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Dun & Bradstreet Reports on Dialog Aid Your Business Decisions

Three of the most valuable reports available to you for making critical business decisions are Dun & Bradstreet's Business Information Report (BIR), Payment Analysis Reports (PAR), and Supplier Evaluation Reports (SER). To minimize risk and maximize revenue for your company, you need to constantly manage and measure your customer base, establish new relationships, and stay informed of the slightest changes in a customer's status. D&B business/credit reports are designed to offer you up-to-the-minute credit and in-depth company information. With this information, you can analyze and classify information across your entire customer base.

The Business Information Report, D&B's premier business decision tool (sometimes referred to as the D&B Credit Report), is a key source for information on a firm's identity, operations, profitability, and stability--from financial information to public filings. This report provides excellent background information for marketing/sales teams to qualify prospects and prepare special presentations. It is the most widely used Dun & Bradstreet report for company information. Use it to help you:

• Make daily credit decisions
• Limit your risk exposure
• Determine the stability of new or existing customers
• Plan for a sales call
• Keep pace with major changes that can impact credit relationships
• Evaluate potential vendors and suppliers
• Check background of new clients
• Identify corporate relationships and potential conflicts of interest
• Obtain business details for research needs

Samples of these valuable reports, can be found at:

• For BIR reports
  http://support.dialog.com/searchaids/dialog/dnbbir.shtml



• For PAR reports
  http://support.dialog.com/searchaids/dialog/dnbpar.shtml



• For SER reports
  http://support.dialog.com/searchaids/dialog/dnbser.shtml

Search Tips

You can find these reports by searching any D&B file that contains records for U.S. companies. These include:

You can search by location, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code, or any other criteria. Once the companies are located, enter the REPORT command to receive the special report. Here is the command format:

REPORT Sn/BIR (n is the set number)
REPORT Sn/PAR
REPORT Sn/SER

Searching DialogWeb

When searching on DialogWeb™, go directly to Command Searching (by clicking Command Search in the opening screen unless it is set up as your default log on screen), BEGIN the Dun's file you need, and create your search as usual. Then enter the report command as shown above. If no report is present for the company you have found, you will receive a message that the report for that company is not available.

If you happen to know the D-U-N-S® number of the company you are seeking, you can simply enter the D-U-N-S® number followed by the report type you want. For example, to search for a Supplier Evaluation Report for The Roan Corporation (D-U-N-S® number 10-255-9999 (fictitious name/number)), simply enter S DN=10-255-9999/SER.

You can review additional information on any of these special reports by entering HELP BIR while online. Use HELP RATES 516 for current pricing information on these special reports.

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