Product review of AREUSConnect from Iconitel (sources - content & coverage)
13th June 2019

AREUSConnect from Iconitel is a globally accessible subscription and contract management web-based solution and works with clients across a wide range of industries, including energy, pharmaceutical, technology and software, legal, financial services and consulting. In the second part of our full product review, we provide an overview of the dashboard including how to navigate this and add vendors and subscriptions and how to manage users and categories.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3204

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Product review of AREUSConnect from Iconitel (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
12th June 2019

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Sharing copyright in partnerships
11th June 2019

Copyright ownership generally follows the creator of the material and there is no need to register it as it takes effect as soon as the work is created. But what happens when external partners are involved in the creation of a project? This article explores some of the issues involved including ownership of the content, working with partners and what opportunities there are to repurpose your content.

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Alteryx - applying technology to real world problems
31st May 2019

This article looks at some of the issues explored in a recent webinar held by Alteryx, the data science and analytics software company, and presented by Nick Jewell and Sumit Paul-Choudhury. It looked at the history of computing and artificial intelligence and some of the issues that have started to emerge from its use. It also focused on the use of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and ends with a useful checklist for AI projects.

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Mini review of AnythingResearch - US industry and market data
17th May 2019

In this mini review we look at AnythingResearch, a provider of market research, industry trends, business reports and financial ratios on up to 1,300 US industry and market sectors. As well as looking at the company and product, we also look at its users and value, its content and competitors, who cover a range of domestic as well as international markets and include, Markets and Markets, Grand View Research, GlobalData, and IBISWorld.

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Q&A with SPi Global - technology to transform content assets
16th May 2019

Business process outsourcing (BPO) is playing an increasingly important role in how businesses, governments, and other organisations operate. Its growth over the last 25 years has been driven in part by the rise of the internet, which has fuelled a burgeoning BPO industry in Asia, particularly in India, China, and the Philippines. Jinfo interviewed SPi Global's chief technology officer, Jishnu Gupta, to find out about its technology-driven solutions in this area and what makes it unique.

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Q&A with Diligencia - shedding light on companies in MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa
9th May 2019

Diligencia's ClarifiedBy provides company information in 67 countries across MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa. It gathers public record data from a range of official sources which is cleaned, indexed, analysed and cross-referenced to build accurate and comprehensive company records. Jinfo recently spoke to Ben Hedger, regional head in Dubai, and Nameer Kanderian, the company's brand director, to find out more about the company and its ethos and future plans.

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Four things content purchasing professionals can learn from procurement
2nd May 2019

In the last of three articles exploring the similarities between the roles of information and procurement professionals and the mutual expertise that can be exchanged as part of that, we look at what information professionals can gain by seeing the world through the perspective of procurement professionals, including the language used, the establishment of standards and frameworks, risk management and professional recognition.

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Four things procurement professionals need to understand about content purchasing
1st May 2019

In the second article exploring the similarities between the roles of information and procurement professionals and the mutual expertise that can be exchanged as part of that, we look at how procurement professionals can develop awareness about content purchasing as well as the top four things we believe anyone involved with content licensing should know.

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Mapping priorities - procurement and content purchasing
29th April 2019

Information and procurement professionals' roles often overlap and their mutual expertise can bring value to their work. This article contrasts the perspectives and priorities of information and procurement teams and looks at the opportunities for collaboration between them.

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