Articles by Chris Porter:

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Product review of LexisNexis Company Dossier (value - competitors, development & pricing)
Thursday, 17th October 2019

The final part of our product review of LexisNexis Company Dossier offers an overview of the value of the product, highlighting its improved coverage for quoted companies, and looks at the help that is available to users from within the product. We also look at competitors, including Dow Jones' Factiva, D&B Hoovers, InsideView, and some locally focused solutions. We finish by focusing on future product plans and outlining pricing information.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3270

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Product review of LexisNexis Company Dossier (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
Wednesday, 16th October 2019

The third part of our product review of LexisNexis Company Dossier looks at how the product has been entirely renewed since we last reviewed it and explores some of its search functionality, with a particular focus on news searching. We also look at its output options, alerts and administrative features.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3270

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Product review of LexisNexis Company Dossier (sources - content and coverage)
Tuesday, 15th October 2019

The second part of our newly updated product review of LexisNexis Company Dossier looks in closer detail at its content. Some of the well-known names it draws its data from include Dun & Bradstreet, Morningstar, and Refinitiv, along with content from a wide range of third-party publishers, including over 60 sources of company, industry and executive information. We also look at its news and analysis and company financials, as well as how often its content is updated.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3270

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Product review of LexisNexis Company Dossier (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
Monday, 14th October 2019

Jinfo last looked at LexisNexis Company Dossier a few years ago and, in the first part of our newly updated product review of the research database, which provides information about companies, executives and industries, we look at the company and product, key users, and what's changed since we last reviewed it. We also look at future plans for the product, which will include better integration of company data and news.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3270

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InfoDesk update - Making the most of external and internal data
Tuesday, 24th September 2019

Jinfo last reviewed the InfoDesk product suite in September 2017. Two years on, the data services provider has added new features and enhanced the capabilities of existing services. In this must-read mini review, Chris Porter examines the key changes and describes what they mean for customers.

Reports by Chris Porter:

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Product review of Nexis
Wednesday, 13th December 2017

Our in-depth product review of Nexis, a provider of premium curated business, industry and news information, looks at how this global premium news dat...

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Product review of Dow Jones DNA
Thursday, 12th October 2017

In our product review of the new Dow Jones Data, News and Analytics platform (DNA), we look at its unique ability to enable developers to extract, man...

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Product review of the InfoDesk product suite
Friday, 15th September 2017

In our updated product review of the InfoDesk product suite, the content integration and information management solution, we look at its unique abilit...

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Product review of Manzama
Monday, 31st July 2017

In our new product review of specialised market intelligence platform Manzama, we look at typical use-cases including, business development and compet...

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Jinfo report - data analytics & licensing
Tuesday, 20th December 2016

This report brings together interviews with vendors and a market landscape on key vendors into a comprehensive report which looks at how providers of...