Product Review of EMISPRO: Executive Summary
27th January 2014

ISI's Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) has been rebuilt and EMISPRO has been launched as professional version of the product aimed at investment bankers, researchers, credit analysts and business development users. The product provides a range of sophisticated tools for analysing its extensive collection of emerging markets content. In his executive summary Andrew Lucas gives his view on the value offered, product highlights and key sources included.

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Social Media Habits We Should ALL Develop in 2014
27th January 2014

It's a new year, so naturally we're all looking at ways in which we can refresh and improve what we do. Unfortunately it can take some time to adopt life-changing habits - whether that's to stop doing something unhealthy or start doing something more healthy. When it comes to social media such as blogs, Facebook and LinkedIn, the same is true. Fortunately there are lots of practical things individuals can undertake to improve or start using social media tools.

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Product Review of Transactional Track Record (TTR): Licensing, Help & Contact Details
27th January 2014

Perrin Kerravala describes and evaluates the customer support features of Transactional Track Record (TTR), a business intelligence provider of Spanish and Portuguese language market activity. The final part of her review also briefly describes TTR's licensing options.

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Product Review of EMISPRO: Special Software Functionality, Pricing, Help & Contact Details
24th January 2014

In the final part of his review of ISI's Emerging Markets Information Service for professionals, EMISPRO, Andrew Lucas looks at its focus on emerging markets, excellent collection of company, industry and economic data, and the analytical tools available which allow comparisons to be undertaken. The help within the product and through the customer support team is also covered.

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Product Review of Transactional Track Record (TTR): User Interface & Alerts
24th January 2014

In the fourth part of her review, author Perrin Kerravala critiques the special interface features of Transactional Track Record, including the alert capabilities, personalisation options, and iPad optimisation available in this business intelligence service specialising in Spanish- and Portuguese-language market activity.

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Decoding the CODiE Awards: The Process
23rd January 2014

John DiGilio was chosen as an expert reviewer for the Best Legal Information Solution category of the 2014 CODiE awards - prestigious presentations made annually by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). He gives an insight into the review process and criteria that garnered Innography, Lexis Practice Advisor, Reed Tech Patent Advisor and Workshare Professional 8 a place on the finalists line up.

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Product Review of Arachnys: Executive Summary
23rd January 2014

Arachnys is a web-based research service with a focus on helping organisations find business data on emerging markets, quickly and easily. It targets organisations performing Anti-Money Laundering, Know Your Customer and Anti-Bribery and Corruption checks, including those undertaking more in-depth Enhanced Due Diligence investigations. Chris Porter provides an executive summary.

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FreePint Report: Product Review of Arachnys
23rd January 2014

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Lex Fenwick Leaves Dow Jones; What's Next on the Factiva Rollercoaster?
22nd January 2014

The CEO of Dow Jones, Lex Fenwick has just resigned with immediate effect. FreePint identifies the impact this could have on the Factiva/DJX offering, the drawbacks with the DJX offering, and what's likely to lie ahead for Factiva's news aggregation products in the context of the new landscape of new and nimble news services.

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Product Review of Transactional Track Record (TTR): Search & Output Options
22nd January 2014

In the third part of her review, Perrin Kerravala provides an extensive overview and assessment of the search and reporting capabilities of Transactional Track Record, a new business intelligence service on Spanish and Portuguese language markets. She explains what makes it useful for finding sales leads, investment opportunities, or finding out what competitors or counterparties are doing.

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