    650-827-7053, or josh@nrwpr.com, for Software.com, Inc. 
     Web site:  http://www.software.com 
     
         Copyright (c) 1999 PR Newswire. All rights reserved. 
     
  /CO,CO=  COMPANY NAMES:  Software.com, Inc.; HEWLETT PACKARD CO; HEWLETT PACKARD CO INC 
      ; SILICON GRAPHICS INC; MOBILITY INC; MOBILITY GROUP INC; MOBILITY 
      INTERNATIONAL; MOBILITY LTD; EXCITE INC; AMERITECH CORP; HONG KONG TELECOM 
      INTERNATIONAL LTD; CABLE AND WIRELESS PLC; TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD; SILICON 
      GRAPHICS INC 
  /GN,GN=  GEOGRAPHIC NAMES:  USA; AMERICAS; NORTH AMERICA 
  /PN,PN=  INDUSTRY NAMES:  MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; CORPORATE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; 
      INTERNET; COMPUTERS; COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES 
  /DE,EN=  EVENT NAMES:  MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; CORPORATE GROUPS AND OWNERSHIP 
     


SAMPLE RECORD FROM FILE 813 [top]

    DIALOG(R)File 813:PR Newswire 
    (c) 1999 PR Newswire Association Inc. All rts. reserv. 
  SU=  0423006                    c0176 
  /TI   IBM  ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO SELL ITS SECURITIES INDUSTRY SERVICES 
        BUSINESS TO WESTBRIDGE COMPUTER CORPORATION  
     
  PD=, PY=   DATE:  December 2, 1991       16:41 ET       WORD COUNT:  372 
     
  DL=,/TX       TORONTO, Dec. 2 /CNW/ - IBM Canada Ltd. today announced its 
     intention to sell its Securities Industry Services (SIS) business 
     to Westbridge Computer Corporation of Regina, Saskatchewan. 
     
         The  revenue  for  IBM's  SIS  business  is  in excess of $25 
     million a year.  The  transaction  is  expected  to  be  concluded 
     in early January 1992, and is subject to regulatory approvals. 
     
         "Today's action is another step in IBM Canada's competitive 
     restructuring,"   said  Bill  Etherington,  President  and  Chief 
     Executive Officer,  IBM Canada Ltd.  "It's  part  of  our overall 
     commitment to seek out  innovative  ways  of  delivering superior 
     business solutions to our customers in a focused, efficient 
     manner." 
     
         Commenting   on   the  choice  of  Westbridge  as  purchaser, 
     Etherington said, "IBM Canada has a 27 percent interest in 
     Westbridge, which indicates we have a very high confidence in both 
     their expertise and potential for success.   But  more  important, 
     we believe this action will provide  added value to our customers 
     by combining IBM's SIS unit with Westbridge's  own  brokerage 
     service offering. Westbridge has a proven history of providing 
     a very secure, reliable service, as well as a strong track 
     record in helping businesses achieve their strategic goals." 
     
         According to J. Gordon Garrett, President and Chief Executive 
     Officer,  Westbridge Computer Corp., "The acquisition will enable 
     us to combine the brokerage service offerings of both companies to 
     (...) 
         For further information: Stan Didzbalis, IBM Canada Ltd. 
     (416) 474-3900; Ray Lancashire, Westbridge Computer Corporation 
     (416) 499-1012 
     
         (WB.A.) 
     
  /CO,CO=       COMPANY NAME:    IBM CANADA LTD.; WESTBRIDGE COMPUTER 
                             CORPORATION 
  TS=       TICKER SYMBOL:   WB.A 
  /DE,PN=,PC=       PRODUCT:         COMPUTER, ELECTRONICS (CPR) 
  /DE,DC=       DESCRIPTORS:     ACQUISITIONS, MERGERS, TAKEOVERS (TNM) 
  ST=       STATE:           ONTARIO 
  /SH,SH=       SECTION HEADING: BUSINESS 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S TASK(W)MANAGEMENT(S)APPLICATION?
/CO CO Company Name1,2 Word S SOFTWARE(W)COM/CO
/DE DE Descriptor2,3,4 Word
& Phrase		 S MERGERS/DE
S "MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS"/DE
/GN GN Geographic Name2,5 Word S USA/GN
/LP LP Lead Paragraph5 Word S (MESSAGING(W)SOLUTION?)/LP
/PN PN Industry Name1,2 Word S INTERNET/PN
/SH SH Section Heading6 Word S BUSINESS/SH
/TI TI Title Word S WEB(W)APPLICATION/TI
/TX TX Text Word S SERVER(W)TECHNOLOGY/TX

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

2 Contains INFOSORT terms (see HELP INFOSORT).

3 Also searchable using EN=.

4 Also /DF.

5 Available only in File 613.

6 Available only in File 813.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
AA= AA Supplier Accession Number5 Phrase S AA=19990427SFTU098
None AZ DIALOG Accession Number
CO= CO Company Name1,2 Phrase S CO=HEWLETT PACKARD?
DC= DC Descriptor Code6 Phrase S DC=TNM
DL= DL Dateline Word
& Phrase		 S DL=(SANTA(W)BARBARA)
S DL=SANTA BARBARA, CALIF?
DT= DT Document Type5 Phrase S DT=NEWSWIRE
DY= DY Publication Day5 Phrase S DY=TUESDAY
EN= EN Event Name2,5,7 Phrase S EN="CORPORATE GROUPS AND OWNERSHIP"
EX= EX Stock Exchange6 Phrase S EX=NYSE
GN= GN Geographic Name2,5 Phrase S GN=NORTH AMERICA
JC= JC Journal Code5 Phrase S JC=PR
JN= JN Journal Name Phrase S JN=PR NEWSWIRE
LA= LA Language5 Phrase S LA=ENGLISH
MO= MO Publication Month5 Phrase S MO=APRIL
NO= NO Story Number5 Phrase S NO=SFTU098
PC= PC Product Code6 Phrase S PC=CPR
PD= PD Publication Date Phrase S PD=19990427
PN= PN Industry Name1,2 Phrase S PN=COMPUTER SOFTWARE
PY= PY Publication Year Phrase S PY=1999
SF= SF Special Feature6 Phrase S SF=CALENDAR
SH= SH Section Heading6 Phrase S SH=BUSINESS
ST= ST State6 Phrase S ST=ONTARIO
SU= SU Supplier Accession Number6 Phrase S SU=C0176
None TM Time
TS= TS Ticker Symbol6 Phrase S TS=KRI
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=9999
None WD Word Count

7 Also searchable using /DE.


LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
/ DIALOG Accession Number S S3/0042898-9999999
/LONG Word Count of 1,000 words or more S S2/LONG
/SHORT Word Count of less than 1,000 words S S5/SHORT
/YYYY Publication Year S S4/1999


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
AA, JN, PD, PY, TI SORT S2/ALL/PD,D
PRINT S3/5/1-15/PD


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: DE RANK DE


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

User-defined formats may be specified using the display codes indicated in the Search Options tables. TYPE S3/TI,PD/1-5


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Full Record except Text
3 Medium Bibliographic Citation and Word Count
4 -- Bibliographic Citation, Lead Paragraph, and Word Count6
5 -- Full Record7
5 -- Bibliographic Citation, Indexing, Lead Paragraph, and Word Count6
6 Short Title, Publication Date, and Word Count
7 Long Full Record except Indexing
8 Free Title, Publication Date, Word Count, and Indexing
9 Full Full Record
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 0143291/5
DISPLAY 0010935/TI,CO
PRINT 0093614/5


Rates [top]

Rates For File: PR Newswire (May 1999-present)[613]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $1.38
Cost per minute:                   $0.97
Rank Elements                      $0.00
ALERT (default)                    $4.75
ALERT (Monthly)                *  $28.00
ALERT (Biweekly/twice a month) *  $21.00
ALERT (Weekly)                    $16.00
ALERT (Daily)                      $4.75
ALERT (Calendar weekly)        *  $16.00
ALERT (Intraday)                   $4.75
* = custom scheduled Alerts only
ALERT Number of included prints        0

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $2.00    $2.00
     3    $2.00    $2.00
     4    $2.00    $2.00
     5    $2.00    $2.00
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $4.50    $4.50
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $5.50    $5.50
KWIC95    $0.00       NA
KWIC96    $0.00       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

Rates For File: PR Newswire (1987-Apr 1999)[813]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $1.38
Cost per minute:                   $0.97
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $2.00    $2.00
     3    $2.00    $2.00
     5    $2.75    $2.75
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $4.50    $4.50
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $5.50    $5.50
KWIC95    $0.00       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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