Currently a number of states assess
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"As online catalogs continue to grow, existing catalogs are spinning off
new titles and diversifying their product lines," said Deborah Striplin,
editor of the National Directory of Catalogs. In addition to the
National Directory of Catalogs, Oxbridge publishes a broad range of
reference products including: The Standard Periodical Directory; Oxbridge
Directory of Newsletters; National Directory of Magazines, and
www.com, an online database of more than 67,200 publications,
including catalogs.

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For printers, paper brokers, and other suppliers to the publishing
industry, the National Directory of Catalogs 2005 edition helps them find
qualified sales leads based on detailed production information, with the
most up-to-date information on new catalogs and contact information., Proxix Solutions has released
the newest edition to its database product suite, Illinois Premium Tax
database.

Incorporated by the former founders of QMSoft, Proxix Solutions, Inc.

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Of the 7,440 catalogs available online, 6,668 are also available in print
format.
"Our Illinois Premium Tax database offers insurers an accurate , simple
solution for assigning proper tax jurisdictions for premium taxes," stated
Howard Botts , executive vice president, Proxix."

Available databases:

* Alabama
* California
* Florida
* Georgia
* Illinois
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maryland
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* New Jersey
* North Dakota
* South Carolina

Proxix Premium Tax databases integrate into CATUM Online, a fully
integrated solution that integrates data quality and geospatial processing for
premium tax jurisdiction assignment.

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Available immediately from Oxbridge Communications (www.

For more than 35 years, Oxbridge Communications has been building one of
the largest databases of print and media catalogs.MediaFinder .
The layer contains 3100 different polygons with 1207 different associated
fire departments .com/Images/pr/centilfiredist. "Prior to our database, many
insurers had a difficult time assigning correct tax jurisdictions since
Illinois assesses premium taxes based on fire districts.

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In this one-volume reference book, catalog listings include:

Address/phone/fax/url/and email; names of owner, president and production
manager; number and frequency of mailings, product line; print
specifications, including trim size, page count, type of paper, binding and
color; name and address of printing company; list rental information and
name and address of list management company.
Proxix's Premium Tax databases help insurance companies assign the proper
tax jurisdiction for premium taxes.
To create the IL database, Proxix staff called every fire department
within the state and requested a list of all municipalities and townships
falling under that department 's responsibility.

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Adding to the complexity, some states, such as Illinois, assess
premium taxes by fire districts, while Florida assesses at the fire and police
district level.

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The number of print -only catalogs declined from
5,169 to 4,701, according to the Oxbridge Communications' National
Directory of Catalogs 2005 edition that includes information on 11,428
North American business and consumer mail order catalogs.com
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The largest catalog categories are
"Books," with 1,045 catalogs, and "Apparel/Accessories," with 768 catalogs.2662, ext .

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Of the 234 subject categories appearing in the 2005 Edition of the National
Directory of Catalogs, the "Automotive" category experienced the most
growth, from 387 to 521 catalogs. Illinois Premium Tax database assigns the correct taxing authority
based on the street address and compares the relation between its physical
location to jurisdictional boundaries. Proxix entered the completed
list into its spatial layers, creating a detailed layer depicting the
corresponding Illinois Fire Premium Tax codes.

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For More Information Contact:
Lynn Bates
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Other popular categories include "Education," "Gardening," "Manufacturing,"
and "Gifts & Greeting Cards.
specializes in developing geospatial technology, with fully integrated Web
solutions accessible via an XML/SOAP interface and databases to support
industry solutions.

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And Sporty's, a catalog of training courses and airplane
accessories for pilots, launched a new leisure wear catalog for men .
This link shows a map of a close-up view of central Illinois and its
associated fire codes: http://www.

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Proxix Solutions' Illinois Premium Tax Database Now Available

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"For example , Boston Proper,
a general clothing catalog, spun off sportswear and travel apparel
catalogs. For
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At the same time, 772 of those catalogs are available only online,
up from 648 last year. It is also available as part of the
Media Finder online database service. The following link shows a thematic map that represents all
of the different fire codes throughout the state of Illinois:
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com /Images/pr/ilfiredist. For more information, visit http://www.

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com),
or by calling 1-800-955-0231 , the National Directory of Catalogs 2005
edition is $745 for the print edition, $1095 for the Single -User CD, and
$1,695 for both print directory and CD.781.

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PRESS RELEASE Surge in Online Catalog Growth: 1 293 New Catalogs According to National Directory of Catalogs 2005 Edition

The number of online catalogs grew from 6,147
to 7,400 over the past year, an increase of 1,293 titles, according to the
latest edition of the National Directory of Catalogs released today.