FreePint Report: Product Review of Attensa StreamServer
13th August 2012

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Thomson Innovation: Sources, content and coverage
13th August 2012

The sources included in Thomson Innovation provide a holistic view of patent information, within the context of business literature and news. Content partners include Cengage Gale, and a deep pool of content comes from Thomson Reuters' own industry-standard sources such as Derwent World Patents Index. Reviewer David Whelan provides details.

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Thomson Innovation: Introduction and FreePint's View
13th August 2012

Thomson Innovation is a powerful database for patent research, published by Thomson Reuters. It uniquely combines patent content with business information, to help users identify opportunities and threats and move more quickly to decision-making. Reviewer David Whelan offers his quick-view in this introduction.

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Product Review of Attensa StreamServer: Executive Summary
13th August 2012

An enterprise-scale content management system, Attensa StreamServer offers the ability to curate multiple "streams" of information and also track how those streams flow through an organisation. Reviewer Scott Brown highlights the findings of his full product review in this executive summary.

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Nice work if you can get it
13th August 2012

Information and library schools aren’t producing people with the skills that information managers need, suggests one new survey. Which is a shame - because the opportunities do seem to be there if you know where to look.

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Using third-party tools to mine social sites for competitive intelligence
9th August 2012

The rise of the Web 2.0 has opened virtual goldmines for intelligence analysts. One big factor is that customer interaction has come into play. Contrary to the static Web 1.0, where the flow of information was mainly a one-way street, this new dynamic make-up of the Web allows consumers to chime in: Social media, mining communities, social Q&A, you name it. While this article is mainly directed at business intelligence analysts, the tools explored here might also be valuable in other areas of Intel.

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Source Update August 2012: What's happening with online sources?
9th August 2012

Monthly update on changes to online sources of value to corporate researchers and knowledge workers.

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Plagiarism: The problem, prevention and detection
8th August 2012

Online plagiarism (or website plagiarism) is the copying of website or blog content and passing it off as one’s own material on another website. Generally this also involves a breach of copyright. The problem for content owners is detecting online plagiarism and stopping it.

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Attensa StreamServer: Special functionality
8th August 2012

Attensa StreamServer aims to focus attention, and the special features built into the product succeed in this aim. The product's ability to incorporate, analyse and report on a wide range of data help it stand apart. Reviewer Scott Brown documents his research.

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Source Update August 2012: What's happening with Eureka.cc?
8th August 2012

Monthly update on changes in sources on Eureka.cc.

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