Analysing the Market Landscape for People Information - Introduction
18th December 2015

The market for "people information" is diverse, ranging from premium databases to free or freemium services. Choosing which solution to rely on involves a set of complex decisions and considerable internal and external research into use-cases and vendors. Shimrit Janes looks at seven different vendors which have specialist "people information" offers: Avention/OneSource, Boardroom Insiders, Factiva, Leadership Directories, LinkedIn, Nexis, and ZoomInfo.

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Product Review of Thomson Innovation
18th December 2015

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Product Review of Thomson Innovation (Competitors, Development & Pricing)
17th December 2015

Scott Vine concludes his review of Thomson Innovation, Thomson Reuters' primary patent database, looking at main competitors Questel Orbit IP, CPA Global Discovery, LexisNexis TotalPatent, Innography Advanced Analysis and PatSeer. He also covers pricing, and training.

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FreePint News Survey Analysis 2015 Part 3 - Purchasing Environment for News Content
17th December 2015

In the third part of her analysis of FreePint's 8th Annual Survey on News Needs and Preferences, director of research, Robin Neidorf, reports on the purchasing environment for news. She reports on changes respondents have made to their licensing of news databases and key suppliers, the key factors in contract decisions, purchase decision factors, and purchasing philosophies.

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Product Review of Thomson Innovation (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration & Help)
16th December 2015

Scott Vine continues his product review of Thomson Innovation, Thomson Reuters' primary patent database, looking at the technology. He takes a detailed look at search, display, alerts and outputs. He highlights what he considers to be particularly impressive functions and the range of outputs offered, as well as the choice of visualisation methods for analysing results.

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Product Review of First Research
16th December 2015

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Key Learning Points "What We Learned about Usage"
16th December 2015

Original research into authentication mechanisms along with consulting sessions carried out as part of FreePint's last Topic Series "All About Usage", highlighted three main themes in relation to usage. A FreePint Webinar, What We Learned about Usage, took a closer look at these themes and also explored areas such as the impact of objectives related to R&D and innovation projects, and projects which involve visualisation and data mining. 

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FreePint News Survey Analysis 2015 Part 2 - Content Priorities
15th December 2015

Continuing her analysis of FreePint's 8th Annual Survey on News Needs and Preferences, director of research Robin Neidorf, reports on content priorities. Features of premium news products are rated according to importance and compared across previous years. Frequency of carrying out news-related tasks such as searching for deep archive news or using a news visualisation tool are covered, and users of news products for in-depth research, and for current awareness are highlighted by department and level of product access.

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Product Review of Thomson Innovation (Sources - Content & Coverage)
15th December 2015

Scott Vine continues his product review of Thomson Innovation, Thomson Reuters' primary patent database, looking at the content and coverage. He details its global reach of 90 patent authorities, including some with full-text content, and outlines what he believes to be the product's unique selling point. He also covers additional modules offered and methods for accessing the data.

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Product Review of First Research (Competitors, Development & Pricing)
14th December 2015

In the final part of his review of Dun & Bradstreet's First Research, provider of industry market research reports for sales and marketing professionals, Andrew Grave sums up its competitors Avention, IBISWorld and Vertical IQ. He identifies what differentiates First Research and explains how it is being expanded in response to client requests, and the company's innovative vision for its Support Centre.

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