(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 30, 2005 ) Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing (BvDEP), one of the world’s leading publishers of electronic information has recently enhanced coverage on the ORBIS database to include new emerging market company data. The recent increase in coverage can help banks and government institutions thrive in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.

In February, BvDEP introduced the ORBIS database to compliance professionals during the FIBA/CSBS Regulatory and Anti-Money Laundering Conference in Miami, FL. Launched in 2003, ORBIS now contains over 12.5 million private and public companies in 175 countries around the world including Europe, the Middle East and Asia. New content includes business profiles from 770,000 South and Central American companies, 13,000 African companies and 5,000 South African companies. Supplementary intelligence covers M&A deals, news, financials, 12 million ownership and subsidiary links, industry reports and credit ratings. Integral analysis software also enables benchmarking, identification of companies and graphical representation of data.

Thomas Baskind, U.S. Sales Manager at BvDEP New York stated, “The unprecedented and in-depth company intelligence found in ORBIS can help anyone involved in compliance understand complex business ownership structures, maintain a stricter due diligence screening process and track companies around the world for their Suspicious Activity Reports. Failure by an institution to take adequate measures to prevent potential money laundering can result in huge financial penalties as indicated by the 16 million dollar fine levied at Riggs Bank.”

ORBIS is available on a 30-day free trial by contacting BvDEP at office@bvdep.com, calling 212-797-3550 or by visiting www.bvdep.com.

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Sara Hale
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Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing
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Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing (BvDEP) (http://www.bvdep.com>;) is one of the world’s leading publishers of electronic business information. The company has 15 offices worldwide. BvDEP is best known for its range of international company information products that combine multiple high quality data sources with flexible software to allow users to manipulate data for research and analysis. Products include AMADEUS, BANKSCOPE and ZEPHYR.

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