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D&B Releases Free Tool to Identify Businesses Potentially Impacted by Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

^{Published on 2011-03-24 13:25:49 - Market Wire}
 

SHORT HILLS, N.J.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--D&B (NYSE: DNB), the world's leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, has released a free search tool that allows individuals to identify companies that are located in the prefectures impacted by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. This information will help organizations begin to assess their exposure to financial and business continuity risk resulting from the earthquake and tsunami as well as unfolding developments at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Station.

"Our thoughts continue to be with the Japanese people as they seek to stabilize and rebuild"

Drawing from its unparalleled data sources, D&B has identified roughly 150,000 businesses in the Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate prefectures. People will be able to search by company name or D-U-N-S number to identify if an organization is located in the affected region. The search tool will provide information on which companies are in the impact zone but cannot provide on-demand detailed reports due to conditions in the region.

aOur thoughts continue to be with the Japanese people as they seek to stabilize and rebuild,a said Josh Peirez, president, innovation and chief marketing officer, D&B. aThese events have far-reaching effects that impact companies with either direct or non-direct relationships with Japanese companies. Wea™ve made our data available to the general public in order to help companies who are seeking to better understand how this will impact them in the short and long term. a

Organizations interested in the extent of impact to a specific business can order an investigation from D&B. Additional information can be found in the updated Japan Risk Line report describing the impact of the disaster to commercial activity in Japan at [ http://www.dnb.com/ ]. Customers and non-customers can order the updated Japan Risk Line report from the dnb.com site.

About D&B

D&B (NYSE:DNB) (Dun & Bradstreet) is the world's leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, enabling companies to Decide with Confidence® for 168 years. D&B's global commercial database contains more than 190 million business records. The database is enhanced by D&B's proprietary DUNSRight® Quality Process, which provides our customers with quality business information. This quality information is the foundation of our global solutions that customers rely on to make critical business decisions. D&B provides solution sets that meet a diverse set of customer needs globally. Customers use D&B Risk Management Solutionsa" to mitigate credit and supplier risk, increase cash flow and drive increased profitability; D&B Sales & Marketing Solutionsa" to increase revenue from new and existing customers; and D&B Internet Solutionsa" to convert prospects into clients faster by enabling business professionals to research companies, executives and industries. For more information, please visit [ www.dnb.com ].