THE CD-ROM DIRECTORY 1993 
with Multimedia CD's

63 % more titles available worldwide !

Explosive Market Growth

January 1993 -- The 9th edition of The CD-ROM Directory has seen the
greatest ever increase in the number of CD-ROM and Multimedia CD titles, a
staggering 63% ! There are now well in excess of 3,500 titles available
worldwide, with 1,870 new titles (52% of those in the directory!) having
appeared over the last 12 months. Taking into account those titles that
are no longer available, this amounts to an overall increase of nearly
1,400 compared with 1991.

1992 has seen an explosion in the rate of market growth as established disc
publishers broaden their range of titles and new publishers enter the
marketplace. "This is just a small taste of things to come", says editor,
Matthew Finlay. While multimedia continues to occupy column inches and
maintain a high profile, the real growth, in numbers terms, is in fact
coming from the established formats within the vertical markets for
business and professional titles.

New Multilingual CD-ROM Version

The 9th edition of the directory ON DISC now uses CD Answer retrieval
software from Dataware Technologies, Inc. A multilingual interface allows
the international users to select the retrieval software in different
languages (currently English, French, Spanish and German). "CD Answer will
also provide two other features that our subscribers have been eagerly
awaiting," says editor Matthew Finlay, "the ability to link searches
(using a windowing system) across several databases, without needing to
exit the database currently in operation, and a list display of retrieved
search items, enabling quick access to any record in a selection." 

Growth of Multimedia CD's

Reflecting the developing technologies within the industry, the directory
contains a section devoted entirely to multimedia CD titles. This section
includes all titles in the CD-I, CD-ROM XA, and CDTV formats, and has full
cross references to those CD-ROM titles that have been defined as
multimedia. Also included are details of titles designed for the new Tandy
Video Information System (VIS) launched in the latter half of 1992.
Multimedia CD Titles now comprise 25% of all those available, compared
with nearly 20% a year ago. It is interesting to note that many of the
consumer oriented multimedia titles are becoming available on a number of
different formats.

Who should read this directory

For anyone with a CD-ROM drive, the directory is the perfect guide to what
titles are now available within this fast-changing environment. For
companies wishing to publish their own title or for those already
established in the industry, the directory remains the bible on what's
happening within the CD-ROM & multimedia CD business.

Publication Schedule

In order to keep fully up-to-date with this fast-changing business, a
completely new edition of The CD-ROM Directory is published every six
months (Dec & July). The latest edition (the 9th), launched this very
month, is available both ON DISC and as a BOOK VERSION. Subscribers to the
CD-ROM VERSION automatically receive two editions as part of their annual
subscription ($220 for both editions), and the BOOK VERSION is published
in December of each year ($165 per copy).

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