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Reviewed by Heidi Longaberger
From the introduction: "NovaRes is a global, online database providing public policy and regulatory information. The platform, launched in 2007, distinguishes itself by concentrating solely on the financial sector. The focus is on real-time monitoring and...
Reviewed by Joanna Ptolomey
From the introduction: "SciVerse Applications is an application marketplace and developer network with applications in information management, productivity and workflow tools. The product is from Elsevier, a global leader in the provision of science and health...
Reviewed by Penny Crossland
From the introduction: "StrategyEye's digital media intelligence service, StrategyEye Digital Media, launched in 2006, is an intelligence platform aimed at senior strategic decision makers who require insight and analysis to help them identify their next...
Reviewed by Jan Knight
From the introduction: "This product consists of information in the form of company profiles, industry reports and business articles. There is also the ability to build customised company lists with a very intuitive List Builder interface. HighBeam Business is used...
Reviewed by Heidi Longaberger
From the introduction: "Factiva.com is a business intelligence system, offering news and business information from sources as varied as the top media outlets, to business and consumer websites. Altogether, Factiva.com offers 31,000 global sources from 200...
Reviewed by Jan Knight
From the introduction: "LexisNexis provides a variety of global business solutions to its clients worldwide. The NexisUK product is just one small part of the "Total Solutions" package that it offers clients who need to be kept up to date with what's happening in...
Reviewed by Heidi Longaberger
From the introduction: "Bankscope is a global database and financial analysis tool offering bank financial statements,
ratings, news and intelligence. When Bankscope says global, they mean it. Coverage includes 30,000 banks from across the world including the...
Reviewed by Leah Pellegrino
From the introduction: "Infotrieve specialises in business service solutions for information centres in middle and large market corporations. Among the services it provides are technology for content access and management, secure social networking and...
Reviewed by Scott Brown
From the introduction: "The target customers of Intelligence Plaza are primarily decision-makers, top management, strategic planning, business development, sales and marketing, research and development and market intelligence professionals."
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Reviewed by Perrin Kerravala
From the introduction: "Preqin is a publisher of online databases, reports and data on alternative investments, including
private equity (PE), real estate, hedge funds and infrastructure funds. Founded in 2002, Preqin is headquartered in London, with...
Product Review of FirstRain
Reviewed by Perrin Kerravala
978-1-907594-81-6 Published August 2011 Total pages: 19
From the introduction: "FirstRain recognises that although timely access to quality business intelligence is essential for most organisations, the availability of massive...
Product Review of Thomson Reuters' WestlawNext
Reviewed by Leah Pellegrino
978-1-907594-82-3 Published August 2011 Total pages: 17
From the introduction: "Thomson Reuters is a leading provider of information for businesses and professionals. The company offers a number of solutions...
Product Review of Euromonitor Passport
Reviewed by Jan Knight
978-1-907594-77-9 Published July 2011 Total pages: 18
From the introduction: "Euromonitor Passport, the company's online market research web-based tool, focuses on statistics and analysis related to consumer-based...
Product Review of Lexis Diligence
Reviewed by Heidi Longaberger
978-1-907594-76-2 Published July 2011 Total pages: 18
From the introduction: "Lexis Diligence is a database designed to help a company perform the necessary due diligence in the areas of risk, compliance and fraud....
Product Review of ISI's CEIC China Premium Database and EMIS China
Reviewed by Penny Crossland
978-1-907594-67-0 Published June 2011 Total pages: 28
From the introduction: "The following reviews are of two ISI Emerging Markets Chinese services. The first one, CEIC China
Premium...
Product Review of China Connect
Reviewed by Perrin Kerravala
978-1-907594-68-7 Published June 2011 Total pages: 24
From the introduction: "China Connect is a partnership between BvD and BCMS International, an M&A advisory firm.
The content is made available via BvD's Zephyr...
Product Review of IHS DataInsight 4.1
Reviewed by Penny Crossland
978-1-907594-62-5 Published May 2011 Total pages: 20
From the introduction: "The product started about ten years ago as an Excel application and has progressed to a sophisticated and interactive analytical and...
Product Review of Radian6
Reviewed by Scott Brown
978-1-907594-63-2 Published May 2011 Total pages: 19
From the introduction: "Radian6 is a tool for social media monitoring and engagement across a variety of social platforms: blogs, "microblogs" (such as Twitter), online forums,...
Product Review of ProQuest Dialog STM
Reviewed by Joanna Ptolomey
978-1-907594-57-1 Published April 2011 Total pages: 22
From the introduction: "There was information before the internet, believe it or not, and the earliest online information system from Dialog has been around since...
Product Review of ZoomInfo
Reviewed by Scott Brown
978-1-907594-58-8 Published April 2011 Total pages: 15
From the introduction: "ZoomInfo provides a suite of products that offer business contact information and profiles for business entities and employees. ZoomInfo addresses the...
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