September 1998
Internet Prospector

EDGAR & FAMILY: SEC data on the Web

By Beverly Goodwin, Pamela Smith, and Randy Bunney

Part III.

CONTENTS

EDGAR & FAMILY: A Comparison of Leading Providers

PROVIDER	Company Search	SIC Code Search	Individual Name Search	Boolean Search	Field Search	Currency	Alerts	Word Processing Download
SEC EDGAR Go!	Yes	No	Limited via CIK search	Yes	No	Free 24-hr delay Fee real-time	No	Yes, via converter utility
Edgar Online Go!	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Free 24-hr delay Fee real-time	Yes, fee	Yes
NYU EDGAR Go!	Yes	No. Instead use Zack Industry	10K only	Yes	No	24-48 hrs	No	No
FreeEdgar Go!	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Real time	Yes	Yes, via Excel converter

Downloading Tables: Typically, formatting does not hold when downloading EDGAR tables. Alternatives include
using one of the converters noted above. Or, after downloading, try selecting the table text, reduce font size and change
to a mono-spacing font (Courier, for example).

Non U.S. Companies: See Disclosure's international guide to corporate filing requirements.

References:
   Where's EDGAR Today?, by Mary Ellen Bates
   On the Nets: SEC EDGAR And The Internet Town Hall, by Greg R. Notess
   SEC's EDGAR on the Net, What Happened and Why, by Jamie Love

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