London, October 24 2005 –  OneSource Business Browser, the leading web-based business information solution from OneSource Information Services Ltd,  has been chosen by an innovative consortium of UK Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs), The Gateway Consortium Ltd.  Business Browser will provide IFA members of the Gateway Consortium with access to information on companies, executives and industries to improve the cost effectiveness of their sales and marketing activities: and swiftly grow their businesses.

Formed in 2003, Gateway brings together commercially oriented IFA firms into an exclusive club to provide access to technology, training, marketing support, and networking opportunities that would be otherwise be huge financial or resource constraints on the business.   Such a pool of resources reduces cost and risk for member companies and increases business opportunities.

OneSource Business Browser will be accessed via the Internet. Each of the 40 member firms in the consortium will be able to use the information in Business Browser to identify companies and individuals that are likely prospects as well as to keep up to date with existing clients.

“Our members will be able to quickly identify high net worth prospects using Business Browser’s information on directors and shareholders,” said Clive Holmes, Chairman at The Gateway Consortium.  “To create a prospect list that is specific to the ideal target customer, is invaluable. It will help each firm improve lead generation and reduce business risk too, since they can more easily verify the financial situation of their prospects.”

He continued, “Previously finding this information would have been a labour intensive and costly exercise for our members. They would have had to seek detailed financial information from a number of sources including filed reports and accounts from Companies House. Using OneSource Business Browser they can access more up to date data from a single source in seconds. Our members have revenues of around five times the industry average for an IFA – accurate information as a basis for sounds sales and marketing practice is a key part of this.”

“Technology and information are key drivers in the delivery of financial services to businesses. Gateway is all about helping members to compete with the banks and other national firms by providing high quality services while maintaining competitive margins. OneSource Business Browser is a key component of our internet portal and a valuable resource for members.” concluded Clive Holmes.

“Independent Financial Advisors, like any other company, want to improve the way they prospect and then service existing customers in order to increase revenues,” said Paul Brown, VP of Sales for Europe and Asia Pacific at OneSource Information Services. “To do this requires access to  the most up-to-date information on their clients and prospects.”

OneSource Business Browswer provides: company and executive profiles, research reports, industry intelligence, financial data and the latest news from national, trade and business press. 

Gateway plans to use the  OneSource’s AppLink Development Toolkit in the future to  integrate Business Browser into the Gateway portal.

ENDS.

About OneSource Information Services, Inc.
OneSource, an infoUSA company, and a recognised leader in business information solutions, delivers unparalleled company, executive, and industry intelligence that makes business professionals more effective and productive in completing their critical daily tasks. OneSource® products and services support a company''s vital business processes, including serving customers, finding and leveraging new opportunities, and managing suppliers and partners.

OneSource aggregates and integrates information on over 3.2 million public and private companies, 7 million executives, and hundreds of industries worldwide.  Combining and organising this content from over 2,500 information sources supplied by more than 35 world-class content providers, OneSource has created an unequalled information resource encompassing company profiles, corporate families, industries, executives, financials, news, analyst reports, and trade and business press articles.

OneSource is headquartered in Concord, MA, with offices located in North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. Product information is available at www.onesource.com . Customers include Bank One, Chubb, Citigroup, Deloitte & Touche, i2 Technologies, Orange, SAS Institute, and Sun Microsystems.

About The Gateway Consortium
Gateway is an exclusive  group, comprising  commercially focused UK Independent Financial Advisers. It was formed in 2003 to provide more than just a networking platform.  Members  receive help with marketing, training, creative business thinking, technology, collective buying power, as well as access to unique and sophisticated product lines. Gateway’s unique business model uses an internet portal as a single point of entry to gain access to all of our information and services. Member Firms are able to use the Gateway web portal in order to research, transact and process financial services business, whenever and wherever needs arise. To achieve this, the organisation became its own Independent Service Provider . Individually its member organisations service their respective community of clients, however collectively they form one of the largest financial services distribution groups in the UK. For further information visit www.ifa-gateway.co.uk .

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Dawn Blackwell
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The Gateway Consortium
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Paul Brown
OneSource Information Services
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