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                             THE CHEST DATA MESSENGER

               20th June 2003      URL:<http://www.chest.ac.uk/>
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CONTENTS
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a) Bartholomews Data Update

b) 1. Expressions of Interest - Business Monitor
     2. Expressions of Interest - Mergent Online
        	
c) Latest Data Wishes




a)Bartholomews Data Update
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CHEST is pleased to announce it has been supplied with an update for
data provided under the CHEST/Bartholomews Agreement.  This covers:

UK Postcode Data (Update 36)
in
ESRI Shape
ESRI Export
ESRI Coverage
MapInfo Tab
and
MapInfo (Mid/Mif)
formats

If you would like to order the above update on CDROM please complete
the Updates Order Form at http://www.chest.ac.uk/datasets/barts/ and
return it to CHEST with an official purchase order to cover the cost of
the media (£25.00 per CDROM).

Updates can also be downloaded direct from MIMAS.  Please contact Dr
Kamie Kitmitto ([log in to unmask]) for more information.


b) 1. Expressions of Interest - Business Monitor
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CHEST is in negotiation with Business Monitor for the following services:

Country Risk; daily news, analyses, data and forecasts covering the full
spectrum of political, economic, financial and business risks across 175
countries. Intra-daily analysis and views are backed by monthly and
quarterly economic and 5 year analyses and forecasts, plus a fully
interactive macroeconomic database featuring monthly, quarterly and
annual data and BMI forecasts.

Industry sector analyses; uniquely links through to 11 industry services 
for autos, chemicals & petrochemicals, construction & engineering, 
pharmaceuticals & healthcare, retail, telecommunications, transport and 
travel & tourism. We provide quarterly surveys and 5 year industry 
forecasts across 50 country markets, plus news, analysis and competitive 
intelligence on multinational companies operating in these sectors.

Company Intelligence; an interactive database of 75,000 multinational 
company profiles and subsidiary networks, and 200,000 fully researched 
senior executives and decision-makers. CMO monitors multinational 
company activity in leading industry sectors spanning 145 countries, 
including news and data on foreign direct  investment, mergers and 
acquisitions, projects and contracts and competitive intelligence on 
company performance and market share.

We believe this data may be of interest to the following deaprtments;
International Relations, Politics, Business, Economics, Marketing,
Finance, Accounting, Management, International studies/ development;
Latin America Studies/ Asia Studies/ Emerging Europe Studies/ Middle
East & Africa studies. A 1 month trial for this service running from
23rd June - 31st July. To participate in the trial please contact
[log in to unmask] for more information about the service please
visit  their website at www.businessmonitor.com/cm.  A three year
Agreement is being negotiated but requires a number of subscribers to go
ahead.

Pricing will be fixed throughout the Agreement period at £3,950 (plus
VAT) for HE, selected Associated Sites and Selected IATUL sites and a
reduced rate for FE of £1,100 (plus VAT) per annum for a full site licence.

In order to progress CHEST requires a firm indication of your intention
to subscribe.  Please would you therefore advise Trevor Janes
<[log in to unmask]> whether your institution or college will take
up this Agreement putting Business Monitor in the subject line.



b) 2. Calls for expressions of interest in Mergent Online
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This notice will be of particular interest to those with a concern in
business, finance and economics.

CHEST would like to hear from sites who are interested in an agreement
for Mergent Online.  Mergent was formerly a division of Moody's.
Details about the products are accessible from
http://www.mergentonline.com/.

Mergent Online offers easy access to a wide range of reference and
financial information.  A subscription will allow users to seamlessly
access reports on US and International companies based around the world,
seaching using a number of different criteria.

Data includes archive material, annual reports, reports on institutional
holdings & insider trading, factsheets, and an expanded long-term debt
section.

A new research product, "Mergent Industry Reports", which provides
in-depth analysis of key industries, is also available online.  This
currently covers North America and Asia/Pacific by country and region.

It is hoped that sites will be offered a substantial reduction in
commercially available prices.

Please record your interest in Mergent Online via a CHEST Agreement by
sending a message to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the subject
line "Mergent".

If you currently subscribe to this service, or have a view on the type
of licence you would prefer, e.g. concurrent, number of users etc then
please let us know.  Any information provided will be treated in
confidence.

An expression of interest does not commit your site to a licence. It is
hoped that responses will be based on an identified need at your
institution.



c) Latest Data Wishes
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The following is a list of the latest Data Wishes to appear on the CHEST
web site. If you would like to add your wish please go to
<http://www.chest.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wishes> or to view the complete Data
Wishlist go to <http://www.chest.ac.uk/general/datawishes.html>

BRAD
<http://www.intellagencia.com/default.asp?BRADInfo=True>
3 Wishes to Date

Key Note
<http://www.keynote.co.uk>
9 Wishes to Date

Technical Indexes Construction Information Service
<http://www.tionestop.com/tionestop/where/cis.htm>
4 Wishes to Date






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