The Database Marketplace 2001: Racing at Full Speed

In both car racing and in the information industry, large multinational companies are major players. Though we don't yet wear the names of information companies like Thomson and Reed Elsevier on our T-shirts, their brands are on many of our products. In the last seven years, Thomson purchased Findlaw, Dialog, and Information Access Company, to add to holdings that already included Gale Group, ISI, and Westlaw.

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