Email: Here Today; Here Tomorrow
12th December 2012

Email. It's not dead, just changing. Love it or hate it, we must manage it. Surveys show that email is as 'here' as it's ever been and isn't going away any time soon. But it's not email itself that's the problem, it's the way we fail to manage it.

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Product Review of Factiva.com: Executive Summary
12th December 2012

Factiva is a business intelligence tool with a traditional strength in news. In this executive summary Andrew Grave explores the many changes Factiva has made in 2012.

Update: A new review of this product is available here »

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FreePint Report: Product Review of Factiva.com
12th December 2012

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Factiva.com: Other Products & Contact Details
11th December 2012

The concluding part of Andrew Grave's review of Factiva.com highlights other Factiva products which could be of interest to information professionals.

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Factiva.com: Social Media and Conclusion
11th December 2012

Andrew Grave highlights the company's social media presence and initiatives. He summarises his thoughts and urges Factiva.com users to try the Simple Search and Homepage features in order to gain quick access to the rich content.

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Factiva.com: Pricing, Training and Customer Support
11th December 2012

Andrew Grave looks at the wide variety of training materials and methods available for Factiva.com as well as customer support options. Pricing details are described generally, and readers are encouraged to follow up directly with Factiva for more informaitonthe pricing plans available for small businesses and corporates.

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Factiva.com: Alerts
11th December 2012

Continuing his review of Factiva.com's business intelligence tool, Andrew Grave assimilates the different 'alert' options on offer and finds out how to tailor the search parameters, format and delivery options.

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Factiva.com: Sources, Content and Coverage
11th December 2012

Continuing his review of Factiva.com, Andrew Grave tries out the different methods of searching the 36,000 sources from nearly 200 countries in 28 languages, now including Thai and Vietnamese. Twitter feeds, blogs and message boards are a new addition for 2012, offering a valuable supplement to the more traditional content.

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Factiva.com: Introduction and FreePint's View
10th December 2012

Ten years ago Factiva.com was one of only two go-to tools for news; now there are many more competitors in the marketplace. Andrew Grave puts Factiva.com through its paces and finds out whether the investment in content and functionality, in the face of competition from a myriad of free and premium sources, has paid off.

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HP and Autonomy - How Damaging Will a High Profile Dispute Be?
10th December 2012

In continuing coverage of the dispute with Hewlett Packard, Autonomy’s founder Mike Lynch has rejected all the accusations that his management deliberately inflated the company’s pre-acquisition value, and has launched a website to bring the affair out into the open. But, with the Securities & Exchange Commission expected to require substantiation of HP’s allegations by year-end, one legal expert warns of the dangers of conducting such disputes in the glare of publicity.

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