Information Content Articles: May 13

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FreePint Report: Information Services Management Monthly Update (April 2013)

26th April 2013

This monthly update collects the current content relevant to those responsible for information service management, information strategy and content procurement in a convenient PDF package for download and offline reading.

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• Product Review of InsideView: Executive Summary
  If you're a sales person or marketer interested in prioritising leads, researching what's going on in your target markets and obtaining warm introductions to prospective buyers then InsideView could be the product for you. Jan Knight's executive summary of sales intelligence tool InsideView finds that the product would be an excellent addition to any sales strategy.
  
  
• Product Review of ReportLinker: Executive Summary
  If you're looking for a comprehensive global resource that covers public and private data, ReportLinker could be the ideal search engine for you. The company has developed a search algorithm using semantic technology that offers refined search capacities, mining research and data-driven documents that are hidden in the deep web, essential when 200,000 public sources and 450 private research publishers are at your fingertips.
  
  
• Source Update
  Updates on what's happening with sources and content aggregators
  
  
• News and Analysis
  Commentary from our contributing editors on products, vendors, trends and issues in the information industry
  
  
• In Practice
  Tips and commentary to support management, procurement and information strategy.

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FreePint Report: Product Review of InsideView

18th April 2013

Prospecting for sales leads and the inevitable cold calling is a tough task but it's a vital part of any business operation. Jan Knight reviews InsideView, an award-winning sales intelligence tool which aims to make the process more effective by providing sales and marketing specialists with critical business insights to allow them to contact the right person at the right time... and with the right message.

Reviewed by Jan Knight

• Introduction and FreePint's View
• Sources, Content and Coverage
• Search and Tools
• Outputs, Customer Support, Pricing
• Other Products
• FreePint Buyer's Guide: People information
• About the Reviewer

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FreePint Report: Product Review of ReportLinker

10th April 2013

In her review of ReportLinker, Aileen Marshall explores the myriad of industry, company and country reports available for around 200 countries and 350 industries. Researchers can interrogate information from around 200,000 information sources on public and private companies using semantic search technology - and reports date back as far as 1994, presenting a comprehensive resource from UBIQUICK, a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA company.

Reviewed by Aileen Marshall

• Introduction and FreePint's View
• Sources, Content and Coverage
• Interface, Search, Outputs & Access
• Help, Pricing, Contact & Conclusion
• Other Products
• FreePint Buyer's Guide: Market information
• About the Reviewer

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Information Content Articles: April 13

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FreePint Report: Information Services Management Monthly Update (March 2013)

28th March 2013

This monthly update collects the current content relevant to those responsible for information service management, information strategy and content procurement in a convenient PDF package for download and offline reading.

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• Product Review of just-auto's QUBE: Executive Summary
  QUBE is a recently introduced database from just-auto that is focused on the automotive industry. It features a mix of news, market, competitive and technological content. QUBE differs from many traditional tools by virtue of its real-time updates and the capability offered to users to create their own PDF reports by selecting content of interest from various reports whilst online. The full review looks at the attributes, strengths and weaknesses associated with QUBE and provides a detailed view of the value it offers to automotive industry researchers and analysts.
  
  
• Mini Review: LogixData SECAnalyzer
  Jan Knight reviews LogixData's SECAnalyzer™, an online database offering SEC compliance and disclosure intelligence to law firms, auditors and corporations. The goal of the product is to "deliver insight on SEC disclosures through data, analytics, & technology".
  
  
• Source Update
  Updates on what's happening with sources and content aggregators
  
  
• News and Analysis
  Commentary from our contributing editors on products, vendors, trends and issues in the information industry
  
  
• In Practice
  Tips and commentary to support management, procurement and information strategy.

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FreePint Report: Product Review of just-auto's QUBE

26th March 2013

Victor Camlek takes a look under the hood of QUBE, a relatively new product offering automotive news and market information as well as coverage of the business and R&D aspects of technical research and product development. Stripping the product down, Victor offers a nuts and bolts analysis of the product and how its real-time approach to information and expert analysis can oil the wheels of audiences from automotive suppliers to those on engineering or MBA programmes or in government agencies.

Reviewed by Victor Camlek

• Introduction and FreePint's View
• Sources, Content and Coverage
• Interface, Search and Tools
• Outputs, Reports & Alerts
• Customer Support, Pricing, Conclusion & Contact Details
• FreePint Buyer's Guide: Market information
• About the Reviewer

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Information Content Articles: March 13

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FreePint Report: Information Services Management Monthly Update (February 2013)

26th February 2013

This monthly update collects the current content relevant to those responsible for information service management, information strategy and content procurement in a convenient PDF package for download and offline reading.

Includes:

• Product Review of Key Note: Executive Summary
  Market report publisher Key Note was acquired by Alistair Pauline in 2009. Its strategy subsequently has been to broaden its content and functionality, positioning it firmly in the business intelligence tools area. Andrew Grave investigates how successful Key Note has been in achieving this goal.
  
  
• Product Report: CODiE Finalists - Best Science and Technology Information Solution
  Three products were named to the final round for the CODiE category of Best Science and Technology Information Solution. All three demonstrate understanding of the workflow and content needs of researchers that require scientific information. FreePint reviewers provide a good look at Safari Books Online, Udini from ProQuest and Infotrieve's Mobile Library Rx. Only one can take the CODiE, but all three deserve kudos for excellence.
  
  
• Product Report: CODiE Finalists - Best Legal Information Product
  The CODiE Award for Best Legal Information Product saw four very different legal products gain finalist status, each demonstrating particular strengths for discrete areas of information work. FreePint reviewers put each of the finalists to the test: IA Watch, Lexis Advance, Web Preserver and Workshare. There's only one winner but all offer significant benefits to legal information professionals.
  
  
• Source Update
  Updates on what's happening with sources and content aggregators
  
  
• News and Analysis
  Commentary from our contributing editors on products, vendors, trends and issues in the information industry
  
  
• In Practice
  Tips and commentary to support management, procurement and information strategy.

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FreePint Report: CODiE Finalists - Best Legal Information Product

25th February 2013

The CODiE Award for Best Legal Information Product saw four very different legal products gain finalist status, each demonstrating particular strengths for discrete areas of information work. FreePint reviewers put each of the finalists to the test: IA Watch, Lexis Advance, Web Preserver and Workshare. There's only one winner but all offer significant benefits to legal information professionals.

• Introduction
• Mini Review: Lexis Advance
• Mini Review: Web Preserver
• Mini Review: IA Watch
• Mini Review: Workshare
• FreePint Buyer's Guide: Legal Information
• About the Editor

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FreePint Report: CODiE Finalists - Best Science & Technology Information Solution

12th February 2013

Three products were named to the final round for the CODiE category of Best Science and Technology Information Solution. All three demonstrate understanding of the workflow and content needs of researchers that require scientific information. FreePint reviewers provide a good look at Safari Books Online, Udini from ProQuest and Infotrieve's Mobile Library Rx. Only one can take the CODiE, but all three deserve kudos for excellence.

• Introduction
• Mini Review: Safari Books Online
• Mini Review: Udini
• Mini Review: Infotrieve Mobile Library Rx
• FreePint Buyer's Guide: Science, technical, medical
• About the Editor

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FreePint Report: Product Review of Key Note

11th February 2013

Best known as a market intelligence source, Key Note now provides company information through Companies House filings. Andrew Grave provides an in-depth report of the product and its evolution.

Reviewed by Andrew Grave

• Introduction and FreePint's View
• Sources, Content and Coverage
• Interface, Search and Tools
• Report Contents
• Customer Support, Pricing, Conclusion & Contact Details
• Other Products
• FreePint Buyer's Guide: Company information
• About the Reviewer

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Information Content Articles: February 13

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FreePint Report: CODiE Finalists - Best Media & Information Monitoring Solution

31st January 2013

The CODiE Awards of Excellence are being presented this week and Robin Neidorf rounds up FreePint's recent mini reviews of two of the finalists in the Best Media & Information Monitoring Category: Nexis Media Coverage Analyzer and CisionPoint.

• Introduction
• Mini Review: Nexis Media Coverage Analyzer
• Product Review of CisionPoint: Executive Summary
• FreePint Buyer's Guide: Media Monitoring
• About the Editor

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FreePint Report: Information Services Management Monthly Update (January 2013)

31st January 2013

This monthly update collects the current content relevant to those responsible for information service management, information strategy and content procurement in a convenient PDF package for download and offline reading.

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• Product Report: Compliance Sampler
  Robin Neidorf highlights FreePint's recent full and mini reports in the area of compliance - an area always of interest to FreePint readers as products become more sophisticated and required compliance more stringent.
  
  
• Product Report: CODiE Finalists - Best Media & Information Monitoring Solution
  The CODiE Awards of Excellence are being presented this week and Robin Neidorf rounds up FreePint's recent mini reviews of two of the finalists in the Best Media & Information Monitoring Category: Nexis Media Coverage Analyzer and CisionPoint.
  
  
• Source Update
  Updates on what's happening with sources and content aggregators
  
  
• News and Analysis
  Commentary from our contributing editors on products, vendors, trends and issues in the information industry
  
  
• In Practice
  Tips and commentary to support management, procurement and information strategy.

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FreePint Report: Compliance Sampler

30th January 2013

Robin Neidorf highlights FreePint's recent full and mini reports in the area of compliance - an area always of interest to FreePint readers as products become more sophisticated and required compliance more stringent.

• Introduction
• Mini Review: Keylight 3.0
• Mini Review: Workshare
• Product Review of PI Private Company Data: Executive Summary
• Product Review of BvD Mint: Executive Summary
• FreePint Buyer's Guide: Compliance Tools
• About the Editor

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Information Content Articles: January 13

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FreePint Report: Information Services Management Monthly Update (December 2012)

24th December 2012

This monthly update collects the current content relevant to those responsible for information service management, information strategy and content procurement in a convenient PDF package for download and offline reading.

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• Review of Factiva.com: Executive Summary
  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.
  
  
• Comparative Report on News Products
  FreePint regularly reviews news content products and news aggregators. We then conduct an analysis of those reviews on an annual basis, to demonstrate how the different providers line up with one another across such criteria as source coverage, search capabilities, reporting and outputs and special features.
  
  
• Source Update
  Updates on what's happening with sources and content aggregators
  
  
• News and Analysis
  Commentary from our contributing editors on products, vendors, trends and issues in the information industry
  
  
• In Practice
  Tips and commentary to support management, procurement and information strategy.

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FreePint Report: Product Review of Factiva.com

12th 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.

Reviewed by Andrew Grave

• Introduction and FreePint's View
• Sources, Content and Coverage
• Alerts
• Pricing, Training and Customer Support
• Social Media and Conclusion
• Other Products & Contact Details
• Other Products
• FreePint Buyer's Guide: News
• About the Reviewer

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FreePint Report: Information Services Management Monthly Update (November 2012)

3rd December 2012

This monthly update collects the current content relevant to those responsible for information service management, information strategy and content procurement in a convenient PDF package for download and offline reading.

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• Review of CisionPoint: Executive Summary
  Cision's platform CisionPoint pulls together many of Cision's tools for marketing/communications professionals. It essentially covers all aspects of launching and running a marketing/PR campaign, pulling together many of Cision's offerings in one convenient place. It has a number of sophisticated workflows for those in this area and, for the more robust account level, project spaces that can be used by teams.
  
  
• Product review of PI Private Company Data: Executive Summary
  Private Company Data, from Perfect Information, is a database of UK, and Republic of Ireland, private company company filings and reports. The product significantly reduces the time taken to retrieve original company filings, financial performance and credit scores providing valuable information to business analysts and anyone involved in due diligence and risk assessment.
  
  
• Source Update
  Updates on what's happening with sources and content aggregators
  
  
• News and Analysis
  Commentary from our contributing editors on products, vendors, trends and issues in the information industry
  
  
• In Practice
  Tips and commentary to support management, procurement and information strategy.

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