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DialUnit Rounding Dropped

Dialog has eliminated the rounding of DialUnits. As a result, Dialog searchers' invoices should show a dramatic reduction in the cost of quick and simple Dialog searches. As an added benefit, administrative commands like Help and Set are free of DialUnit charges in all databases. You can check your savings in the online cost estimator. A complete explanation of the changes, including answers to frequently asked questions, is available on the Dialog web site at.

Dialog Previews Upcoming Services

Dialog is working on new and enhanced products and services to meet users' needs. Watch for these new developments:

New portal to classic Dialog -- A powerful new web-based access option to the flagship command-mode classic Dialog service.
DialogWeb 2.0 -- Major new enhancements, including an improved subject classification scheme and new, guided search options.
DialogLink 2.3 -- Significant enhancement by the first quarter of 1999, ensuring Year 2000 compliance, better use of the Windows 98 32-bit platform and other performance improvements.
DialogNet -- A full range of network options, including high-speed and performance capabilities both for direct LAN access and dial-up secure access to the Internet.
Single Invoice -- Improved billing system to integrate billing across all products and platforms.

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