D and B, a.k.a. Dun and Bradstreet, has helped businesses obtain information on other companies for nearly 160 years. They are one of the most trusted and respected names when it comes to supplying business information solutions around the globe. They provide accurate information, tools, and expertise to help their customers compete on the world stage.

Since 1849, D and B has been collecting information on businesses. Louis Tappan, the founder of a New York City based company called The Mercantile Agency, turned this business over to a former clerk, Benjamin Douglas. Douglas then used the improvements in communications and transportation to begin opening more offices across the country. In 1859, he gave the business to his brother-in-law, Robert G Dun, whose fiercest rival was the John M. Bradstreet Company. The rivals merged in 1933 during the Great Depression.

D and B continues to lead the way as an innovator in the use of the various developments in communications and computing technology. They've stepped up from being just a supplier of business credit report services to a leader in the international information industry. For instance, with the inception of the D-U-N-S number (data universal numbering system) in 1963, Dun and Bradstreet brought business credit information into the computer age.

In 2000, D and B streamlined their corporation by spinning off a number of companies so that each could become more focused on their specific purpose and strategies. D and B is dedicated to collecting the best and most accurate information possible. Therefore, it shouldn't come as a surprise that they have positioned themselves as the number one supplier of business credit reports in the world.