Support : Publications : Chronolog Archives : Jan/Feb 2003

Alerts on Dialog and Dialog DataStar

Tracking the activities of your competitors is just one of many applications offered when you set up Alerts. Other possibilities include keeping up to date on local and regional economic news, the latest technological or scientific developments, changes in legislation that could affect your markets, or the latest patent applications. You can even monitor how your own organization is being viewed in the press. In fact, with Alerts, the applications are endless!

Setting up Alerts involves a simple procedure of presetting search criteria to match your information requirements. Once this is done, the databases are automatically searched each time they are updated, and any new information is delivered directly to you either by e-mail, fax or postal mail.

On Dialog, Alerts have recently been enhanced to allow a single Alert profile to be stored and run against multiple files. Duplicate removal is available across files and for up to 12 months. The Alert may be run according to the file's update frequency or according to a custom calendar-based schedule. There are no additional prices for these enhanced features. Dialog DataStar also offers multifile Alerts and custom calendar-based delivery.

Further details about how Alerts can help you can be found on the Dialog Web site at http://support.dialog.com/alerts/. Or, call the Knowledge Center at 1-800-3-DIALOG (334-2564).

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