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UK Business and Individual Information Search Software - UK Info
Range by I-CD Publishing
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Every business whatever its size needs to be able
to get hold of details about its existing and potential customers,
suppliers and competitors in a cost and time effective manner. Now
you can forget wondering where you can find information such as
the addresses of company directors simply choose between one of
the UK Info range of products from I-CD Publishing and search for
your UK information from the comfort of your desk. |
New version May 2008 - UK-Info Professional v14 - Our price - £282.49
ex Vat, rrp £297.86 ex Vat
Available in CD format, the UK-Info Professional version 14 allow
you to search over 44 million records drawn from the UK 2008 Electoral
Roll of 27 million records, 15 million residential and business
telephone listings from the telephone directories and company records
information from Dun and Bradstreet (D & B) totalling over 2.3
million records.
Replaces previous version - UK-Info Professional v13.
Note: Unfortunately the popular standard entry level UK Info v11
software is no longer available and no new versions are planned.
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The UK-Info Professional version comes with a wide range of search
facilities and allows you to export via the clip board to Word,
Excel and Access up to 5000 files in one go for the Electoral Roll
Searches and Business Searches and 200 for Directory Enquiries.
In respect of accessing the Directory Enquiries telephone listings
data the UK-Info Professional v14 version comes with 1000 OSIS credits
for Directory Enquiry look-ups on the CD making it far far cheaper
and quicker than calling the various new Directory Enquiry providers
and you also get all the other Electoral Roll and company information
data as well. Once the OSIS credits supplied with the disc have
been used you can buy more.
If you are after detailed business information the UK-Info Business
2005 product is the one for you. This provides records drawn from
Britain's top 2.9 million companies including their main trading
addresses and 2.5 million named contacts details. It has over 40
different search criteria to choose between. It also provides a
wealth of financial information on over 1 million companies (1.6
million financial reports) and data on company directors (over 3.4
million company director reports).
The UK-Info Business 2005 disc allows to export the data to other
applications 1 record at a time. It allows you to search for useful
information, such as how many companies in Aberdeen have a turnover
over £5million, which could be very handy if you wish to target
businesses that meet that criteria. Other searches you can do on
the UK Info Business disc include, getting a list of all businesses
in a certain postcode area, such as SW1. |
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The UK-Info discs offer an unbelievable amount of data in one package.
The product has received wide critical acclaim for many years and
is still the best at
its price point and probably in the market. Full Stop.
That said, it's not perfect.
Three databases that don't dovetail perfectly and limited access
to Directory Enquiries might leave the naive buyer thinking they've
been had. The spook user may well check known acquaintances - and
be a tad disappointed to find that although the PostCode is Geocoded
to perfection (except for Northern Ireland, which has ceased to
be an integral part of the UK
for this purpose...), the map shows the contact placed in the field
that existed just prior to the 5 year old housing estate. Reverse
search on telephone numbers, although it appears to be enabled,
has been omitted on the suspect grounds that this isn't permitted
by law. |
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Undoubtedly this is some sort of political correctness gone mad
- it's akin to saying you may if you haven't got a name, you can't
thumb through the electoral register to find out. Yet, paradoxically,
the Royal Mail (if they're working) feel free to disclose the physical
addresses behind Post Office Boxes because "it'd be unfair
not to".
Somewhere down the line, the UK government needs to get a grip
of Data Protection paranoia and deal with its pseudo agent's blatant
disregard for the same.
Worth buying? Yes, provided you realise the limitations and age
of the data provided, which is not always clear from other adverts.
You should also note the license says the product "shouldn't
be used for direct marketing purposes".
Conclusion? Not perfect by a long chalk and hamstrung by legislation,
but still the best in the market by a long way. |
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