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Sophie Alexander Product review of Cipher Systems Knowledge360 (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
19th December 2016

Knowledge360 is a knowledge management, competitive intelligence and workflow solution from competitive strategy consultancy Cipher Systems. Part 1 of the review introduces its key advantages and explains how it supports all phases of the intelligence process, specifically helping users in top firms stay aware of latest developments, and save time. What made it the first winner of a prestigious industry endorsement?

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Andrew Lucas Q&A with Findout & ReportLinker - using technology to find answers
16th December 2016

Andrew Lucas talks to Benjamin Carpano, the CEO of ReportLinker and Findout, about how they use data analytics in the analysis of millions of unstructured documents to discover, disambiguate and normalise complex concepts resulting in new structured knowledge of industries, companies and technologies.

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Chris Porter Data analytics & licensing - the role of content aggregators
15th December 2016

As part of the Jinfo Research Focus on data analytics, Chris Porter is finding out what information vendors are doing in this area. Here he interviews two companies with particular strengths in customised content aggregation, InfoDesk and Acquire Media, to understand their perspectives on user demands for data analysis. He discovers where the role of the information professional comes in, and what the obstacles are, to this new area of activity.

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Helen Clegg Insider knowledge - working as a text analytics manager
15th December 2016

We interview Helen Clegg to find out what's involved in her role as a text analytics manager in the data science team in the procurement & analytics practice of international management consultancy A.T. Kearney and how her expertise as an information professional has been an asset in the role. She discusses how she's found the role, how the business uses her analytics skills and gives advice to others considering moving into data analytics.

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Chris Porter Data analytics & licensing - the role of business information aggregators
14th December 2016

As part of the Jinfo Research Focus on data analytics, Chris Porter is finding out what information vendors are doing in this area. Here he looks at how LexisNexis and Dow Jones Factiva, the two giants of the business news aggregation world, are supporting clients' data analytics projects. The article explores what customers want in terms of data analytics projects, where demand is coming from and what developments aggregators are seeing in the marketplace.

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Chris Porter Data analytics & licensing - the role of company data providers
14th December 2016

Chris Porter looks at what company data providers are doing to support customer requests for help with data analytics. He interviews two companies who are known for their company information, Bureau van Dijk and Avention, provider of the OneSource family of services. How are they handling the biggest challenges for their customers and what is the involvement of information professionals?

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Martin Murtland An overview of the fast-developing data analytics landscape (part 2)
14th December 2016

When assessing providers of data analytics platforms, the main considerations are what is important to your company and the business problems you are trying to solve. As part of Jinfo's current Research Focus, "Data analytics - ready your information service", Martin Murtland continues with part 2 of his article by highlighting what to look for in a potential provider. He also shares lessons learnt, highlights key trends to watch and gives an overview of some of the key platform providers such as Microsoft, Tableau, Qlik, Alteryx, Birst, SAP and SAS.

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Chris Porter What are information vendors doing to support data analytics?
14th December 2016

As part of the Research Focus on data analytics, Jinfo contributor Chris Porter has been asking a variety of information service providers to describe what they are doing to support customer data analytics projects. Here he includes comments from interviews with Springer, LexisNexis, InfoDesk and Thomson Reuters.

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Andrew Grave Q&A with Evalueserve - harnessing insights through mind and machine
13th December 2016

Co-founder and CEO of Evalueserve, Marc Vollenweider, gives insights into areas from artificial intelligence to text data analytics and the role of and opportunities for information professionals as technology develops and becomes ever-more integral to business operations. He also discusses upcoming trends such as media mining, combining audio, video and text. Evalueserve has been deeply involved in data analytics since its inception in 2001, services include research, analytics and data management.

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