Panjiva mini review: Part 2
Thursday, 15th March 2012

In Part 1 of this review, we looked at the basics for Panjiva, a research tool for the procurement community. In this post, we’ll take a deeper dive into functionality.

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Panjiva mini review: Part 1
Tuesday, 13th March 2012

Panjiva sounds so much more interesting than “GlobalReferenceCheck”, the original name for this product. So just what does Panjiva offer? It’s a research tool that aims to connect suppliers with buyers and make finding and qualifying potential suppliers a less painful process.

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CB Insights mini review: Part 2
Thursday, 8th March 2012

In Part 1 of this review, we looked at the general features of CB Insights, a platform that provides profiles of investors, companies and funds, and includes basic analytic capabilities. In this part, we’ll drill down into functionality.

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

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FINIF mini review: Part 2
Wednesday, 7th March 2012

In Part 1 of this review, we looked at the basic premise behind FINIF, a financial informatics platform.

FINIF is not only unique in that it is one of a very few in the financial sentiment analysis niche...

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FINIF mini review: Part 1
Tuesday, 6th March 2012

FINIF bills itself as an informatics platform that specialises in financial sentiment analysis and market chatter. The technology provides the capability to analyse financial data, news and opinion from sources such as Twitter, reputable news providers and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings.

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Meltwater Press Mini-Review: Part 2
Friday, 15th July 2011

Part 1 of this mini-review provides a brief overview of Meltwater Press, how it fits within the Meltwater suite of products and how it differs from traditional PR databases. In this Part 2, we take a closer look at some of the functions of Meltwater Press. Finding journalists through search means...

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Meltwater Press Mini-Review: Part 1
Friday, 15th July 2011

Meltwater, a 10-year-old media monitoring company, is best known for Meltwater News, which monitors web-based news distribution and provides customers with alerts, and Meltwater Buzz, which offers a look into social media activity and sentiment. These compete with similar offerings from companies...

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