LexisNexis Group flexes its information muscles. The company offers subscribers access to thousands of sources -- including public records and newspaper, magazine, and journal articles, through its LexisNexis Legal & Professional business. The bulk of content focuses on legal, tax, business, government, and academic information. Flagship research service LexisNexis.com offers online access to documents from some 45,000 sources. The company also offers risk management and fraud prevention services via LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The news and business information research service was launched in 1979; it became part of publishing giant RELX Group in 1994.