D&B (R) Corporation, founded in 1841 as the Mercantile Agency, provides over 100,000 customers with business information services. The company, formerly known as Dun & Bradstreet, acquired its current name in 2001. The firm's database contains records on over 100 million businesses across 190 countries. Approximately 1.5 million records are updated daily. The company's D-U-N-S (R) Numbering system is used to identify business relationships worldwide. D&B offers customers its Risk Management Solutions (TM), Sales & Marketing Solutions (TM), E-Business Solutions (TM), and Supply Management Solutions (TM) services. The company provides clients with business credit information and company performance analysis reports. The information can be used to update customer data, identify business opportunities, and create sales and marketing lists. D&B's Web-based Global Decision Maker references user-defined rules in automating credit decisions. The company's Data Integration Toolkit supports the integration of financial information. The Web-based SBManager (R) offers users financial information about global suppliers. It includes predictive analysis tools. Supplier On Ramp optimizes supplier registration processes. Country RiskLine evaluates the risks of doing business in foreign countries. D&B acquired Hoover's Incorporated in 2003. The company also has partnered with Fair Isaac. D&B is based in Short Hills, New Jersey. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the DNB symbol.