Business Information Markets 2007-2008

Publication Date	March 2008
Publisher	Simba Information
Product Type	Report
Pages	308
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	SIM00010

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Summary

Since 1979, professionals tracking the online content industry have relied on Business Information Markets for an accurate and unbiased inside look at the industry - from the latest mergers and acquisitions, to subscriber growth estimates, to the technology trends that are constantly reshaping the dynamic market for creating and distributing content to business professionals.

This report covers all business information services that provide content, delivered through proprietary online networks, the Internet and handheld wireless devices. It contains the market intelligence needed to evaluate current trends affecting the information industry, and to get an inside track on where future growth is forecast to occur.
No other report delivers as comprehensive and all-encompassing an overview and outlook, broken out by 10 major vertical segments: general news and research, financial, brokerage, credit, legal, tax, public records, health care, marketing and other online information services.

Business Information Markets 2007-2008 also includes more than 30 detailed company profiles of leading business/professional online content providers, such as Reed Elsevier, Dow Jones, Hoover's, Reuters, WebMD and more.

Content

Methodology
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Market Overview
- Introduction
- Market Structure
- Brokerage Information Services
- Credit Information Services
- Current Awareness News & Research Services
- Financial News & Research Services
- Legal, Tax & Public Record Services
- Marketing Information Services
- Health Care Information Services
- Other Online Information Services
- Market Size
- Online Service Sales Reach $39.1 Billion in 2006
- Online Paid Subscriptions Climb to 15 Million in 2006
- Market Trends and Analysis
- New Product Launches
- Merger and Acquisition Activity in the Market
List of Tables
- Table 1.1: Online Services Definitions
- Table 1.2: Global Online Services Market Size by Market Segment, 2005-2007E
- Table 1.3: Online Business Information Compound Annual Growth Rates by Segment, 2005-2007E
- Table 1.4: Online Services Market Share and Revenue by Market Segment, 2005-2007E
- Table 1.5: Online Subscriber Growth by Market, 2005-2007E
- Table 1.6: Broadband vs. Dial-Up Subscriber Growth, 2005-2007E
- Table 1.7: Key Business Information Product Launches, January 2006-October 2007
- Table 1.8: Key Business Information M&A Activity, January 2006-September 2007
Chapter 2: Brokerage Information
- Introduction
- Brokerage Information Segment Rides Rebounding Economy
- Brokerage Information Subscriptions Up 3.8% in 2006
- Mergers & Acquisitions Pick Up
- Reuters Deal Caps Off Active Two Years for Thomson
- Forecast
- Financial Forecast
List of Tables
- Table 2.1: Selected Online Brokerage Information Services by Market
- Table 2.2: Brokerage Information Sales of Leading Companies, 2006 vs. 2005
- Table 2.3: Market Share for the Top Three Online Brokerage Information Services vs. All Others, 2006
- Table 2.4: Bloomberg Subscriber Growth, 1996-2006
- Table 2.5: Brokerage & Financial Information Services Online Subscriber Survey, 2006
- Table 2.6: Brokerage Information Segment M&A Activity, February 2006-November 2007
- Table 2.7: Online Brokerage Information Services Sales, 2002-2011P
- Table 2.8: Online Brokerage Information Sales Growth, 2002-2011P
Chapter 3: Credit Information Services
- Introduction
- Credit Information Sales Climb 5.2% in 2006
- Rivals Team Up to Challenge FICO
- Global Trend in M&A Activity
- Companies Enter Business Intelligence Space
- Consumer Product Rollout Continues
- Forecast
- Financial Forecast
List of Tables
- Table 3.1: Selected Credit Information Providers
- Table 3.2: Global Online Credit Information Sales, 2006 vs. 2005
- Table 3.3: Online Credit Information Services Sales, 2002-2011P
- Table 3.4: Online Credit Information Services Sales Growth, 2002-2011P
Chapter 4: Current Awareness News & Research
- Introduction
- Market Size and Structure
- Subscriber Growth Rises 2.5% in 2006
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Current Awareness News & Research Services: Product Development
- Reputation Management Drives Product Development
- CANR Companies Delve Into Social Networking
- Smaller Players Expand
- Current Awareness News & Research Services: Trends
- CANR Advertising Sales Climb 33% in 2006
- Press Release Distributors Consolidate
- Thomson Dismantles Business Intelligence Operations
- Newspapers Grapple with Online Focus
- Forecast
- Financial Forecast
List of Tables
- Table 4.1: Selected Online News & Research Services
- Table 4.2: Current Awareness News & Research Online Sales Growth, 2005-2007E
- Table 4.3: Current Awareness News & Research Online Subscriber Growth, 2005-2007E
- Table 4.4: Key Current Awareness News & Research M&A Activity, January 2006-March 2007
- Table 4.5: Key Business Information Product Launches, January 2006-September 2007
- Table 4.6: Current Awareness News & Research Advertising Sales Growth, 2006 vs. 2005
- Table 4.7: Current Awareness News & Research Online Sales, 2002-2011P
- Table 4.8: Current Awareness News & Research Online Services Sales Growth, 2002-2011P
Chapter 5: Financial News & Research
- Introduction
- Segment Sales Increase 9.2% in 2006
- Subscriptions Show Moderate Growth at 4.8%
- Search Advertising Reigns; Display Advertising Falls in 2006
- Dow Jones Reorganizes Financial Information Services
- Newspaper Sites Toy with Free Model
- Forecast
- Financial Forecast
List of Tables
- Table 5.1: Selected Online Financial News & Research Services
- Table 5.2: Financial News & Research Electronic Information Sales, 2006 vs. 2005
- Table 5.3: Financial News & Research Services Subscriber Growth, 2006 vs. 2005
- Table 5.4: Financial News & Research Services Sales, 2002-2011P
- Table 5.5: Financial News & Research Services Sales Growth, 2002-2011P
Chapter 6: Legal, Tax & Public Record Information
- Introduction
- General Law
- Tax Law
- Public Record Information
- Federal Govt. and Agency Documents, State Legislatures and Regulations
- Leading Information Providers
- Thomson
- Wolters Kluwer
- LexisNexis
- ChoicePoint
- The Bureau of National Affairs
- Subscription Trends
- Sales Forecast
List of Tables
- Table 6.1: Key Legal, Tax & Public Record Online Services
- Table 6.2: Market Leaders Electronic General Law Revenue, 2006 vs. 2005
- Table 6.3: Market Leaders Electronic Tax Law Revenue, 2006 vs. 2005
- Table 6.4: Legal, Tax & Public Record Revenue, 2006 vs. 2005
- Table 6.5: Legal, Tax & Public Record Online Service Subscribers, 2004-2006
- Table 6.6: Online Legal, Tax & Public Record Services Sales, 2002-2011P
- Table 6.7: Online Legal, Tax & Public Record Sales Growth, 2002-2011P
Chapter 7: Marketing Information
- Introduction
- Audience Rating Services
- List Compilers
- Product Marketing Information Services
- Marketing Information Sales Grow 6.8% in 2006
- infoUSA Paces M&A Activity
- Acxiom and D&B Join Forces with Outsourcing Agreement
- Arbitron Adds CBS Radio to Fold
- Forecast
- Sales Forecast
List of Tables
- Table 7.1: Selected Audience Rating Services
- Table 7.2: Selected Marketing Information Providers
- Table 7.3: Selected Product Marketing Information Services
- Table 7.4: Sales of Leading Marketing Information Companies, 2006 vs. 2005
- Table 7.5: Marketing Information Segment M&A Activity, January 2006-October 2007
- Table 7.6: Online Marketing Information Sales, 2002-2011P
- Table 7.7: Online Marketing Information Sales Growth, 2002-2011P
Chapter 8: Health Care Information
- Introduction
- Leading Health Care Information Providers
- Elsevier Health Sciences
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- Thomson Healthcare
- WebMD
- John Wiley & Sons
- Epocrates
- McGraw-Hill
- UpToDate
- Key Trends in Health Care Information
- Sales Forecast
List of Tables
- Table 8.1: Key Online Health Care Services
- Table 8.2: Leading Global Health Care Information Providers by Online Revenue, 2005-2007E
- Table 8.3: Online Health Care Information Sales, 2002-2011P
- Table 8.4: Online Health Care Information Sales Growth, 2002-2011P
Chapter 9: Conclusions and Market Forecast
- Introduction
- Online Services Market Projected to Reach $52.4 Billion in 2011
List of Tables
- Table 9.1: Total Online Business Information Sales, 2002-2011P
- Table 9.2: Total Online Business Information Sales Growth, 2002-2011P
- Table 9.3: Online Services Market Forecast, 2007-2011P
Company Profiles
- Acxiom
- Bloomberg
- Bureau of National Affairs
- Business Wire
- CBCInnovis
- Comtex
- CSC Credit Services
- Dow Jones
- D&B
- eCredit.com
- EDGAR Online
- Epocrates
- Equifax
- Experian
- FactSet Research
- infoUSA
- McGraw-Hill
- The Nielsen Co.
- Pearson
- PR Newswire
- Reed Elsevier
- Reuters
- TheStreet.com
- Thomson
- Track Data
- TransUnion
- UpToDate
- Value Line
- WebMD Health Corp.
- Wolters Kluwer