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In which industry is your company?

If you know which industry the company is a part of, you may decide to use a directory which is more focused on that particular industry sector.

Industry sectors are more or less well-defined areas of the economy. Although the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is replacing the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system, the categories have not changed too drastically.

It is a good idea to keep these industry classes in mind when looking for company information. For additional guidance, use SIBL's list of industry-specific directories which organizes selected resources by subject. Some sample sources are as follows:

Standard Directory of Advertisers
(*McGraw Desk)
Includes 6,600+ advertisers and agencies from around the world.

CorpTech Directory of Technology Companies
(*R-HG4057 .A16)
This resource provides descriptive information on over 50,000 U.S. manufacturers and developers of high-tech products. 17 High Tech Industries are covered and it can be searched by company name or ticker symbol.

ZDnet Company Finder
http://www.zdnet.com/
ZDNet's company finder database includes contact info on technology companies. Just follow the links: ZDNet > Business & Tech > Enterprise > Company Finder to get to an alphabetical listing of companies or a name searching field.