 The question was whether this information retrieval was a viable business, and if so, what direction it should take in terms of markets.There was already an initial relationship with the Ohio Bar Association (OBAR), which was interested in new approaches to managing legal data.Wilson and his colleagues presented their research and the resulting business plan to James McSwiney, President, William Womack, Executive Vice President and other senior officers of the Mead Corporation on February 4, 1970 in Dayton, OH.