Netscape deal allows credit-card purchase of Dialog data. Targeted at the business, science and technology markets, the launch of the portals marks the first time Dialog has been made available on a non-subscription basis to Internet users. The three portals initially being offered are focused on business, science and technology. There are no subscription fees for the portals, which can also be browsed for free. Users only pay for the records they decide to buy.
Payment is via credit card on a secure site.
Since then, we have progressively moved forward the technology facilitating Internet and intranet access to those databases. The fact is, it's not free if you have spent a lot of valuable time searching for information that may not be reliable. These solutions are aimed at providing those Internet users with a way to get whatever information they need, when they need it, in one place. Users can personalise pages with customised stock listings, news, weather, sports and travel information. Additional services include a web search engine, web-based email, personalised calendars, address books and bookmarks.