Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (The) - X.BNA- Profile

Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (The). The Group's principal activities are to publish and provide specialized legal, regulatory and general business advisory information to business, professional and academic users. It prepares, publishes and markets subscription information products in print, compact disc, online formats, books, pamphlets and research reports. The Group operates in three segments: Publishing, Printing, and Software. The Publishing segment undertakes production and marketing of information products in print and electronic form. The Printing segment consists of printing services to internal and outside customers. The Software segment consists of the production and marketing of software programs. The customers include lawyers, accountants, labor unions, trade associations, educational institutions, government agencies and libraries. Publishing accounted for 83% of 2005 revenues; Printing, 9% and Software, 8%