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| - | {{new_stock}} | + | Reed Elsevier PLC (Reed Elsevier) is a publisher and information provider. The Company has four segments: Elsevier, comprising scientific, technical and medical publishing; LexisNexis, providing legal, tax, regulatory, risk information and analytics, and business information solutions to professional, business and government customers; Reed Exhibitions, organizing trade exhibitions and conferences; and Reed Business Information, providing information and marketing solutions to business professionals. Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV conduct their business through two jointly owned companies, Reed Elsevier Group plc and Elsevier Reed Finance BV. Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV each hold a 50% interest in Reed Elsevier Group plc. Reed Elsevier PLC holds a 39% interest in Elsevier Reed Finance BV, with Reed Elsevier NV holding a 61% interest. Reed Elsevier PLC additionally holds a 5.8% indirect equity interest in Reed Elsevier NV. In February 2011, the Company acquired Shanghai Datong Medical Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
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| + | Elsevier is a provider of scientific and medical information and serves scientists, health professionals and students worldwide. Elsevier is a global business with principal operations in Amsterdam, Beijing, Boston, Chennai, Delhi, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, New York, Oxford, Paris, Philadelphia, Rio de Janeiro, St. Louis, San Diego, Singapore and Tokyo. Elsevier is organized around two market-facing businesses: Science and Technology, which serves the scientific and technology communities, and Health Sciences, which serves the health community. Both of these businesses are supported by a global shared services organization, which provides integrated editorial systems and production services, product platforms, distribution, and other support functions. | ||
| + | Science and Technology is a scientific information provider. It delivers an array of information and workflow tools that help researchers generate valuable insights in the advancement of scientific discovery and improve the productivity of research. Its customers are scientists, academic institutions, research leaders and administrators, corporations and governments. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Science and Technology division contributed 50% of the total Elsevier revenue. Elsevier publishes over 200,000 new science and technology research articles each year through approximately 1,150 journals, many, of which are the publications in their field and a primary point of reference for new research. Elsevier also publishes over 700 new science and technology book titles annually, supporting bibliographic data, indexes and abstracts, and review and reference works. 14,000 online books are available on ScienceDirect, with approximately 600 online books added each year. | ||
| + | Other major products include Scopus and Reaxys. Scopus is the abstract and citation database of research literature in the world, with abstracts and bibliographic information on more than 40 million scientific research articles from 18,000 peer reviewed journals and over 5,000 publishers. Scopus also has data on approximately 23 million patents. Reaxys is a solution for synthetic chemists that integrate chemical reaction and compound data searching with synthesis planning. In 2010, SciVerse Hub beta was launched providing a single search interface for accessing ScienceDirect, Scopus and scientific Web content. In November 2010, SciVerse Application Marketplace & Developer Network was launched in beta enabling researchers and third party developers to build customized applications on top of Elsevier’s information and combine this with other data and analytics held by the customer. Collexis was acquired in 2010, a developer of semantic technology. | ||
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| + | Health Sciences is a medical information provider. Through its medical journals, books, major reference works, databases and online information tools, Elsevier provides critical information and analysis, on which its customers base their decisions, to improve medical outcomes and enhance the efficiency of healthcare. Health Sciences serves medical researchers, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and students, as well as hospitals, research institutions, health insurers, managed healthcare organizations and pharmaceutical companies. Health Sciences contributed approximately 50% of the total Elsevier revenue in 2010. | ||
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| + | Elsevier publishes approximately 700 health sciences journals, including on behalf of learned societies, and, in 2010, approximately 1,700 new health sciences book titles and clinical reference works were published both in print and through ScienceDirect and other electronic platforms, such as MDConsult. MDConsult is an online clinical information service with more than 2,200 institutional customers. Flagship titles include market medical journals, such as The Lancet, and major medical reference works, such as Gray’s Anatomy, Nelson’s Pediatrics and Netter’s Atlas of Human Anatomy. In addition to its local language publishing in many countries across the world, Health Sciences leverages its content and solutions into new markets through local language versioning. | ||
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| + | Elsevier is a in medical education and training resources, particularly to the nursing and allied health professions. From core textbooks to virtual clinical patient care, Health Sciences supports students, teaching faculties and healthcare organizations in education and practice. The Evolve portal provides a rich resource to support faculty and students and has 2.4 million registered users; Evolve Reach (Health Education Systems Inc.) provides online review and testing tools for students of nursing and the allied health professionals; Evolve Teach provides online resources and solutions to support faculty. Gold Standard provides critical information on drug interactions to assist treatment; CPM Resource Center provides a data driven framework to support nurses in undertaking procedures; Nursing Consult provides nursing care guidelines in trauma and disease management; MEDai uses patient data and analytics to help identify areas for improvement in clinical practice within hospitals. | ||
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| + | Elsevier also provides marketing services to the pharmaceutical industry through advertising and sponsored communications to the specialist community it serves. In 2010, the standalone medical agency communications business Excerpta Medica was divested as part of a restructuring of this business focusing more on the services, which leverage Health Sciences’ core information and distribution platforms. The shared service functions provides production, information technology, customer service, fulfillment and distribution for both the Science and Technology and Health Sciences divisions. Elsevier’s major brands include Cell, a life sciences journal in cell biology; and The Lancet. Many other journals are major brands in their fields, including Scopus, a scientific abstract and citation database; SciVal, a suite of funding intelligence and research performance tools for academic institutions; Reaxys, a Web-based chemical reaction workflow solution for industrial chemists; pharmapendium, access to history of drug development through online platform; MDConsult, an online clinical information service, including reference works, journals and drug information; Mosby’s Nursing Consult, online evidence-based content to inform nursing clinical decisions at the point of care; Evolve, integrated, online resources that complement Elsevier’s nursing textbook content; and MEDai, a clinical decision support tool to identify areas for improvement in medical practice. | ||
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| + | In 2010, LexisNexis comprised the two market facing businesses: Risk Solutions and Legal and Professional supported by shared service functions. The risk business provides data and analytics that enable its customers to evaluate and manage risks associated with transactions and improve performance. It is focused on six industry/sector groups: insurance, government, screening, receivables management, financial services and corporate. The legal and professional business provides content and analytical tools that inform decisions and productivity of legal and other professionals in the legal, corporate, government, accounting and academic markets. | ||
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| + | LexisNexis Risk Solutions is a provider of workflow solutions that combine proprietary, public and third-party information, analytics and advanced technology. These solutions assist customers in evaluating, predicting and managing risk and improving operational effectiveness, predominantly in the United states. Insurance Solutions provides combination of data, analytics and software to property and casualty (P&C) personal and commercial insurance carriers in the United States for critical aspects of their business, from customer acquisition and underwriting to policy servicing, claims handling and performance management. Information solutions, including the United States personal loss history database C.L.U.E., help insurers assess risks and provide important inputs to underwriting policy. Recently introduced products include Data Pre-Fill, which provides information directly into the insurance workflow on customers, potential customers and their auto ownership, and Current Carrier, which identifies current or previous insurance, as well as any lapses in coverage. In 2010, the Insurance Exchange was launched enabling the sharing of customer application data among participating insurance agents, brokers and carriers. | ||
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| + | Government solutions provides investigative solutions to United States federal, state and local law enforcement and government agencies to help solve cases and identify and locate individuals. Additionally, Government solutions helps mitigate risks of fraud, waste and abuse in government programs. Screening Solutions focuses on employment-related, resident and volunteer screening, with the segment being pre-employment screening services offered across a number of industries, including retail, recruitment, banking, and professional services. Receivables Management Solutions helps debt recovery professionals in the segmentation, management and collection of consumer and business debt. Financial Services provides financial institutions with risk management, identity verification, fraud detection, credit risk management, and compliance solutions. These include know the customer and anti-money laundering products. The Corporate group provides risk and identity management solutions for customers in retail, telecommunications and utilities. The Risk Solutions business also provides identity verification and risk related information to the legal industry. LexisNexis Accurint is the flagship identity verification product, powered by the high performance cluster computing (HPCC) technology. | ||
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| + | LexisNexis’ Risk Solutions major brands include: C.L.U.E., a comprehensive United States personal insurance claims database; LexisNexis Data Prefill, a tool to automate the insurance application process providing critical information insurers need to quote and underwrite a policy; LexisNexis Insurance Exchange, a platform for sharing of customer application data designed to improve and enhance flow of application data and documents; Accurint for Collections, a United States solution to help locate debtors; Accurint LE Plus, an integrated suite of tools for United States law enforcement investigators; LexisNexis Identity Management, a range of solutions to help clients verify that an identity exists and authenticate individuals; LexisNexis Anti-Money Laundering Solutions, content and information for anti-money laundering compliance, risk mitigation and enhanced due diligence; LexisNexi Employment Screening, a United States provider of pre-employment screening solutions; and LexisNexis Resident Screening, a comprehensive United States multi-family housing screening and collections service. | ||
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| + | LexisNexis Legal and Professional is a provider of content and information solutions for legal and other corporate markets. Serving customers in more than 100 countries, LexisNexis provides resources and services that inform decisions. LexisNexis Legal and Professional is organized through market facing businesses, the significant of which are Research and Litigation Solutions and Marketing and Business Solutions in the United States and LexisNexis Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australasia and LexisNexis Asia (together reported as International) outside the United States. LexisNexis is a provider of legal and business information and analysis to law firms, corporations and government throughout the United States. Electronic information solutions and workflow tools, developed through close collaboration with customers, help law firms and other legal and business professionals make better informed decisions in the practice of law and in managing their businesses. | ||
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| + | In Research and Litigation solutions, the flagship product for legal research is Lexis.com, which provides federal and state statutes and case law, together with analysis and expert commentaries from sources, such as Matthew Bender and Michie and the citation service Shepard’s, which advises on the continuing relevance of case law precedents. Through its suite of litigation services, LexisNexis additionally provides lawyers with tools for electronic discovery, evidence management, case analysis, court docket tracking, e-filing, expert witness identification and legal document preparation. LexisNexis also partners with law schools to provide services to students as part of their training. In October 2010, LexisNexis launched Lexis Advance for Solos, which is a legal research tool built specifically for the United States solo attorney market and is the product to be launched on the new LexisNexis research platform. During 2010, LexisNexis introduced Lexis for Microsoft Office, which enables lawyers to conduct their Lexis searches within Microsoft applications, such as word and outlook. Other product introductions included LexisNexis Verdict and Settlement Analyzer, which provides data and analytics on previous settlements. | ||
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| + | In the business of law, Marketing and Business solutions provides law firms with practice management solutions, including time and billing systems, case management, cost recovery and document management services. LexisNexis assists law firms in their client development through Lawyers.com, showcasing the qualifications and credentials of more than one million lawyers and law firms in the United States and internationally, and providing law firms with Website development, search engine optimization and other Web marketing services. In International markets outside the United States, LexisNexis serves legal, corporate, government and academic markets in Europe, Canada, Africa and Asia Pacific with local and international legal, tax, regulatory and business information. | ||
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| + | In the United Kingdom, LexisNexis is a legal information provider in its market. It delivers an array of content and services, comprising an unrivalled collection of primary and secondary legislation, case law, expert commentary, and forms and precedents. Its extensive portfolio includes Halsbury’s Laws of England, Simon’s Taxes and Butterworths Company Law Service delivered through the United Kingdom’s flagship online product LexisLibrary and in print. Other electronic products include Lexis Legal Intelligence, a resource on legal practice for lawyers, and media monitoring and reputation management tools for the corporate market, such as the NexisDirect research tool. Additionally, LexisNexis provides law firms with practice management solutions. LexisPSL provides practical guidance on the application of law to complement and integrate with LexisNexis authoritative legal content and commentaries and legal forms and precedents. In France, LexisNexis is a provider of information to lawyers, notaries and courts with JurisClasseur and La Semaine Juridique being the principal publications, delivered through lexisnexis.fr and in print. These content sources are, as in the United Kingdom, being combined with new content and workflow tools to develop practical guidance and practice management solutions. | ||
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| + | LexisNexis’ Legal and Professional major brands include Lexis, legal, news and public records content for legal professionals; Matthew Bender, critical legal analysis, checklists, forms, and practice guides authored by industry experts covering 50 major practice areas; CaseMap, software allowing litigators to assess and analyse case information; Lexis for Microsoft Office, an integration of LexisNexis content, open Web search and Microsoft Office; LexisNexis Verdict and Settlement Analyzer, an early case assessment tool for researching and evaluating the risk and opportunity associated with a case; lawyers.com, Website for consumers seeking legal information and counsel; LexisLibrary, LexisNexis United Kingdom flagship legal online product; LexisPSL, LexisNexis United Kingdom legal practical guidance service; and JurisClasseur, an authoritative online legal resource in France. | ||
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| + | Reed Exhibitions’ portfolio of exhibitions and conferences serves 44 industry sectors across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Over 70% of Reed Exhibitions’ revenue is derived from exhibitor participation fees, with the balance primarily comprising of conference fees, advertising in exhibition guides, sponsorship fees and admission charges. In 2010, approximately 19% of Reed Exhibitions’ revenue came from North America, 48% from Continental Europe, 6% from the United Kingdom and the remaining 27% from the rest of the world. | ||
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| + | Reed Exhibitions organizes market events that are relevant to industry needs, where participants from around the world come together to do business, network and learn. Its exhibitions and conferences encompass a wide range of sectors, including: broadcasting, television, music and entertainment; building and construction; electronics and electrical engineering; alternative energy, oil and gas; engineering, manufacturing and processing; gifts; interior design; information technology (IT) and telecoms; jewelry; life sciences and pharmaceuticals; marketing; property and real estate; sports and recreation, and travel. | ||
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| + | Reed Exhibitions’ major brands include Mipcom, a entertainment market; World Travel Market, a global event for the travel market; Brasil Offshore, an international offshore oil and gas trade show; Batimat, a construction exhibition; JCK Las Vegas, a North American jewelry industry trade event; World Future Energy Summit, a platform for sustainable future energy solutions; Nepcon China, an electronic manufacturing trade events in China; In-cosmetics, an international exhibition for personal care ingredients; Gifts & Home, in the business of gifts and home fair in China; and Pollutec, an international exhibition of environmental equipment, technology and services. | ||
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| + | Reed Business Information (RBI) provides data services, information and marketing solutions to business professionals in the United Kingdom, the United States, Continental Europe, Asia and Australia. It produces industry critical data services and lead generation tools, and over 100 online community and job sites. It publishes over 100 business magazines. Approximately 26% of RBI revenue in 2010, came from North America, 22% from the United Kingdom, 41% from Continental Europe and 11% from the rest of the world. The business is managed by asset group, such as data services, online marketing solutions, brands, and other magazine brands/websites. | ||
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| + | RBI’s data services enable businesses and professionals provide access to insightful industry information. Online marketing solutions, business to business magazines, online lead generation services and community Websites provide marketing channels for advertisers to reach target audiences and for industry professionals to access information. | ||
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| + | RBI’s brands include ICIS, a global information and pricing service for the petrochemicals and energy sector; Bankers Almanac, a provider of reference data on the banking industry; XpertHR, an online service providing human resource (HR) data, regulatory guidance, practices and tools for HR professionals; and Reed Construction Data, a provider of online construction data to the North American construction industry. In 2010, RBI entered into an agreement with CBI China, the petrochemical and energy information service in China. The transaction was completed in January 2011, and has brought ICIS coverage in Chinese and Asian chemicals and energy markets. totaljobs.com, a United Kingdom generalist Website attracting over 3.7 million jobseekers and carrying over 125,000 jobs every month; Hotfrog, an online user generated business directory with versions in 32 countries; emedia, a specialist in demand generation from permission-based audiences; Variety, thesource of entertainment business news and analysis; Elsevier, a news and opinion magazine in the Netherlands, and New Scientist, a science and technology media brand. | ||
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| + | *[[John Wiley & Sons CL A (JWA)]] | ||
| + | *[[McGraw-Hill Companies (MHP)]] | ||
| + | *[[Pearson (PSO)]] | ||
| + | *[[Scholastic (SCHL)]] | ||
| + | *[[News Corporation (NWS)]] | ||
| + | *[[Thomson Reuters (TRI)]] | ||
| + | *[[Lee Enterprises (LEE)]] | ||
| + | *[[Educational Development (EDUC)]] | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:11, July 10, 2011
Reed Elsevier PLC (Reed Elsevier) is a publisher and information provider. The Company has four segments: Elsevier, comprising scientific, technical and medical publishing; LexisNexis, providing legal, tax, regulatory, risk information and analytics, and business information solutions to professional, business and government customers; Reed Exhibitions, organizing trade exhibitions and conferences; and Reed Business Information, providing information and marketing solutions to business professionals. Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV conduct their business through two jointly owned companies, Reed Elsevier Group plc and Elsevier Reed Finance BV. Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV each hold a 50% interest in Reed Elsevier Group plc. Reed Elsevier PLC holds a 39% interest in Elsevier Reed Finance BV, with Reed Elsevier NV holding a 61% interest. Reed Elsevier PLC additionally holds a 5.8% indirect equity interest in Reed Elsevier NV. In February 2011, the Company acquired Shanghai Datong Medical Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Elsevier
Elsevier is a provider of scientific and medical information and serves scientists, health professionals and students worldwide. Elsevier is a global business with principal operations in Amsterdam, Beijing, Boston, Chennai, Delhi, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, New York, Oxford, Paris, Philadelphia, Rio de Janeiro, St. Louis, San Diego, Singapore and Tokyo. Elsevier is organized around two market-facing businesses: Science and Technology, which serves the scientific and technology communities, and Health Sciences, which serves the health community. Both of these businesses are supported by a global shared services organization, which provides integrated editorial systems and production services, product platforms, distribution, and other support functions.
Science and Technology is a scientific information provider. It delivers an array of information and workflow tools that help researchers generate valuable insights in the advancement of scientific discovery and improve the productivity of research. Its customers are scientists, academic institutions, research leaders and administrators, corporations and governments. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Science and Technology division contributed 50% of the total Elsevier revenue. Elsevier publishes over 200,000 new science and technology research articles each year through approximately 1,150 journals, many, of which are the publications in their field and a primary point of reference for new research. Elsevier also publishes over 700 new science and technology book titles annually, supporting bibliographic data, indexes and abstracts, and review and reference works. 14,000 online books are available on ScienceDirect, with approximately 600 online books added each year.
Other major products include Scopus and Reaxys. Scopus is the abstract and citation database of research literature in the world, with abstracts and bibliographic information on more than 40 million scientific research articles from 18,000 peer reviewed journals and over 5,000 publishers. Scopus also has data on approximately 23 million patents. Reaxys is a solution for synthetic chemists that integrate chemical reaction and compound data searching with synthesis planning. In 2010, SciVerse Hub beta was launched providing a single search interface for accessing ScienceDirect, Scopus and scientific Web content. In November 2010, SciVerse Application Marketplace & Developer Network was launched in beta enabling researchers and third party developers to build customized applications on top of Elsevier’s information and combine this with other data and analytics held by the customer. Collexis was acquired in 2010, a developer of semantic technology.
Health Sciences is a medical information provider. Through its medical journals, books, major reference works, databases and online information tools, Elsevier provides critical information and analysis, on which its customers base their decisions, to improve medical outcomes and enhance the efficiency of healthcare. Health Sciences serves medical researchers, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and students, as well as hospitals, research institutions, health insurers, managed healthcare organizations and pharmaceutical companies. Health Sciences contributed approximately 50% of the total Elsevier revenue in 2010.
Elsevier publishes approximately 700 health sciences journals, including on behalf of learned societies, and, in 2010, approximately 1,700 new health sciences book titles and clinical reference works were published both in print and through ScienceDirect and other electronic platforms, such as MDConsult. MDConsult is an online clinical information service with more than 2,200 institutional customers. Flagship titles include market medical journals, such as The Lancet, and major medical reference works, such as Gray’s Anatomy, Nelson’s Pediatrics and Netter’s Atlas of Human Anatomy. In addition to its local language publishing in many countries across the world, Health Sciences leverages its content and solutions into new markets through local language versioning.
Elsevier is a in medical education and training resources, particularly to the nursing and allied health professions. From core textbooks to virtual clinical patient care, Health Sciences supports students, teaching faculties and healthcare organizations in education and practice. The Evolve portal provides a rich resource to support faculty and students and has 2.4 million registered users; Evolve Reach (Health Education Systems Inc.) provides online review and testing tools for students of nursing and the allied health professionals; Evolve Teach provides online resources and solutions to support faculty. Gold Standard provides critical information on drug interactions to assist treatment; CPM Resource Center provides a data driven framework to support nurses in undertaking procedures; Nursing Consult provides nursing care guidelines in trauma and disease management; MEDai uses patient data and analytics to help identify areas for improvement in clinical practice within hospitals.
Elsevier also provides marketing services to the pharmaceutical industry through advertising and sponsored communications to the specialist community it serves. In 2010, the standalone medical agency communications business Excerpta Medica was divested as part of a restructuring of this business focusing more on the services, which leverage Health Sciences’ core information and distribution platforms. The shared service functions provides production, information technology, customer service, fulfillment and distribution for both the Science and Technology and Health Sciences divisions. Elsevier’s major brands include Cell, a life sciences journal in cell biology; and The Lancet. Many other journals are major brands in their fields, including Scopus, a scientific abstract and citation database; SciVal, a suite of funding intelligence and research performance tools for academic institutions; Reaxys, a Web-based chemical reaction workflow solution for industrial chemists; pharmapendium, access to history of drug development through online platform; MDConsult, an online clinical information service, including reference works, journals and drug information; Mosby’s Nursing Consult, online evidence-based content to inform nursing clinical decisions at the point of care; Evolve, integrated, online resources that complement Elsevier’s nursing textbook content; and MEDai, a clinical decision support tool to identify areas for improvement in medical practice.
LexisNexis
In 2010, LexisNexis comprised the two market facing businesses: Risk Solutions and Legal and Professional supported by shared service functions. The risk business provides data and analytics that enable its customers to evaluate and manage risks associated with transactions and improve performance. It is focused on six industry/sector groups: insurance, government, screening, receivables management, financial services and corporate. The legal and professional business provides content and analytical tools that inform decisions and productivity of legal and other professionals in the legal, corporate, government, accounting and academic markets.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions is a provider of workflow solutions that combine proprietary, public and third-party information, analytics and advanced technology. These solutions assist customers in evaluating, predicting and managing risk and improving operational effectiveness, predominantly in the United states. Insurance Solutions provides combination of data, analytics and software to property and casualty (P&C) personal and commercial insurance carriers in the United States for critical aspects of their business, from customer acquisition and underwriting to policy servicing, claims handling and performance management. Information solutions, including the United States personal loss history database C.L.U.E., help insurers assess risks and provide important inputs to underwriting policy. Recently introduced products include Data Pre-Fill, which provides information directly into the insurance workflow on customers, potential customers and their auto ownership, and Current Carrier, which identifies current or previous insurance, as well as any lapses in coverage. In 2010, the Insurance Exchange was launched enabling the sharing of customer application data among participating insurance agents, brokers and carriers.
Government solutions provides investigative solutions to United States federal, state and local law enforcement and government agencies to help solve cases and identify and locate individuals. Additionally, Government solutions helps mitigate risks of fraud, waste and abuse in government programs. Screening Solutions focuses on employment-related, resident and volunteer screening, with the segment being pre-employment screening services offered across a number of industries, including retail, recruitment, banking, and professional services. Receivables Management Solutions helps debt recovery professionals in the segmentation, management and collection of consumer and business debt. Financial Services provides financial institutions with risk management, identity verification, fraud detection, credit risk management, and compliance solutions. These include know the customer and anti-money laundering products. The Corporate group provides risk and identity management solutions for customers in retail, telecommunications and utilities. The Risk Solutions business also provides identity verification and risk related information to the legal industry. LexisNexis Accurint is the flagship identity verification product, powered by the high performance cluster computing (HPCC) technology.
LexisNexis’ Risk Solutions major brands include: C.L.U.E., a comprehensive United States personal insurance claims database; LexisNexis Data Prefill, a tool to automate the insurance application process providing critical information insurers need to quote and underwrite a policy; LexisNexis Insurance Exchange, a platform for sharing of customer application data designed to improve and enhance flow of application data and documents; Accurint for Collections, a United States solution to help locate debtors; Accurint LE Plus, an integrated suite of tools for United States law enforcement investigators; LexisNexis Identity Management, a range of solutions to help clients verify that an identity exists and authenticate individuals; LexisNexis Anti-Money Laundering Solutions, content and information for anti-money laundering compliance, risk mitigation and enhanced due diligence; LexisNexi Employment Screening, a United States provider of pre-employment screening solutions; and LexisNexis Resident Screening, a comprehensive United States multi-family housing screening and collections service.
LexisNexis Legal and Professional is a provider of content and information solutions for legal and other corporate markets. Serving customers in more than 100 countries, LexisNexis provides resources and services that inform decisions. LexisNexis Legal and Professional is organized through market facing businesses, the significant of which are Research and Litigation Solutions and Marketing and Business Solutions in the United States and LexisNexis Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australasia and LexisNexis Asia (together reported as International) outside the United States. LexisNexis is a provider of legal and business information and analysis to law firms, corporations and government throughout the United States. Electronic information solutions and workflow tools, developed through close collaboration with customers, help law firms and other legal and business professionals make better informed decisions in the practice of law and in managing their businesses.
In Research and Litigation solutions, the flagship product for legal research is Lexis.com, which provides federal and state statutes and case law, together with analysis and expert commentaries from sources, such as Matthew Bender and Michie and the citation service Shepard’s, which advises on the continuing relevance of case law precedents. Through its suite of litigation services, LexisNexis additionally provides lawyers with tools for electronic discovery, evidence management, case analysis, court docket tracking, e-filing, expert witness identification and legal document preparation. LexisNexis also partners with law schools to provide services to students as part of their training. In October 2010, LexisNexis launched Lexis Advance for Solos, which is a legal research tool built specifically for the United States solo attorney market and is the product to be launched on the new LexisNexis research platform. During 2010, LexisNexis introduced Lexis for Microsoft Office, which enables lawyers to conduct their Lexis searches within Microsoft applications, such as word and outlook. Other product introductions included LexisNexis Verdict and Settlement Analyzer, which provides data and analytics on previous settlements.
In the business of law, Marketing and Business solutions provides law firms with practice management solutions, including time and billing systems, case management, cost recovery and document management services. LexisNexis assists law firms in their client development through Lawyers.com, showcasing the qualifications and credentials of more than one million lawyers and law firms in the United States and internationally, and providing law firms with Website development, search engine optimization and other Web marketing services. In International markets outside the United States, LexisNexis serves legal, corporate, government and academic markets in Europe, Canada, Africa and Asia Pacific with local and international legal, tax, regulatory and business information.
In the United Kingdom, LexisNexis is a legal information provider in its market. It delivers an array of content and services, comprising an unrivalled collection of primary and secondary legislation, case law, expert commentary, and forms and precedents. Its extensive portfolio includes Halsbury’s Laws of England, Simon’s Taxes and Butterworths Company Law Service delivered through the United Kingdom’s flagship online product LexisLibrary and in print. Other electronic products include Lexis Legal Intelligence, a resource on legal practice for lawyers, and media monitoring and reputation management tools for the corporate market, such as the NexisDirect research tool. Additionally, LexisNexis provides law firms with practice management solutions. LexisPSL provides practical guidance on the application of law to complement and integrate with LexisNexis authoritative legal content and commentaries and legal forms and precedents. In France, LexisNexis is a provider of information to lawyers, notaries and courts with JurisClasseur and La Semaine Juridique being the principal publications, delivered through lexisnexis.fr and in print. These content sources are, as in the United Kingdom, being combined with new content and workflow tools to develop practical guidance and practice management solutions.
LexisNexis’ Legal and Professional major brands include Lexis, legal, news and public records content for legal professionals; Matthew Bender, critical legal analysis, checklists, forms, and practice guides authored by industry experts covering 50 major practice areas; CaseMap, software allowing litigators to assess and analyse case information; Lexis for Microsoft Office, an integration of LexisNexis content, open Web search and Microsoft Office; LexisNexis Verdict and Settlement Analyzer, an early case assessment tool for researching and evaluating the risk and opportunity associated with a case; lawyers.com, Website for consumers seeking legal information and counsel; LexisLibrary, LexisNexis United Kingdom flagship legal online product; LexisPSL, LexisNexis United Kingdom legal practical guidance service; and JurisClasseur, an authoritative online legal resource in France.
Reed Exhibitions
Reed Exhibitions’ portfolio of exhibitions and conferences serves 44 industry sectors across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Over 70% of Reed Exhibitions’ revenue is derived from exhibitor participation fees, with the balance primarily comprising of conference fees, advertising in exhibition guides, sponsorship fees and admission charges. In 2010, approximately 19% of Reed Exhibitions’ revenue came from North America, 48% from Continental Europe, 6% from the United Kingdom and the remaining 27% from the rest of the world.
Reed Exhibitions organizes market events that are relevant to industry needs, where participants from around the world come together to do business, network and learn. Its exhibitions and conferences encompass a wide range of sectors, including: broadcasting, television, music and entertainment; building and construction; electronics and electrical engineering; alternative energy, oil and gas; engineering, manufacturing and processing; gifts; interior design; information technology (IT) and telecoms; jewelry; life sciences and pharmaceuticals; marketing; property and real estate; sports and recreation, and travel.
Reed Exhibitions’ major brands include Mipcom, a entertainment market; World Travel Market, a global event for the travel market; Brasil Offshore, an international offshore oil and gas trade show; Batimat, a construction exhibition; JCK Las Vegas, a North American jewelry industry trade event; World Future Energy Summit, a platform for sustainable future energy solutions; Nepcon China, an electronic manufacturing trade events in China; In-cosmetics, an international exhibition for personal care ingredients; Gifts & Home, in the business of gifts and home fair in China; and Pollutec, an international exhibition of environmental equipment, technology and services.
Reed Business Information
Reed Business Information (RBI) provides data services, information and marketing solutions to business professionals in the United Kingdom, the United States, Continental Europe, Asia and Australia. It produces industry critical data services and lead generation tools, and over 100 online community and job sites. It publishes over 100 business magazines. Approximately 26% of RBI revenue in 2010, came from North America, 22% from the United Kingdom, 41% from Continental Europe and 11% from the rest of the world. The business is managed by asset group, such as data services, online marketing solutions, brands, and other magazine brands/websites.
RBI’s data services enable businesses and professionals provide access to insightful industry information. Online marketing solutions, business to business magazines, online lead generation services and community Websites provide marketing channels for advertisers to reach target audiences and for industry professionals to access information.
RBI’s brands include ICIS, a global information and pricing service for the petrochemicals and energy sector; Bankers Almanac, a provider of reference data on the banking industry; XpertHR, an online service providing human resource (HR) data, regulatory guidance, practices and tools for HR professionals; and Reed Construction Data, a provider of online construction data to the North American construction industry. In 2010, RBI entered into an agreement with CBI China, the petrochemical and energy information service in China. The transaction was completed in January 2011, and has brought ICIS coverage in Chinese and Asian chemicals and energy markets. totaljobs.com, a United Kingdom generalist Website attracting over 3.7 million jobseekers and carrying over 125,000 jobs every month; Hotfrog, an online user generated business directory with versions in 32 countries; emedia, a specialist in demand generation from permission-based audiences; Variety, thesource of entertainment business news and analysis; Elsevier, a news and opinion magazine in the Netherlands, and New Scientist, a science and technology media brand.
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Competition
- John Wiley & Sons CL A (JWA)
- McGraw-Hill Companies (MHP)
- Pearson (PSO)
- Scholastic (SCHL)
- News Corporation (NWS)
- Thomson Reuters (TRI)
- Lee Enterprises (LEE)
- Educational Development (EDUC)
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