The battle for the end user: business information comes to the desktop. (includes related articles on end users, how to attract end users, Profound databases, the role of professional searchers and the Knowledge Index)(Cover Story) From: Searcher | Date: September 1, 1995| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1995 Information Today, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

The war has begun. The skirmishes, the feints, the after-hours raids across the border are history. A series of battles has begun to bring business information directly to the desktop of end users. Two upstarts, Profound and DataTimes, have fired the first shots, but more big guns are rolling toward the battle line.

As other information providers jostle for the best positions on the field, professional searchers must sharpen their swords and join the fray or become spectators. When the dust settles, who will have gained the most ground? And how can professional searchers ensure ...

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