Information Brokers You as the customer should receive satisfactory service. I thoroughly believe that clients of an information broker should demand quality service. For this reason, I have suggested only a few of the most noted. I have not worked with all of those on the list of information brokers below, but I have included them so you can check them out for yourself. These guidelines should have include: 1. The broker should be in business five years or more. This can sometimes waived if the company is duly licensed by the state in which they conduct business. For example, a licensed private investigator in California is checked out on criminal files, tested, and answerable to the State of California's Consumer Affairs Department. 2. The broker should have a professional private investigator's license or be a member of the Information Industry Association (IIP) or the Association Independent Information Providers (AIIP). 3. A responsible firm will also check you out - that you are in business. A company that does this as a matter of policy is well managed and responsible and will be likely to do what they say. I believe in quality in this business and will not recommend anyone that does not meet the few simple guidelines found above. The oldest association of information specialists is the Information Industry Association (IIA), at 555 New Jersey Avenue, Suite 880, Washington, DC 20001, telephone (202) 639-8262 and at http://wwwinfoindustry.org. This includes a distinguished membership, The American Stock Exchange, Barron's, America On Line, etc. This organization works closely with the US Government in support of industry interests and is considered the most prestigious of the information associations. I also like the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP). Its code of ethics is outstanding. You can find out more about this organization and its code of ethics at http://www.aiip/~aiip. Begun in 1987, this organization now claims over 800 members. The organization provides an exchange of information to medium and small companies within the information industry. A Matter of Fact 2976 Camargo Ct San Jose, CA 95132 (408) 926-2125 Access Information Services 1323 26th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 564-9096 Alex Kramer 1757 Lamont Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20010 (202) 234-5410 Automated Data Retrieval Services 8934 Lakewood Drive, Suite 274 Windsor, CA 95492 (800) 270-2377 Ayers Information Network 3545 Indian Queen Lane Philadelphia, PA 19129-1539 (215) 842-9450 Behan Information Research Group Hampshire Center, P. O. Box 490 Patterson, NY 12563 (914) 878-8844 Berinstein Research 5070 Campo Road Woodland Hills, CA 91364 (818) 704-6460 Burana Consulting and Research P.O. Box 1752 Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352 (909) 337-1484 Burwell Enterprises 3724 F.M. 1960 West, Suite 214 Houston, TX 77068 (713) 537-9051 Cal Info 1957 N. Bronson #101 Los Angeles, CA 90068 (213) 957-5035 CARCO Group Inc. 17 Flowerfield Industrial Park St. James, NY 11780 (516) 584-7094 CDB InfoTek 6 Hutton Centre Santa Ana, CA 92707 (800) 427-3747 CCH Incorporated 2700 Lake Cook Road Riverwoods, IL 60015 (847) 267-7000 CK Research Associates 7570 Skillman #112 Dallas, TX 75231 (214) 503-7305 Chemcomm Corporation P.O. Box 11206 Alexandria, VA 22312 (703) 998-4566 Clark Boardman Callaghan 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014 (212) 924-7500 Competitive Analysis Technologies 11702-B Grant, Suite 112 Cypress, TX 77429 (713) 370-3846 Compton Research Services P.O. Box 15895 Rio Rancho, NM 87174 (505) 899-2975 Continental Commercial Advisors 522 25th Street Santa Monica, CA 90402 (310) 395-7027 Cooper Hydock Rugge, Inc. 622 S. 42nd Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 823-5490 Cooper Information 5 Ellery Place Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 354-3274 Computer Assisted Research On Line 1166 N.E. 182nd Street Miami, FL 33162 (800) 329-6397 Confi-chek Investigations 1507 24th Street Sacramento, CA 95816 (800) 821-7404 C.V.P. Services 13613 Country Lane Burnsville, MN 55337 (612) 435-7986 DAC Services http://www.dacservices.com 1-800-331-9175 Deward Houck & Associates P.O. Box 1185 Lakeside, CA 92040 (619) 390-7291 Dun & Bradstreet Information Services http://www.dbisna.com/ 3 SYLVAN WAY PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 Telephone: 1-800-234-3867 Fax: 512-794-7670 Fact or Fiction Research 240 South Grand Oaks Ave. Pasadena, CA 91107 (818) 577-9311 FINDS/SVP, Inc. 625 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10011 (212) 645-4500 Financial Investigative Services, Ltd. P.O. Box 301 Augusta, ME 04332 (207) 622-5674 Fossil Fuel Sciences - FFS Group 644 Emerson Street, Suite 12 Palo Alto, CA 94301 (415) 462-9591 4th Wave, Inc. P.O. Box 6547 Alexandria, VA 22306 (703) 360-4800 Franklin Information Group 4120 West Maplecrest Drive Franklin, WI 53132 (414) 761-8771 FYI/Services Box 84 Wittenberg Road Bearsville, NY 12409 (914) 679-4815 Golden Information Group 753 N. 35th Street, Suite 312 Seattle, WA 98103 (206) 547-5662 Honolulu Information Service P. O. Box 10447 Honolulu, HI 96816 (808) 733-2058 Infocite 8300 Chamberlin Dexter, MI 48130-9327 (313) 426-4456 Information Edge P.O. Box 373229 Satellite Beach, FL 32937 (407) 779-9161 Information Factory Bayside 1001 Alternate A1A Jupiter, FL 33477 (407) 622-1949 Information Matters 148 Hazel Drive New Orleans, LA 70123 (504) 738-0070 Information Research Center 103 Five Oaks San Antonio, TX 78209 (210) 829-0001 InfoSmith Research Services 107 S. Mary Ave., Suite 98 Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (408) 736-1107 Infotech Information & Research 11282 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90230 (310) 398-2568 InfoWorks 2033 Clement Ave., Suite 222 Alameda, CA 94501-1317 (510) 865-8087 Intelligence Network, Inc. P.O. Box 727 Clearwater, FL 34617 (800) 562-4007 International Research Center P.O. Box 825 Tempe, AZ 85281 (602) 470-0389 1FM Data Services 951-2 Old Country Rd., Suite 311 Belmont, CA 94002 (415) 570-5742 I.R.I.S. 2859 Galahad Drive NE Atlanta, GA 30345-9459 (404) 321-9459 IRSC, Inc. 3777 N. Harbor Boulevard Fullerton, California 92835 (800) 640-4772 Fax: (714) 738-9106 www.irsc.com - the first one stop service JAL Data Research Service 1110 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA 98501 (360) 357-7040 - one product is the Name Shark II Krauss Research 6114 LaSalle Ave., Suite 413 Oakland, CA 94611 (510) 482-8760 Knowledge Access International 2685 Marine Way, Suite 1305 Mountain View, CA 94043 (415) 969-0606 Law Library Management, Inc. 38 Bunker Hill Drive Huntington, NY 11743 (516) 266-1093 Lawquest, Inc. P.O. Box 342 Fanwood, NJ 07023 (908) 322-8489 LegalEase Inc. 139 Fulton Street, #1013 New York, NY 10038 (212) 393-9070 Lexis-Nexus 9393 Springboro Pike PO Box 933 Dayton, Ohio 45401 (800) 227-9597 Library Specialists Inc. 1000 Johnson Ferry Rd., Suite G1000 Marietta, GA 30068 (770) 578-6200 Longheed Resource Group, Inc. 2704 Rew Circle, Suite 102 Ocoee, FL 34761 (407) 654-1212 McBride and Associate, PI 1124 2nd Street Old Sacramento, CA 95814 (800) 995-9443 McComb Enterprises, Inc. 4144 W. Lake Road Canandaigua, NY 14424 (716) 394-7350 Multi/Data Briefing Service P. O. Box 94444 Birmingham, AL 35220-4444 (205) 856-1101 NorthWest Online 2817 East Main avenue Puyallup, WA 98372 (206) 848-7767 www.nwlocation.com OPEN (Ohio Professional Electronic Network) 1650 Lake Shore Drive, Suite 180 Colombus, OH 43204 (614) 481-6999 Online Resources, Inc. 200 Little Falls St., #G-201 Falls Church, VA 22046 (800) 678-9393 Pallorium, Inc. P.O. Box 155 - Midwood Station Brooklyn, NY 11230 (212) 969-0286 PFC Information Services 6114 La Salle Ave., #149 Oakland, CA 94611 (510) 653-0666 Pinkerton Services Group http://www.worklife.com/pinkertn.htm 800.582.5745 6100 Fairview Rd, Ste 900 Charlotte, NC 27210 Research Data Service 9030 West Sahara Avenue #270 The Lakes, NV 89117 (702) 733-4990 Saporito & Associates 101 Murray Street New York, NY 10007-2132 (212) 693-3474 Search International, Inc. 1870 N. Roselle Rd., Suite 105 Schaumburg, IL 60195 (708) 885-1950 Silver Birch Enterprises 1310 Maple Ave., Suite 3C Evanston, IL 60201-4325 (708) 864-4494 Snoop With The Scoop P.O. Box 32790 San Jose, CA 95152-2770 (408) 258-1272 Steven Youmans & Associates P.O. Box 6704 Ventura, CA 93006-6704 (213) 489-2208 Sullivan & Associates 182 Oleander Drive San Rafael, CA 94903 (415) 472-2145 TechnoSearch Inc. 3915 Mission Ave., #7-109 Oceanside, CA 92054 (619) 721-5500 TRW REDI Property Data 844 FOLSOM ST #-207 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107-1123 415-543-6710 Vista Information Solutions, Inc. 55 MADISON AVE MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960-7397 201-984-0666