London, UK (29 November 2005)

DialogLink 5 has been named a finalist for an International Information Industry Award in the category of "Best Specialist Search Product." The award winner will be announced at a special awards dinner Wednesday, November 30, 2005, at the Royal Lancaster Hotel.

"We are proud that DialogLink 5 is being recognized as one of the best new software products this year," said Tom Tankelewicz, Dialog senior director, Product Development. "DialogLink 5 was developed with the needs of the information professional in mind. This honor is a clear indication that we are providing the tools our customers need in today’s information environment."

DialogLink 5, launched in March 2005, is designed to enhance the workflow of the information professional, especially in the areas of search management, post-processing of search results and chemical structure searching. DialogLink 5 is built with XML-based Web services to enable Web-based functionality for the traditional Dialog®Classic interface.

The report-building and linking capabilities in DialogLink 5 provide a faster and more efficient way to integrate retrieved information into reports, company publications, and company intranets and portals.

DialogLink 5 is "a time saver," according to Information World Review. This free software makes it easy for Dialog users to quickly transform information into professional, polished reports. As Laura Felter also wrote for Searcher magazine, "Dialog has reduced the learning curve for creating customizable reports from hard-earned search results, making report creation a reality for more of its users."

In addition DialogLink 5 allows a researcher to use a chemical structure as a search term in databases that include chemical structure images. For more information on DialogLink 5, visit Dialog on the Web at www.dialog.com/products/dialoglink/.

The "Best Specialist Search Product Award," sponsored by IEE/Inspec, is a new award, which recognizes an innovative search product or service selected from the nominations from the information community.

The awards dinner, held in conjunction with the Online Information Conference 2005, offers the global information industry an opportunity to recognize the achievements and innovations of individuals, teams and suppliers in the information industry.

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