Product Review of Eureka.cc & Eureka.cc Analytik: Introduction, Value and FreePint's View
30th October 2013

In the first part of her review of online sources directory Eureka.cc and media analysis module Eureka.cc Analytik, Anne Jordan gives an overview of the company and products, along with the value that they can offer their users - predominantly communications and public relations specialists along with marketing professionals and corporate library/information centres. In Europe Eureka.cc is known as Europresse.com.

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Build a Solid Business Case for Your Knowledge Programme
28th October 2013

All knowledge management programmes require buy in from senior stakeholders. Building and documenting a strong business case provides a good foundation to obtain investment. This article looks at five critical elements of your business case, from aiming to reduce costs or increase revenue to quantifying investment requirements.

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The Cloud - Too Important to be Left to IT
28th October 2013

Many challenges remain before cloud computing can bring real benefits to the enterprise - ranging from risk of data loss (according to Kroll Ontrack) to unanticipated costs (says a Forbes Insights report). Some of these risks might be mitigated by the new BSI and Cloud Security Alliance STAR Certification programme of cloud service providers - but Gartner believes that companies will also need to focus less on the technology and more on tactical solutions to business problems. To do this, it suggests, they could start with simple projects that have buy-in from all parties but are incubated away from the information technology department.

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Intranets - Helping You Make the Right Decision Faster
28th October 2013

Sparked by a post written by Gerry McGovern which discussed the need for greater investment in web-based corporate tools like intranets, James Mullan looks into how intranets can help individuals, especially knowledge workers make decisions faster. He discusses why understanding how much time knowledge workers dedicate to "skill time" as opposed to "tool time" is essential in enabling better decision making.

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FreePint Report: Product Review of M-Adaptive
28th October 2013

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The Online Information Researcher of 2014: Beyond News Aggregation
25th October 2013

Rachael Elliott looks into the changing landscape of business information sources from the days of the microfiche to the wealth of free information available on the web and gives the pros and cons some of the current news aggregation tools such Google News, M-Brain, RSS feeds and Twitter. She encourages us to go beyond the "usual suspects" for our business information news and to not to write off social media as an information source.

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Mini Review: CB Insights
24th October 2013

This Mini Review updates FreePint's March 2012 coverage of CB Insights, an information provider of high-growth company information and financing and M&A deals intelligence. New features include proprietary research, deal valuation metrics, data visualisation tools, ranking functionality, and expanded Excel capabilities. The product is used by corporations (strategy, innovation and M&A) as well as private equity/venture capital firms, investment bankers (sell-side and buy-side) and other industries that are interested in understanding emerging trends or in acquiring or investing in high-growth companies.

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Product Review of Meltwater News and Meltwater Buzz: Executive Summary
23rd October 2013

Meltwater News and Meltwater Buzz are online media monitoring tools from Meltwater, an international company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Both products are based on the same extensive online business intelligence platform. Meltwater News monitors news worldwide from somewhat traditional sources, and Meltwater Buzz allows monitoring of news and additional activities through social media sources.

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FreePint Report: Product Review of Meltwater News and Meltwater Buzz
22nd October 2013

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Moving closer to a European Banking Union
22nd October 2013

Sophie Alexander examines the impact of the proposed European banking union as the European Central Bank (ECB) gains regulatory powers over the eurozone's 6,000 banks. She looks at how the ECB will supervise some of the largest banks in eurozone countries as part of a three stage process designed to bring Europe's banks under a single regulatory umbrella despite concerns voiced from bodies such as the International Monetary Fund and countries including Germany, Sweden and the UK.

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