Mini Review: Best Practices LLC
17th September 2013

Yulia Aspinall reviews Best Practices LLC, a database of benchmarking studies focusing on the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and healthcare technology industries. Using Best Practices LLC can help identify company-specific competitive advantages and winning strategies to differentiate, survive and thrive in today's tough economic environment.

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Q&A with Thomson Reuters: Developing a Connected Approach to GRC
17th September 2013

The Thomson Reuters Accelus Brand represents a substantial and growing set of governance, risk and compliance tools. FreePint's interview with Andrew Neblett of Thomson Reuters explores what attracted the company to this complex market and the developments in areas such as regulatory change and enforcement it anticipates over the next few years along with technology innovations and how to determine ROI of compliance tools.

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Will Twitter "Conversations" Connect the Missing Dots?
16th September 2013

If you're a regular user of Twitter, you may have noticed that the timeline on the Twitter web application now includes a vertical blue line that has been designed to "connect conversations" between users. This update to Twitter has proved to be contentious with many users complaining that the blue vertical line makes timelines look weird, messy and that they're seeing many more conversations in Twitter. So what value does the new Twitter conversation update provide?

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Product Review of Thomson Reuters Compliance Complete: Sources, Content & Coverage
12th September 2013

Examining the sources, content and coverage in Thomson Reuters Compliance Complete, Chris Porter finds the comprehensive content ranges from key regulatory events to news and analysis, rulebooks and directories. A community message board allows service users to interact with their peers and Compliance Complete editorial staff.

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Predicting the Future of Knowledge Work
12th September 2013

It seems wrong to be looking at the future of knowledge work three quarters of a way through a year, having normally done this at the start of a new year. But I was intrigued by a number of blog posts which discuss knowledge management, knowledge sharing, collaboration and social technologies, and their potential within law firms and other organisations. So what does the future of knowledge work look like?

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Product Review of Thomson Reuters Compliance Complete: Introduction, Value and FreePint's View
11th September 2013

Compliance Complete from Thomson Reuters is an information service for compliance professionals which aims to take the pain out of tracking regulatory developments. In the first part of his review, Chris Porter examines how the tool presents value for money and gives FreePint's view on the key product attributes from coverage to organisation of the data.

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Zawya Now the Go-To MENA Resource with Third Platform Launch
11th September 2013

Zawya has gone from strength to strength in terms of content and data coverage since its acquisition by Thomson Reuters in 2012, evolving from a provider of company and industry information on the Middle East and North Africa to a fully-fledged business intelligence platform aimed at finance professionals. Penny Crossland looks at three product enhancements launched by the database this year covering financial markets, construction & infrastructure projects, and investor solutions.

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Product Review of ALM Legal Intelligence: Executive Summary
10th September 2013

ALM Legal Intelligence leverages the vast body of data and industry intelligence that makes ALM's publications so integral to those in the legal field and unifies it in a single, versatile platform. John DiGilio's executive summary offers a snapshot of the product's use for researchers, analysts and competitive intelligence experts in the legal arena, working for firms large and small.

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The Paywall Debate Moves to Video Monetization
10th September 2013

A quick look at the FreePint archive of articles on the subject of paywalls shows that the topic was top of the agenda two years ago, and has made infrequent headlines since then. However, this does not mean that the issue of whether and how to charge for news has gone away, or has been resolved. A new aspect to the paywall debate is that of video monetization, with publishers seemingly unsure of how to approach the issue and providers such as YouTube now considering charging up to $5 a month for access to certain channels.

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FreePint Report: Product Review of ALM Legal Intelligence
9th September 2013

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