Hoover's - HOOV- Profile

Hoover's, Inc.. The Company's principal activities are to publish, create and distribute business information. The Company publishes information on public and private companies worldwide. This proprietary information, along with searching tools, is available through Hoover's Online, located on the Internet at www.hoovers.com. The business information is also available through corporate intranets and distribution agreements with licensees, as well as via print and CD-ROM products from Hoover's Business Press. The core product provides information on over 300 industries and approximately 18,000 public and private enterprises worldwide on an online database. The database of the Company is complemented by third-party company databases including CorpTech, Harris InfoSource and infoUSA.com. Subscriptions accounted for 67% of fiscal 2002 revenues; Advertising and e-commerce, 19%; Licensing, 10% and CD-ROM and Print, 4%. Subscription accounted for 67% of fiscal 2002 revenues; Advertising and e-commerce, 19%; Licensing, 10% and CD-ROM and Print, 4%