CyberAlert monitors and over 2,000 online news sources as well as all Usenet news groups. CyberAlert also scans, according to company figures, "2.2 million other Web sites, including Web-based discussion groups."

eWatch, monitors Internet publications, discussion forums, bulletin boards and electronic mailing lists for references. Clients use eWatch to monitor public reputation, rumors, stock manipulation and insider trading.

NetCurrents offers a very comprehensive package of services based on its CyperPerception technology. The base services include active monitoring of Internet sites for your company's mentions and a very graphic oriented statistics report generated live on the NetCurrents Web site.

RivalWatch's search technology monitors your competition to perform product assortment, pricing, promotions, and services analysis. In this way, RivalWatch maintains, you can remain competitive even if the entire world is a potential draw for your customers.