Infonautics Launches Preview Version of Company Sleuth

Posted on October 26, 1998

Infonautics, Inc., an Internet information company, has announced the launch of a preview version of Company Sleuth, a free service that uncovers hard-to-find and seemingly hidden business information on the Internet. The service, from the creator of the Electric Library service, is designed to provide information for investors, entrepreneurs, marketers and corporate executives.

With Company Sleuth, users receive a daily e-mail report detailing the business activities, financial moves and Internet dealings of selected companies. Currently, Company Sleuth tracks U.S.-based, publicly traded companies and plans to track private companies soon. Company Sleuth searches the Internet and delivers financial and business news and information on a particular user s competitors, investments, prospects and clients.

"In today's information age, companies are leaving a paper trail of information online," said Joshua Kopelman, executive vice president of Infonautics. "Company Sleuth uncovers hard-to-find and seemingly hidden business news and information for users so they don't have to simply rely on old news or intuition when making investment and business decisions."

Infonautics Inc. provides online information services for schools, libraries, consumers and businesses. Its award-winning Electric Library is one of the largest paid subscription sites on the Web with more than 50,000 paying subscribers. The company also provides custom content- management and online archive services to major publishers and other content creators. Infonautics was founded in November 1992, and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.