The disks not only store huge amounts of data, but the optical disk readers read the data as quickly as most other storage media. When it comes to tax periodicals, we all recognize the name Matthew Bender. For years Matthew Bender has been supplying accountants with the research necessary to solve the most difficult of tax problems. Now Matthew Bender has combined its tax research with the cutting edge of technology to offer the Search Master family of optical disk tax libraries. These libraries are a series of four optical disks that allow firms to eliminate huge libraries and keep all their material up to date without requiring the services of a librarian.
Subscribers receive an updated optical disk each month.
This new optical disk not only includes the updated information, but also includes the material on the subject that has not changed. In other words the new disk is a completely updated version of the full library. One of the biggest benefits of using the CD-ROM service is that the user no longer has to go to the index to begin researching a tax issue. Once the system has been installed, the user must simply enter a few key words about the topic and the system will direct the user to various sections within the code or regulations. For anyone who has used Lexis or Westlaw, CD-ROM is based on the same principal.