Product Review of Westlaw Practitioner Insights: Executive Summary
16th January 2014

John DiGilio's executive summary of his review of Westlaw Practitioner Insights looks at the product highlights, areas for improvement, the user interface and value offered by this important tool for attorneys and legal researchers. The coverage and sources are also addressed along with customisation and analysis features.

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FreePint Report: Product Review of Westlaw Practitioner Insights
16th January 2014

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Product Review of EMISPRO: Introduction, Value and FreePint's View
15th January 2014

ISI's Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) platform has been completely rebuilt and EMISPRO has been launched as the professional version of the product aimed at investment bankers, researchers, credit analysts and business development users. Reviewer Andrew Lucas found that EMISPRO offers an outstanding collection of emerging markets data with impressive and sophisticated analytical features.

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Product Review of Arachnys: Sources, Content & Coverage
14th January 2014

In-depth information on emerging markets and extensive local-language information sources have created a database of over 16,000 sources in compliance & risk tool Arachnys, finds Chris Porter in the second part of his review. Content ranges from news sources and corporate data to government and litigation information, sanctions lists, social media and trade directories. Country libraries for 217 nations are available as well as international sources including the BBC and Bloomberg.

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Product Review of Westlaw Practitioner Insights: Outputs, Pricing, Help & Contact Details
13th January 2014

The final part of John DiGilio's review of Westlaw Practitioner Insights discusses how the introduction of cloud-based folders for outputs and delivery of results offers cost and time savings through ease of access and greater sharing both internally and externally. Customer service, pricing and areas for improvement are also covered along with the company's plans for enhancements to the product which aims to offer information and analysis on legal practice areas from antitrust to health law and intellectual property.

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Product Review of Arachnys: Introduction, Value & FreePint's View
13th January 2014

Business data in emerging markets is the focus of compliance tool Arachnys. In the first part of his review, Chris Porter finds out how it addresses a gap in the market for high quality data on high risk markets. A focused source collection and extensive multilingual capabilities combine to provide a specialist service for Anti-Money Laundering, Know Your Customer, Enhanced Due Diligence and Anti-Bribery and Corruption checks.

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Could an Enterprise Social Network Make Us Happier?
10th January 2014

Most people I know are content, however how would you feel if you could feel even happier than you currently do? You'd probably jump at the chance. Well a recent article reports on how employees at LexisNexis are much "happier". The cause of this happiness, their use of the enterprise social network Yammer. So the question is, can using an enterprise social network really make us all happier?

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Product Review of Westlaw Practitioner Insights: User Interface & Search Options
10th January 2014

Westlaw Practitioner Insights' user interface and search options are put to the test in the third part of John DiGilio's review. The pages offer the best content WestlawNext has to offer in the user's chosen practice area, with current awareness in the form of analysis, alerts, legal filings, news from Reuters and more accessible in an intuitive way.

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Cyber Security in the Enterprise
9th January 2014

Sophie Alexander looks at some of the issues surrounding cyber security within organisations as well as recent government initiatives designed to protect them. Surveys from the Federation of Small Businesses, EY and PwC illustrate the growing threat from security breaches and the associated costs of cybercrime and impact on economic performance.

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Product Review of Westlaw Practitioner Insights: Sources & Coverage
8th January 2014

The second part of John DiGilio's review of Westlaw Practitioner Insights looks at the sources and coverage in this legal information database which offers practice-specific information from a range of sources including the WestlawNext database and sources such as Reuters Legal, CQ Roll Call and Wolters Kluwer. John highlights Westlaw Daily Briefings as a particularly interesting feature, offering full context and analysis on developments in practice areas.

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