有朋友留言问爱思唯尔在这场金融危机中受不受影响。影响多少都会有的，但据Outsell的报告，信息产业（Information Industry）的巨头受的影响不大。以下摘录一段报告，全文见：www.outsell.com

我觉得励德爱思唯尔（爱思唯尔的控股公司）从去年开始的两个措施非常有预见性：一是逐渐减少基于广告收入的业务，转向订阅的收入。二是全面整合集团内部各项支撑服务功能，缩减成本。相信这两项措施都会起好积极的作用。

Big Players Stand Firm Against the Credit Crunch Tide
by Kate Worlock, Director & Lead Analyst - United Kingdom

Reed Elsevier's trading update proved remarkably similar, with the company reiterating that it was on track to deliver "good revenue growth [and] meaningful margin improvement;" in the first half of the year Reed's continuing operations (excluding Harcourt and Reed Business) reported underlying revenue growth of 6%. At Elsevier, subscription renewals remain strong, with good growth in online services and clinical decision solutions. Thomson Reuters also reported demand for subscription products in this area, although Reed reports that pharma advertising looks weak, and Thomson Reuters saw a decline in revenues from its Physicians' Desk Reference product, and is now exploring a possible sale of this business. LexisNexis saw good growth in risk management markets and in the sale of online information solutions, although the rate of underlying growth in the legal business is down on last year due to the tougher economic environment. Thomson Reuters also reported strong demand for online services in the legal market, with revenues up 6% in total, and 18% outside the US.