Gathering Underscores Infogroup’s Standing as Provider of Choice for Industry Leading Companies
OMAHA, Neb. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — November 11, 2010 — Infogroup, the leading source of local business and Points of Interest data for navigation, local search and location-based services recently hosted more than 60 of its licensing partners at the company’s Database & Technology Center in Papillion, Nebraska. The annual Infogroup Licensing Partner User Conference was attended by the top players in Internet Search, Local Search, Directory Assistance, GIS/Mapping, Navigation and Telematics for two days of insight, education and thought leadership.
“We were delighted to have so many industry leaders join us for our annual Licensing Partner Conference,” said Clare Hart, Infogroup’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “These companies continue to use Infogroup’s high quality data to deliver solutions to their own customers. Our clients continue to tell us our data is unparalleled and that it gives them the competitive edge to power their products and drive business growth.”
When asked about the most valuable part of the conference, top mentions included learning about the validation and value of Infogroup’s data offerings, networking and interacting with other industry leaders and gaining insight about maximizing data.
“Our annual users’ conference is a great event and we’re always excited to host our licensing partners. It’s an extremely interactive event and their comments solidify why winning companies continue to work with Infogroup,” said Jim DeRouchey, President of the Infogroup Licensing Division. “Infogroup’s unique blend of data compilation and content aggregation enables us to deliver a differentiated collection of business and consumer data which is used by 85% of Fortune 100 companies, powers the top five search engines and 90% of in-car navigation systems in North America. We hear time and time again that the value of Infogroup’s data offerings is impossible to beat.”
About Infogroup Licensing
Infogroup Licensing, a division of Infogroup, is a leading provider of proprietary business and consumer database solutions to value added resellers (VARs). Infogroup’s comprehensive suite of databases are utilized in business-to-business applications including geographic information systems (GIS), mapping, research, marketing, verification and analytical applications. Infogroup’s verified Point of Interest (POI) data powers business-to-consumer solutions including Internet and local search, directory assistance, mobile devices, global positioning systems (GPS), navigation systems and location-based (LBS) applications. To learn more, please visit us at www.license.infogroup.com or call (866) 661-7682.
About Infogroup
Infogroup is the leading provider of data and interactive resources that enable targeted sales, effective marketing and insightful research solutions. Our information powers innovative tools and insight for businesses to efficiently reach current and future customers through multiple channels, including the world’s most dominant and powerful Internet search engines and GPS navigation systems. Infogroup’s headquarters are located at 5711 South 86th Circle, Omaha, NE 68127. For more information, call (402) 593-4500 or visit www.infogroup.com.
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