FreePint Report: Information Services Management Monthly Update (April 2013)
25th April 2013

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An Array of Needs in Mobile Content: A View from the FreePint Community of Practice
25th April 2013

The mobile environment is a dynamic one. Robin Neidorf offers an update into how organisations are tackling the challenge of making content mobile, which devices are proving the most popular and which barriers to implementation remain. Security and authentication issues are discussed alongside BYOD and softer challenges such as users' lack of information literacy skills.

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Social Media Disclosure Means More Headaches for Info Pros
24th April 2013

The United States Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has ruled that companies may use social media to disclose company information so long as investors know to look for it there. But, despite services like Thomson Reuters’ Accelus Disclosure Solutions, there’s always the risk of unauthorised premature announcements. Pressure from Ovum on European banks to improve their social media presence, and new UK rules on directors’ remuneration reporting, could also complicate the situation – not to mention findings from Pew that social media comment may not even be representative of opinion generally.

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The Importance of Knowledge Management and KM Roles
24th April 2013

In an organisation that has been using knowledge management for a while there are likely to be several roles that facilitate the creation and dissemination of knowledge, identify the KM strategy, choose the KM tools, help users make the most of the KM system, and much more. The question is, "Why are these roles so important?" James Mullan explores KM in organisations and identifies key roles and responsibilities.

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Mini Review: ThomasNet.com
23rd April 2013

Victor Camlek reviews ThomasNet.com, a free resource for those in the manufacturing and supply side of engineering. The comprehensive resource offers a supplier directory, a product search, CAD search, plus product-related news, IMT (Industry Market Trends) journals and a forum for engineers.

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Transferring Big Data by Bullet Express Train
22nd April 2013

Analysis and outputs are the two issues usually associated with big data but there is another one which is just as important: data movement. Matt Benati explains why speedy data movement and skilled data scientists are essential to successful big data projects.

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Product Review of InsideView: Executive Summary
18th April 2013

If you're a sales person or marketer interested in prioritising leads, researching what’s going on in your target markets and obtaining warm introductions to prospective buyers then InsideView could be the product for you. Jan Knight's executive summary of sales intelligence tool InsideView finds that the product would be an excellent addition to any sales strategy.

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Product Review of InsideView: Outputs, Customer Support, Pricing
18th April 2013

Concluding her review of sales intelligence tool InsideView, Jan Knight reviews the output options, help and support available, pricing and timeliness of information. The company continually aggregates, triangulates and validates information from over 30,000 data sources and updates the system as soon as changes are found.

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Do Legal Firms Need Client-Facing Systems?
18th April 2013

Law firms are under increasing pressure to provide more services to clients for less money. In this context you would expect to see innovative client-facing solutions being developed. But this doesn't appear to be the case. Why is this? James Mullan explores the drivers and blocks to development of systems such as extranets and collaborative platforms for the legal sector.

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FreePint Report: Product Review of InsideView
17th April 2013

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