Company profiles
 

CorporateInformation


Free of Charge

Refers to important links for public and private companies worldwide.

Strengths/weaknesses
 

  • Good search function for name and country
  • Efficient start pages for company profiles
     

Hoover's Online


Free of Charge

Multiple page company portraits with history, outlines, important commentaries, competitor comparisons, etc.

Strengths/weaknesses
 

  • Search function
  • Links
  • Limited depth of information
     

OneSource Information Services


Payment required

OneSource Corp Tech - Data base on over 50,000 U.S. High-Tech Companies - site for research on America's technology manufacturers and developers. Access by BusinessBrowser product.

Strengths/weaknesses
 

  • Search function
  • Includes non-quoted companies
  • Extensive profile requires payment
     

Bloomberg


Free short company profiles
Payment required for Bloomberg station

Bloomberg publishes high-end publications, newsletters and advertising sections for clients worldwide.

Strengths/weaknesses
 

  • Very good, current information
  • No information on non-quoted companies
  • Separate station is expensive
     

Profound


Payment required

Comprehensive database, contains marketing reports from various providers.

Strengths/weaknesses
 

  • Comprehensive reports
  • Specific search possible
  • Reports directly downloadable
     

 

Contributed by
Accenture,  Zurich/Switzerland
September 2002