Government branches at all levels provide increasing access to records, forms, information, and means to transact business through the internet. Probus Research facilitates access to corporate, UCC, lien, and court record information on individuals and business entities through its growing family of websites providing easily navigated portals and document ordering systems. Probus provides hands on business oriented public record research and document retrieval in the San Francisco Bay Area through its site, Bay Area Records. It provides consumer focused vital record retrieval through BirthCertificate.com and a large number of sister sites. Probus also publishes link directories of companies providing business formation services, such as corporate and LLC preparation and filing services, UCC preparation and filings, and civil court and criminal court record research. Probus Research has been in business since 1985.