Source Update September 2013: What's Happening with Nexis?
4th September 2013

This month's additions and takedowns in Nexis, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Product Review of ALM Legal Intelligence: Sources, Coverage and Content
3rd September 2013

Business intelligence on the legal market provides valuable competitive edge for firms large and small. John DiGilio continues his review of ALM Legal Intelligence to look at the sources, coverage and key data points available from billing information to firm financials and recruitment.

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Product Review of ALM Legal Intelligence: Introduction and FreePint's View
2nd September 2013

As the legal industry continues to become increasingly more competitive, firms large and small are striving to achieve some sort of advantage. ALM Legal Intelligence is designed to meet the needs of those strategic players who toil behind the scenes to ensure the competitiveness of their firms. For over a century and half, American lawyers have been turning to the venerable brands that constitute ALM's media holdings to help them keep their finger on the pulse of the industry. This, their latest offering leverages the vast body of data and industry intelligence that makes these publications so integral and unifies it in a single, versatile platform.

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The Story Behind the Headline - Twitter and Google Aim for the Truth
2nd September 2013

Is the leaking, whistleblowing and revelation of secret documents that continues to capture the headlines having an effect on what consumers of news are expecting to read on the internet? Are they no longer satisfied with the snippets of news that Twitter and other social media outlets provide, preferring to read the stories behind the headlines to get the real picture? Just as traditional news providers are embracing social media tools, it would appear that Twitter and Google are moving the other way.

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Product Review of Leadership Companies Premium: Executive Summary
30th August 2013

Leadership Companies Premium offers a tightly focused and well-executed product for organisations which require executive contact and network details on US public companies and the largest/most important private companies, finds Aileen Marshall in her executive summary. Particular strengths include the detail available in the executive records and the links to and visual representation of their networks.

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FreePint Report: Information Services Management Monthly Update (August 2013)
29th August 2013

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Corporate Social Networking - Be Cautious but Assume It's Here to Stay
29th August 2013

Information managers may be right to be cautious in claiming too much for social media within the enterprise, and can perhaps help avoid both the bandwagon effect and the backlash if social networking fails to live up to the hype. But as Pew Research Center findings imply, the senior executives' generation is rapidly getting to grips with social networking. Furthermore, predictions from Microsoft suggest that its roll-out within large organisations is inevitable. One year after its acquisition by Microsoft, Yammer continues to integrate with established Microsoft products and to link with other partners - most recently Klout, which can measure influence and expertise within the workplace.

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Product Review of BvD Compliance Catalyst: Executive Summary
28th August 2013

Compliance Catalyst from Bureau van Dijk (BvD) is a workflow application which helps organisations to take an informed, risk-based decision on whether to accept a potential new customer, supplier or other business partner. It aims to speed up the due diligence research and decision-making process by streamlining steps which many users are currently undertaking in a very manual way. It also monitors existing business relationships for changes in risk levels.

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FreePint Report: Product Review of BvD Compliance Catalyst
27th August 2013

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Product Review of BvD Compliance Catalyst: Customer Support, Pricing & Contact Details
27th August 2013

The final part of the review of BvD's Compliance Catalyst identifies the help options available online and through telephone support, the pricing options and contact details. Compliance Catalyst helps users such as financial services institutions, accountants and corporations (especially those in high risk areas such as mining and defence) with client onboarding and acceptance processes, customer due diligence and Know Your Customer checks on companies across the world.

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