FreePint Report: Information Services Management Monthly Update (October 2013)
31st October 2013

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Understanding Politically Exposed Persons & Their Associated Risks: Part 1
30th October 2013

Tom Brown provides guidance on the definition of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) between jurisdictions and looks at how Anti-Money Laundering and compliance specialists can manage the huge risks associated with PEPs as a result of these clients' exposure to wealth, power, information and influence.

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Big Data - We Have the Technology, Now Where are the Skills?
30th October 2013

Recent findings from Gartner that businesses can expect to lose competitive ranking if they fail to get to grips with digital business, and from Wikibon that perhaps half of organisations fail to realise full value from their big data investments, both suggest that shortage of talent rather than of technology is the key factor. Companies such as Demandbase and Google, with their Managed Analytics tool and Analytics Academy respectively, may only be using their offer of skills support to encourage further use of their technology.  But the fact that they feel it necessary to do so may signal a more general recognition that skills are at the heart of the problem.

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Product Review of Eureka.cc & Eureka.cc Analytik: Introduction, Value and FreePint's View
30th October 2013

In the first part of her review of online sources directory Eureka.cc and media analysis module Eureka.cc Analytik, Anne Jordan gives an overview of the company and products, along with the value that they can offer their users - predominantly communications and public relations specialists along with marketing professionals and corporate library/information centres. In Europe Eureka.cc is known as Europresse.com.

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Build a Solid Business Case for Your Knowledge Programme
28th October 2013

All knowledge management programmes require buy in from senior stakeholders. Building and documenting a strong business case provides a good foundation to obtain investment. This article looks at five critical elements of your business case, from aiming to reduce costs or increase revenue to quantifying investment requirements.

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The Cloud - Too Important to be Left to IT
28th October 2013

Many challenges remain before cloud computing can bring real benefits to the enterprise - ranging from risk of data loss (according to Kroll Ontrack) to unanticipated costs (says a Forbes Insights report). Some of these risks might be mitigated by the new BSI and Cloud Security Alliance STAR Certification programme of cloud service providers - but Gartner believes that companies will also need to focus less on the technology and more on tactical solutions to business problems. To do this, it suggests, they could start with simple projects that have buy-in from all parties but are incubated away from the information technology department.

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Intranets - Helping You Make the Right Decision Faster
28th October 2013

Sparked by a post written by Gerry McGovern which discussed the need for greater investment in web-based corporate tools like intranets, James Mullan looks into how intranets can help individuals, especially knowledge workers make decisions faster. He discusses why understanding how much time knowledge workers dedicate to "skill time" as opposed to "tool time" is essential in enabling better decision making.

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FreePint Report: Product Review of M-Adaptive
28th October 2013

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The Online Information Researcher of 2014: Beyond News Aggregation
25th October 2013

Rachael Elliott looks into the changing landscape of business information sources from the days of the microfiche to the wealth of free information available on the web and gives the pros and cons some of the current news aggregation tools such Google News, M-Brain, RSS feeds and Twitter. She encourages us to go beyond the "usual suspects" for our business information news and to not to write off social media as an information source.

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Mini Review: CB Insights
24th October 2013

This Mini Review updates FreePint's March 2012 coverage of CB Insights, an information provider of high-growth company information and financing and M&A deals intelligence. New features include proprietary research, deal valuation metrics, data visualisation tools, ranking functionality, and expanded Excel capabilities. The product is used by corporations (strategy, innovation and M&A) as well as private equity/venture capital firms, investment bankers (sell-side and buy-side) and other industries that are interested in understanding emerging trends or in acquiring or investing in high-growth companies.

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