Key Subscription Sources for Financial Information
21st December 2015

As part of FreePint's Topic Series, "News, and Other Commodities", Eileen Steer evaluates eight of the key subscription sources for financial information: Alacra Premium, BvD Orbis, Dow Jones Factiva, D&B Hoover's, S&P Capital IQ, Nexis from LexisNexis, PrivCo, and Eikon from Thomson Reuters.

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Market landscape - company information
21st December 2015

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FreePint News Survey Analysis 2015 Part 4 - Main Suppliers, and Satisfaction with Them
21st December 2015

Preferences for primary and secondary news products, including comprehensive platforms which cover more than news, and specialist industry-specific tools are analysed in the fourth part of our analysis of FreePint's 8th Annual Survey on News Needs and Preferences. Robin Neidorf examines which products remain consistently popular, which product features are trending or becoming less popular, and how satisfied respondents are with elements of their news providers - such as content, features and service levels.

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Analysing the Market Landscape for People Information - Introduction
18th December 2015

The market for "people information" is diverse, ranging from premium databases to free or freemium services. Choosing which solution to rely on involves a set of complex decisions and considerable internal and external research into use-cases and vendors. Shimrit Janes looks at seven different vendors which have specialist "people information" offers: Avention/OneSource, Boardroom Insiders, Factiva, Leadership Directories, LinkedIn, Nexis, and ZoomInfo.

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Product Review of Thomson Innovation
18th December 2015

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Product Review of Thomson Innovation (Competitors, Development & Pricing)
17th December 2015

Scott Vine concludes his review of Thomson Innovation, Thomson Reuters' primary patent database, looking at main competitors Questel Orbit IP, CPA Global Discovery, LexisNexis TotalPatent, Innography Advanced Analysis and PatSeer. He also covers pricing, and training.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2590

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FreePint News Survey Analysis 2015 Part 3 - Purchasing Environment for News Content
17th December 2015

In the third part of her analysis of FreePint's 8th Annual Survey on News Needs and Preferences, director of research, Robin Neidorf, reports on the purchasing environment for news. She reports on changes respondents have made to their licensing of news databases and key suppliers, the key factors in contract decisions, purchase decision factors, and purchasing philosophies.

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Product Review of Thomson Innovation (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration & Help)
16th December 2015

Scott Vine continues his product review of Thomson Innovation, Thomson Reuters' primary patent database, looking at the technology. He takes a detailed look at search, display, alerts and outputs. He highlights what he considers to be particularly impressive functions and the range of outputs offered, as well as the choice of visualisation methods for analysing results.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2590

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Product Review of First Research
16th December 2015

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Key Learning Points "What We Learned about Usage"
16th December 2015

Original research into authentication mechanisms along with consulting sessions carried out as part of FreePint's last Topic Series "All About Usage", highlighted three main themes in relation to usage. A FreePint Webinar, What We Learned about Usage, took a closer look at these themes and also explored areas such as the impact of objectives related to R&D and innovation projects, and projects which involve visualisation and data mining. 

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