Baltimore - National Information Services Corporation (NISC), a CD-ROM/CD-I full-text and database publisher, is pleased to publish on CD-ROM the full-text of Consumer Reports - the nation's preeminent consumer products testing and advisory magazine from the Consumers Union of the United States. Imagine never again having to search for missing issues of Consumer Reports magazine or finding that pages have been tom out from the most popular articles! Now, it's all right there on one CD-ROM, for access and printout by you or your library patrons, with a search interface that satisfies any level of sophistication. No more need to run the meter for online access. Relax, as you search, browse, and read. Full-text search access and expert indexing help you pinpoint those nuggets of valuable advice on a wide array of products and consumer topics covered in depth and updated by CU through the years. You won't miss a single Consumer Reports recommendation. What wasn't covered this year may have been featured last year. you'll find it with a comprehensive search of every issue of every year since 1982 and retrieve all articles relevant to your search topic. The CD-ROM contains the complete text of the eleven regular monthly issues of the printed Consumer Reports. "Consumer Reports on CD-ROM" is available on an annual subscription basis only, with the requirement that each disc be returned upon the receipt of the most recent update issue. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: Title: Consumer Reports on CD-ROM Coverage: January, 1982 - Present Price: $695.00 annual subscription, Semi-annual Updates LAN Info: 2-10 stations: base price + 50% 11-20: base + 100% 21-35: base + 150% Features: Standard NISC DISC User Interface and context sensitive help, Novice and Expert Searches, powerful search software with full proximity and field specific retrieval capabilities. Unparalleled search speed, field specific index browsing, and text display. This product is intended for sophisticated search access, powerful queries, extensive database analysis, and intensive use by the casual or experienced CD-ROM user. Available: June, 1990 - NOW SHIPPING System: IBM PC/XT/AT, PS/2 or compatible; 512k RAM, any CD-ROM drive with MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions, Monochrome or Color Monitor License Info: The Consumer Reports on CD-ROM is available on an annual subscription basis only, and each disc must be returned either on receipt of an update or on the cancellation of a subscription. NISC DISCs are for use through a License agreement, they are not for sale. OTHER RELATED CD-ROM PRODUCTS Consumers Reference Disc - 1985-Present. Consumer Health & Nutrition Index from Oryx Press and Consumers Index from Pierian Press, together on one CD-ROM, are sure to make this disc one of The most used CD ROMs in your collection. From potato chips to microchips, 150,000 abstracts and bibliographic citations Keep you informed about popular consumer interests, product evaluations, warnings, recalls, alerts and important health issues. Semi-annual updates, $695.00/yr. subscription. National Information Services Corp (NISC) Suite 6, Wyman Towers, 3100 St. Paul St, Baltimore, MD 21218 (410) 243-0797 Fax: (410) 243 0982 +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | From the America Online New Product Information Services | +===============================================================+ | This information was processed with OmniPage Professional OCR | | software (from Caere Corp) & a Canon IX-30 scanner from data | | provided by the above mentioned company. For additional info, | | contact the company at the address or phone# indicated above. | | All submissions for this service should be addressed to | | BAKER ENTERPRISES, 20 Ferro Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080 U.S.A. | +---------------------------------------------------------------+