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Perrin Kerravala FirstRain: Searching the Business Web
11th August 2011

The August issue of VIP Magazine features a product review of FirstRain, a business intelligence search and monitoring engine. FirstRain is an innovative product that seeks to simplify search and reduce information overload in the enterprise. It employs patented search technology to crawl the web and extract only high value business events (news, blog posts, press releases, company and people information, government filings, commentary and more).

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Paul Wilkinson A construction industry approach to using information - BIM, a shared knowledge resource [ABSTRACT]
31st July 2011

How many times have we read about public sector construction projects failing to deliver on time, to specification and to cost? But what role does information play in this and does it lead to better outcomes not just for the tax payer but also for the contractors involved? Paul Wilkinson tells us about a new way to do business in the UK construction industry; with information collaboration and sharing at its heart, BIM (Building Information Modelling) is the future.

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