Alacritude, eLibrary Relaunch as HighBeam.com

Posted on February 20, 2004

Alacritude announced that it has changed its name to HighBeam Research, and has introduced the company�s new flagship online research service, HighBeam Research. The service is designed for individuals engaged in business, educational and personal research and delivers Web searches, selected registration and subscription online services and the HighBeam Research proprietary eLibrary database. An enhanced version of the company�s Encyclopedia.com service will also soon become an integral part of HighBeam Research.

The new service, which the company is calling a �research engine,� allows users to locate answers on the Web, selected online services and in the proprietary HighBeam eLibrary database. The eLibrary database includes a collection of more than 28 million articles and pictures from 2,600 publishers. It is updated daily and goes back as far as 20 years.

Patrick Spain, chairman and CEO of HighBeam Research, said, �Finding the information is only half the battle; the real test is putting that information to use. We�ve assembled a mountain of information, but we are convinced that HighBeam Research users will be surprised by how easily they can move that mountain.�

HighBeam features two main searches. One is an Internet search for searching search engines, news, discussion, business information, images and research websites. The other search tool searches eLibrary, HighBeam's collection of 28 million documents. HighBeam Research also includes features like topic clustering, article storage, alerts, exporting into Microsoft Word and Powerpoint and tools for sharing articles.

HighBeam Research offers both basic and full membership options. Basic membership is free and enables users to take advantage of improved search functionality, access to document summaries and limited access to certain tools. Full membership, available for $99.95 per year or $19.95 per month, includes unlimited individual access to full-text articles, full use of personalization and storage tools and the ability to export research to Microsoft Office.