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LexisNexis to Integrate Business Contact Info From Jigsaw
Jigsaw (www.jigsaw.com), a provider of business information and data services that leverages user-generated content contributed by its global business-to-business community, announced a licensing agreement with LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com) to integrate Jigsaw’s business contact information within certain LexisNexis online services. Under the terms of the agreement, executive name and contact information from Jigsaw is now available at www.lexis.com and http://w3.nexis.com by selecting "Jigsaw" as a source and conducting a search for specific executives in order to obtain additional information about them. This is designed to make it easy for professionals using LexisNexis services to conveniently access on-demand, highly accurate contacts. Jigsaw claims to provide on-demand access to complete and accurate B2B contact information. Each Jigsaw contact contains name, title, mailing address, corporate email address, and phone number with more than 70% containing a direct dial phone number. Founded in 2004, Jigsaw is located in San Mateo, Calif., and is funded by Austin Ventures, El Dorado Ventures, and Norwest Venture Partners. LexisNexis is a global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions designed specifically for professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting, and academic markets. A member of Reed Elsevier (www.reedelsevier.com), LexisNexis serves customers in more than 100 countries with 18,000 employees worldwide. Source: Jigsaw
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