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BvD Compliance Catalyst - Getting to Grips with Compliance Workflow
29th August 2013
Bureau van Dijk (BvD) is well-known to many readers of FreePint as a supplier of highly structured databases of company and executive information. Now, BvD has launched Compliance Catalyst, a workflow application designed to streamline the process of taking an informed, risk-based decision on whether to accept a potential new customer, supplier or other business partner. It also addresses ongoing monitoring and audit trail requirements, with a key focus on using the researcher's time to best effect.
Vendor Value: Exploring What Vendors Get from FreePint
26th August 2013
For vendors of information products and services it's imperative to keep up with issues, evolving client needs, market developments and key products and services. Ann Marie Plankey looks at recent FreePint Articles and Reports and examines how a FreePint Subscription helps vendors keep updated in essential areas from Thomson Reuters' new product launches to company divestment such as Pearson's planned sale of Mergermarket. Regular product reviews and mini reviews investigate key products such as D&B360 and Global Financial Data while FreePint's original research sheds light on topics from news aggregation products and trends to mobile deployment in the enterprise.
Leadership Companies Premium: Developing a C-Suite Network
22nd August 2013
Leadership Companies Premium is a robust online interactive directory of senior-level executives from the largest US and worldwide companies, and second-to-none in its field, finds Aileen Marshall. An easy-to-use drill down approach coupled with high quality data ensures organisations which require executive contact and network details will achieve ROI over expending their own resources to collect this information.
Continuing Investigation into News Needs and Preferences
21st August 2013
FreePint's Director of Research, Robin Neidorf, presents a round-up of current and upcoming FreePint Research in areas from news needs and preferences to compliance. FreePint's monthly updates on news sources are always popular and the annual FreePint Survey: News Needs and Preferences is now in it sixth year with the research focus evolving to reflect the changing marketplace. The upcoming FreePint Topic Series: Beyond Aggregation will identify the key issues and tools through a range of articles, features and reviews. Better understanding of compliance issues is also high on many information managers' priorities and if it's a topic you need to know more about, register for the FreePint Topic Series: Compliance in Context which launches in September.
Participate in the FreePint Survey: News Needs and Preferences 2013
16th August 2013
If you're responsible for news products and services within your organisation, take part in the FreePint Survey: News Needs and Preferences 2013. In return for your time you'll receive a free copy of the full report later this year. The market for news aggregation has changed significantly in the six years since FreePint first started surveying the market and you can keep updated through the FreePint Topic Series: Beyond Aggregation, running in October and November.
What Do Consultancy Firms Want From FreePint?
14th August 2013
With a wide range of unpredictable topics to cover, information managers in consultancy firms need to keep track of an equally wide spread of information developments. FreePint’s Tim Buckley Owen has been talking to a few, finding out about their interest in big data, mobile media and news aggregation - plus the formidably comprehensive range of information products they need to be aware of.
Popular FreePint Articles Demonstrate Range of Interests
8th August 2013
Analysis of FreePint usage logs shows the popularity of recent articles in the FreePint Topic: Sources. Keeping updated on new sources and source changes is frequently cited by new FreePint Subscribers as a key reason behind their purchase. Robin Neidorf highlights recent FreePint articles about sources and provides an update on the FreePint Topic Series: Beyond Aggregation, which will provide an essential focus on news aggregation, sources and tools.
A Window into the Past to Help Predict the Future - Global Financial Data
6th August 2013
Business researcher Perrin Kerravala reviews Global Financial Data Inc. (GFD), a provider of financial and economic time-series data widely used by investment firms and academic organisations. GFD is unique in being able to provide rare data, including time-series that are several hundred years old, and data extensions on current series. The product empowers users to obtain reliable information to conduct analyses of company or market performance over several business cycles.
Biopharma Companies in a State of Flux
2nd August 2013
The biopharma industry faces some fundamental challenges, as highlighted in a recent PwC report. Yulia Aspinall looks at how industry professionals in the biotech and pharma field can help overcome these challenges through the use of big data, social media and networking.
Lowering the Cost of Compliance with Alacra Compliance Enterprise
30th July 2013
Alacra Compliance Enterprise integrates a wide range of free and fee-based sources via a single platform helping organisations highlight various indicators of risk in relation to existing and potential clients in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), anti-terrorist financing and Know Your Customer (KYC). The latest release is fully customisable allowing a more consistent and thorough search process saving time and money.
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