Product Review of Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence
24th September 2015

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Mini Review of TIBCO Spotfire 7
24th September 2015

Andrew Lucas reviews the latest release of the data analytics application TIBCO Spotfire 7, continuing FreePint's focus on different aspects of data visualisation. He covers the product's background and potential user groups, which include non-data professionals. He considers its value, key new features, and how it compares with competitors Tableau Desktop and Qlik. Interface, functionality, outputs and help are also covered.

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Product Review of EndNote (Competitors, Development & Pricing)
23rd September 2015

Concluding her product review of EndNote, Cindy Romaine covers development, competitors and pricing. She considers the maturity of the Thomson Reuters tool and outlines the important differences between reference citation tools and reference management tools. Competitors considered include the free tools Zotero and Mendeley, plus BibTex, RefWorks, Papers, and Reference Manager.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2549

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Product Review of Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence (Competitors, Development & Pricing)
23rd September 2015

In the final part of his review Chris Porter looks at the product development of Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, aimed at organisations needing to track regulatory developments in jurisdictions, worldwide. He describes enhancements to come, and its role in the Thomson Reuters family. He also provides information on price points and competitive differentiation.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2548

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Product Review of PatentAdvisor (Sources - Content & Coverage)
22nd September 2015

Robyn Smith continues her product review of PatentAdvisor, the US-focused patent analytics tool produced by LexisNexis company Reed Tech. In this second part she examines the tool's coverage such as how it analyses content in the patent approval process, how the data can be viewed, Examiner Profiles and Appeal statistics.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2550

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Product Review of EndNote (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration & Help)
22nd September 2015

Cindy Romaine continues her product review of EndNote, the Thomson Reuters reference management tool for corporate and academic researchers, looking at the technology. She discusses in detail importing references, search database options, PDF handling, working with Google Scholar, customising citations and bibliographies and how to share references.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2549

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Product Review of PatentAdvisor (Introduction; Value; Contact Details)
21st September 2015

Robyn Smith starts her product review of PatentAdvisor, the patent analytics tool produced by LexisNexis company Reed Tech. She introduces the US-focused product which provides in-depth profiles of US patent filings and patent examiners, describes how the analyses are made, the product's goals, primary customer groups and contact details. She also examines the value the product offers IP professionals.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2550

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Content Management Tools That Really Can Deliver
18th September 2015

Attensa, EditorEye and Linex Systems are under Dale Moore's scrutiny in a round-up of content management and current awareness tools, their capabilities and differentiators. He also interviewed each vendor to get their input on challenges facing knowledge management and information workers - and how their products can help.

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Product Review of EndNote (Sources - Content & Coverage)
18th September 2015

Cindy Romaine continues her product review of EndNote, Thomson Reuters reference management tool for corporate and academic researchers. In this second part she discusses unique features such as full integration with Thomson Reuters Web of Science and a built in reference updater, and examines in detail how to start using EndNote X7. Useful features covered include synchronising between desktop and online accounts, importing PDFs from the desktop and "Smart Group" search which examines a user's entire library.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2549

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Product Review of Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration & Help)
17th September 2015

In the third part of his review of Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, Chris Porter looks at the technology involved in the product which lets compliance professionals track regulatory developments worldwide. He describes improvements and feature updates to the previous service from Thomson Reuters, such as a new "Community" area. Filter parameters allowing highly targeted searches are discussed, and how it harnesses the power of its underlying regulatory information library. Viewing, outputs, sharing options and support are also assessed.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2548

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