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Information Industry $358 Billion in 2005

Source: Outsell’s Publishers and Information Providers Databasewww.outsellinc.com

6%

9%

11%

37%

5%

10%

9%

4%

1%

1%

7%

B2B Trade Publishing &Company Information

Credit & Financial Information

Education & Training

HR Information

IT Research, Reports &Services

Legal, Tax & Regulatory

Market Research, Reports &Services

News Providers & Publishers

Scientific, Technical & MedicalInformation

Search, Aggregation &Syndication

Yellow Pages & Directories

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Worldwide Information Industry

* HR; Legal, Tax & Regulatory; Yellow Pages & Directories; and Total Information IndustryCAGR for 2003-2005 only. CAGR = compound annual growth rate.

Source: Outsell’s Publishers and Information Providers Databasewww.outsellinc.com

 2005 Market

Size ($M)2005 Growth

Rate2001-2005

CAGR*

B2B Trade Publishing & Company Information 22,454 5.1% 1.1%

Credit & Financial Information 32,564 9.0% 9.2%

Education & Training 38,048 9.0% 8.0%

HR Information 2,808 15.0% 14.1%

IT Research, Reports & Services 2,339 5.0% 0.0%

Legal, Tax & Regulatory 14,240 6.0% 5.1%

Market Research, Reports & Services 25,708 12.0% 12.6%

News Providers & Publishers 134,001 5.0% 4.9%

Scientific, Technical & Medical Information 19,240 7.0% 6.5%

Search, Aggregation & Syndication 36,277 14.0% 12.7%

Yellow Pages & Directories 30,582 3.0% 2.8%

Total Information Industry 358,263 6.3% 8.0%

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Search & Market Research Will Keep the Lead

Source: Outsell’s Publishers and Information Providers Databasewww.outsellinc.com