2. Resources for Conditioned Viewing

2.1 Market Research Websites

The Market Research Center from ASI Comprehensive directory of market research companies and organizations, including their e-mail, phone, and postal addresses.

The Investext Group Investext is a major provider of company, industry and market analysis. Access to over 1 million investment reports, market research reports, and trade association research studies.

Find/SVP Searchable online catalog of market intelligence reports organized by broad industry categories. Also provides quick, cost-effective research over the phone as well as more in-depth research.

Profound for the Internet from M.A.I.D plc Access to structured business information: after identifying a report in a search, Profound provides a detailed table of contents that shows the location of the exact information sought. User pays for only the information selected.

2.2 Financial Institutions

HooverÕs Online Search and access to HooverÕs Company Profiles (detailed financial and competitive analysis), and to Company Capsules (free, covers over 10,000 firms).

Corporate Finance Network Access to news, resources, and best practices from finance and technology companies on the Web.

Van Kasper & Company Van Kasper is a California-based private brokerage and investment banking firm. Its site provides original investment analysis of eight major industry groups.

Bankers Trust Global Research Group Access to Bankers TrustÕs investment opinions and risk valuations on countries, markets, industries and companies. Sections on market economics, market commentary, and product-specific.

2.3 Associations

American Society of Association Executives ASAEÕs 23,000 members manage trade associations, individual membership societies, voluntary organizations, and non-profit associations. Access to directories of its member and affiliated associations.

Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals SCIP has over 5,000 individual members (mostly professionals) in many countries. Publications section has useful links to its Competitive Intelligence Review and other resources.

2.4 Government Sites

US Fedworld Information Network Gateway to the hundreds of US Government web sites: searchable by keyword or by categories. US Govt Information Locator Service searches abstracts that describe information products available from Federal Govt.

US Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR Database Documents filed with SEC are available online 24 hours later. Searchable by company name, form type, and date range. Analysis of forms filed in the previous week are in the Current Events Analysis section.

UK CCTA Government Information Service Access to many UK government departments and local authority sites. Includes press releases. Link to the UK Office for National Statistics.

Japan Information Network Access to a variety of economic, social, demographic, and trade statistics; directory of Japanese government and business organizations. Link to Trends in Japan section with business analysis.