CountryWatch.com
http://www.countrywatch.com/
CountryWatch.com provides short country profile information for 191 countries. Included is general information, people and history, economic information, and facts about the region. A subscription is required in order to access the more in-depth country information and the News Archive/Search engine.
Dot
Com Statistics
http://www.nsol.com/statistics/
Dot Com Statistics is a site maintained by Network Solutions. Business, U.S., and international domain statistics are provided here for 1998, 1999, and January 2000. There is also a Fun Facts section.
Report
Gallery
http://www.reportgallery.com/
Report Gallery lists 2,200 annual reports covering most of the Fortune 500 companies. There are also sections on International annual reports, financial facts, financial search, and news. A typical company page has the company name with the link to the company's website, a "Snap Shot" link to Zacks Investment Services (broker recommendations, industry rank, earnings estimates, balance sheet, etc.), a link to the annual report, the stock symbol, and a link to the exchange. You can search the site.
Rooms
with a Clue
http://www.forbes.com/tool/toolbox/clue/
This site provides Forbes' database of hotels having guest rooms with Internet connectivity. You can search by country. There is an alphabetical pull-down list of countries. A typical listing provides room rate, hotel contact, url of the hotel with link, toll-free reservation phone number, service offered, information on computer rentals, phone jack type, and listing of digital/analog PBX information.
International
Chamber of Commerce
http://www.iccwbo.org/home/intellectual_property/presentation/index.asp
This
excellent, searchable site provides a wealth of information for the researcher interested in worldwide issues pertaining to intellectual property. It includes: national committees and groups; information on dispute resolution arbitration and commercial crime services; a news archive from 1997 to present; 20 business topics content areas, and a bookstore.Supreme
Court of the United States
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
This Supreme Court of the United States site allows access to court docket information, calendar and schedules, bar admission information, court rules, case handling guidelines, opinions (1999 full text and a link to previous Bench Opinions), orders, information on visiting the court, public information, and related websites. Most of the information is in PDF format. There is an internal search engine.