ArcGIS Business Analyst includes demographic data from ESRI Business Information Solutions (ESRI BIS). GIS users can benefit from the ESRI BIS suite of data products and services that includes

• Sourcebooks and Sourcebook·America with ArcReader—Hard-copy books and a CD version for viewing and analyzing demographic, consumer expenditure, and business data.
• Call-in reports and data, mapping, and analytical services—Customers can buy "over the counter" from ESRI BIS.
• Online—At www.esribis.com, clients can find a host of reporting, mapping, and analytical services with industry application services coming soon. Clients can use these services on a "pay-as-you-go" basis or with flexible subscription plans.
• Desktop applications—Software that provides site analysis, simple mapping, geocoding and customer profiling, modeling, media planning, or merchandising.
• Enterprise solutions—Combine data with desktop software and Web applications that meet the needs of the entire enterprise.

Additionally, ESRI BIS meets the needs of users in many markets through CommunityInfo, a specialized set of data bundles (e.g., census data, demographic estimates, projections, consumer expenditures, and business data) for each of the following industries:

• Retail
• Restaurant
• Financial
• Insurance
• Health care
• Economic development
• Homeland security

For more information about ESRI BIS, please visit www.esribis.com.