NEW COMMERCIAL ON-LINE SERVICE
By Adnews Staff
Toronto-based Micromedia Ltd. has dipped into the commercial on-line business for the first time. The company launched the service, called Voyageur, last week. It uses technology which can deliver databases on a wide range of platforms, including CD-ROMs, local servers, and through Micromedia's central server. Micromedia databases in the service include Canadian Business and Current Affairs, Canadian Business, Trade & Technology, Canadian Education Index, Canadian Research Index and the Directory of Associations in Canada. Databases in the service from Canadian information providers include: Index to Canadian Legal Literature, Repere, Transcat, Waves and the World Bank of Licensable Technology. National trade advertising for Voyageur will begin in the fall. It will be created in-house. Micromedia has been an on-line content provider for 15 years.