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Getting to Know You, Vendor Perspective
20th January 2016
Selecting a vendor, especially for a long-term contract, requires a great deal of effort and thoughtful process on the part of the buyer. But entering this relationship requires an equal amount of attention on the part of the vendor. What are vendors looking for, and how do they make the process run smoothly? FreePint interviews Brad Scher, CEO of Acquire Media, to get insight from the vendor perspective.
Product Review of DueDil
20th January 2016
Product Review of Findout (Help & Training; Competitors; Development; Pricing)
19th January 2016
In the final part of his FreePint product review Andrew Lucas looks at the pricing, product maturity and planned enhancements of the Findout tool which is designed to help professionals research industry verticals. The article also considers products which may offer an alternative to Findout, including MarketResearch.com and ReportLinker, Factiva, Nexis, Meltwater and FirstRain.
Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2609
Market landscape - consumer research sources
19th January 2016
Product Review of DueDil (Training and Help; Competitors; Development; Pricing)
18th January 2016
Chris Porter concludes his in-depth product review of the Enterprise service from company information provider DueDil, covering UK and Irish corporate filings. He looks at support, including quick help features, major development projects in the pipeline and its relative strengths compared with competitors Avention/OneSource, D&B and Bureau van Dijk.
Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2607
Product Review of Findout (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration)
18th January 2016
In the third part of the FreePint product review of Findout, Andrew Lucas examines the technology used to power the product which uncovers information from structured and unstructured data. It includes the use of big data algorithms, artificial intelligence and natural language processing to improve search results and identify and retrieve relevant sections within long documents. He also considers its suitability for use by both end-users and professional information researchers, in particular those interested in industry verticals.
Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2609
Product Review of EBSCO Business Source Corporate Plus
18th January 2016
Product Review of DueDil (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration)
15th January 2016
Chris Porter continues his in-depth product review of the Enterprise service from company information provider DueDil, covering UK and Irish corporate filings. He looks at its platform capabilities, including simple searching and "added extras" such as its own advanced search algorithm, social media inspired tracking and impressive visualisation features.
Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2607
Product Review of EBSCO Business Source Corporate Plus (Competitors, Development & Pricing)
15th January 2016
Sophie Alexander continues her product review of EBSCO Business Source Corporate Plus (BSC+). She describes what she considers to be the main competitors to the curated premium business reference database: Factiva and ProQuest Dialog. She concludes her review with some new developments EBSCO is working on for BSC+ and its pricing structure.
Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2605
Product Review of Findout (Sources - Content & Coverage)
15th January 2016
In the second part of the FreePint product review of Findout, Andrew Lucas explores the content offered in the service, and provides examples of key selling points. He looks at the large volume of web-based reports and documents available in Findout and considers some of the pros and cons of this approach, as well as looking at how searching for sources is handled.
Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2609
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