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Reed Elsevier Annual Reports and Financial Statements 2008 Annual Reports and Financial Statements 2008 Annual Reports and Financial Statements Information solutions www.reedelsevier.com for professionals Reed Elsevier Annual Reports and Financial Statements 2008 Annual Reports and Financial Statements 2008 Annual Reports and Financial Statements Information solutions www.reedelsevier.com for professionals 197 Designed and produced by Our business Our strengths Our strategy 35 Communications Reed Elsevier Annual Reports and Board photography by Reed Elsevier is a world leading provider of professional information and We hold leadership positions Deliver authoritative content through Financial Statements Julian Calder 2008 Printed by online workflow solutions in the Science, Medical, Legal, Risk Information in large global markets sustained leading brands St Ives Westerham Press Ltd, and Analytics, and Business sectors. by the increasing demand for ISO14001, FSC certified and CarbonNeutral® Deliver high quality, essential content Credits professional information to our professional customers. 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The Science & Our content and solutions are and authoritative proprietary content Technology division is the world’s largest global academic journal publisher, producing over 200,000 new research increasingly embedded in our to deliver innovative, solutions- articles in some 1,100 journals every year, with ScienceDirect, its flagship electronic product, accessed by over oriented products that become 11 million users. 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LexisNexis provides authoritative other recurring revenue streams have been neutralised through forestry and content through trusted market leading brands which, enabled by technology, offers online information solutions Improve cost efficiency energy friendly projects around the world. increasingly integrated within the customer workflow. In risk information and analytics, LexisNexis assists customers in managing risk through identity verification, insurance risk evaluation, employment screening Leverage the scale, skill sets, and fraud prevention. Our focus on operational efficiency technology, resources and collective allows us to deliver good operating experience of our businesses to > www.reedexpo.com margin while funding investment in improve cost efficiency > For a detailed operating review turn to page 18 > For a detailed description of the business turn to page 37 new products Reed Exhibitions is the world’s leading organiser of trade exhibitions. Through strongly branded, highly targeted events, Reed Exhibitions provides the forum for exhibitors and attendees to do business, develop contacts and gain industry insights. Every year there are over 470 events in 37 countries, bringing together over seven million active The quality of our profits is event participants worldwide. With over 2,700 employees in 38 offices around the globe, Reed Exhibitions serves underpinned by strong cash flow Reshape and strengthen portfolio 44 industries worldwide. generation Allocate capital and resources through a combination of internal > www.reedbusinessinformation.com > For a detailed operating review turn to page 20 investment and selective acquisitions > For a detailed description of the business turn to page 39 We recruit and cultivate the best to pursue opportunities that talent to serve our customers and Reed Business Information is a leading global provider of information and marketing solutions to decision makers accelerate our strategic and and professionals. Its portfolio of market leading brands makes it the preferred communication partner across manage our business with enterprise, business progress a range of markets from agriculture to technology. Reed Business Information publishes over 400 business-to- professionalism and exceptional business magazines, directories and newsletters; it provides access to over 200 online communities and produces commitment an increasing number of job sites, lead generation, data and other online services. 197 Designed and produced by Our business Our strengths Our strategy 35 Communications Reed Elsevier Annual Reports and Board photography by Reed Elsevier is a world leading provider of professional information and We hold leadership positions Deliver authoritative content through Financial Statements Julian Calder 2008 Printed by online workflow solutions in the Science, Medical, Legal, Risk Information in large global markets sustained leading brands St Ives Westerham Press Ltd, and Analytics, and Business sectors. by the increasing demand for ISO14001, FSC certified and CarbonNeutral® Deliver high quality, essential content Credits professional information to our professional customers. Based in over 200 locations worldwide, we create authoritative content We invest in new sources of delivered through market leading brands, enabling our customers to find content to widen and differentiate the essential data, analysis and commentary to support their decisions. We deliver authoritative content our product offering, expanding into This report has been printed on revive 50:50 of the highest quality through Silk paper. This paper is made from pre and new segments and geographic regions Our content and solutions are increasingly embedded in the workflows market leading brands, enabling post consumer waste and virgin wood fibre, independently certified in accordance with of our customers making them more effective and Reed Elsevier a more our professional customers to find the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council). valued partner. the essential data, analysis and It is manufactured at a mill that is certified to ISO14001 environmental management commentary to support their standards. The pulp is bleached using > www.elsevier.com decisions Drive online solutions an elemental chlorine free (ECF) process. > For a detailed operating review turn to page 14 The inks used are all vegetable oil based. > For a detailed description of the business turn to page 33 Leverage our leadership brands Elsevier is a leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information and solutions. The Science & Our content and solutions are and authoritative proprietary content Technology division is the world’s largest global academic journal publisher, producing over 200,000 new research increasingly embedded in our to deliver innovative, solutions- articles in some 1,100 journals every year, with ScienceDirect, its flagship electronic product, accessed by over oriented products that become 11 million users. The Health Sciences division publishes over 700 journals and 2,000 books and clinical reference customers’ workflows making works annually and offers an extensive portfolio of online tools in education, practitioner reference and point of care. them more effective and Reed embedded in customer workflows Elsevier a more valued partner and enable Reed Elsevier to become > www.lexisnexis.com an increasingly valued partner > For a detailed operating review turn to page 16 > For a detailed description of the business turn to page 35 We generate a large part of our The CO2 emissions produced from the production and distribution of the LexisNexis is a leading provider of legal, tax, regulatory, risk information and analytics, and business information