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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Product Review of M-Adaptive: Executive Summary
22nd October 2013

M-Adaptive is a new media monitoring tool that brings together editorial and social media content. With the addition of an advanced analytics module due by the end of the year, M-Adaptive has the potential to be a very effective tool for marketing and communications professionals, finds Anne Lonergan in her executive summary.

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Mini Review: NewsEdge
22nd October 2013

Jan Knight reviews web-based news monitoring service NewsEdge, an award-winning product that combines premium and free web sources into one online database that is used by over 450 global corporate enterprise and government organisations. She provides an overall look at the product and its current features as well as a discussion on some of the more significant product enhancements since our 2012 review.

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Building a Business Case for a New Intranet
22nd October 2013

Intranet managers might be wondering why they need to build a business case for a new intranet when it's clear how important the intranet is and the value it provides. However, whilst you might appreciate the value your current intranet provides and the importance it has within your organisation, and how much more a new one could offer, senior management might not be of the same opinion. They may see the cost of a new intranet as an unnecessary overhead. So as an intranet manager you need to have a strong business case and some effective tactics in hand to "sell" a new intranet solution internally.

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Q&A with Perfect Information: Offering Bespoke Compliance Solutions
21st October 2013

Sophie Alexander interviewed Jorge Montana of Perfect Information to find out more about the company's range of productivity tools and workflow solutions which help investment banks, law firms and consultancies in all areas of corporate finance to operate more efficiently. Jorge provided insight into their Anti-Money Laundering (AML) solutions, what differentiates them from competitors, technology innovations and the biggest compliance challenges faced by businesses today.

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Product Review of Meltwater News and Meltwater Buzz: User Interface, Customer Support, Pricing & Contact Details
18th October 2013

Concluding her review of Meltwater Buzz and Meltwater News, Jan Knight covers the user interface, customer help options, pricing and contact information of these online monitoring tools for social media and editorial. She finds both user interfaces very intuitive and easy to use. Meltwater is happy to demo its products and also provides a 14-day free trial for interested companies.

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BYOD or COPE - Technology Isn't Always the Answer
18th October 2013

Current concerns over the risks of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled (COPE) developments focus as much on personal behaviour as on technological solutions. Reporting on growing tablet use at the office, Ovum warns that corporate security mustn't come at the expense of user experience, and Safetica implicitly acknowledges that acceptable use policies play as important a role in regulating personal computer use at work as does monitoring or blocking software. Finally, warning of the dangers of commuter snooping when people are working on confidential documents in public places, Iron Mountain suggests that the first priority is to educate employees.

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Product Review of M-Adaptive: Outputs, User Interface, Customer Support, Pricing & Contact Details
18th October 2013

In the final part of her review of M-Adaptive, a media monitoring tool that brings together editorial and social media content, Anne Lonergan looks at the output options and user interface. She also covers the help options (from PowerPoint slides to live training), pricing and provides contact information.

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Q&A with Alacra: Onboarding to Ongoing
17th October 2013

Alacra provides financial institutions with compliance workflow tools to reduce their financial, legal and reputational risk and meet global regulatory requirements. FreePint's interview with Alacra's Gail Jewsbury covers how the company works with its clients and what developments she expects to see in the risk and compliance market over the next few years, from technology innovations to the changing landscape of regulatory developments around the world. She also gives insight into the ROI which clients can experience when using Alacra Compliance Enterprise (ACE).

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