FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FactSet) supplies financial intelligence to the global investment community. The Company combines more than 100 databases, including data from tens of thousands of companies as well as multiple stock markets, research firms and governments, into a single online source of information and analytics. Through FactSet's exclusive proprietary communication and software tools, clients obtain access to the Company's mainframe centers and its aggregated data library using a private wide area network. This secure and reliable network provides a direct, high-speed data transmission link between the Company's mainframes and the client's personal computers or computer network. For an annual subscription fee, clients acquire use of the private wide area network allowing access to the FactSet system.