Articles mentioning competitive intelligenceAs information has moved during the past few years towards becoming a commodity, the information science profession has moved away from its beginnings in the traditional library and in-formation retrieval world and has become more interdisciplinary. It has been broadening and diversifying into a variety of research areas, all driven by the pervasive spread of technology, and now includes all aspects of information, from its creation and management to archiving and preservation. Some specific areas now of interest to information scientists include knowledge management,
competitive intelligence, content management, and virtual communities. July 31. Information Science and Technology Abstracts.
http://www.infotoday.com/ISTA/edv38n1.htmProper credit analysis, prudent risk portfolio management, use of
competitive intelligence methodology, and critical analysis of price formation - plus a careful reading of Enron's own minimal disclosure of its financial practices - would have warned creditors that they were in grave peril, and enabled them to extricate themselves long before the collapse occurred. ‘Bankruptcy settlement shows cost of neglecting risk management.’ BusinessWire, July 22.
http://www.businesswire.comSmall businesses have a tendency to ignore
competitive intelligence. Entrepreneurs are often not bothered about what is happening in the environment surrounding them. So they tend to think they know all about their competitive environment. Some tips that entrepreneurs can learn about competitive intelligence. ‘Spy on your rivals.’ G Khabo. Financial Gazette, July 17.
http://www.fingaz.co.zw/fingaz/2003/July/July17/4402.shtmlThe success of any competitive management group is a function of its operational processes and capabilities. Certain CI groups are better positioned to manage the competitive environment because of their structure, reporting relationships, collection tools, analytical techniques and skills and capabilities embedded within their core competency. Best-in-class
competitive intelligence companies manage the environment by establishing ideal CI structures, hire the best people and use even the most common tools innovatively to provide the most impact on brand strategy. ‘Managing the competition.’ Best Practices LLC.
http://www.benchmarkingreports.com/salesandmarketing/sm157_competitive_intelligence.aspThere are growing suspicions that many of the technologies supposed to 'empower' companies with
competitive intelligence - customer relationship management (CRM) and data warehousing, for example - have failed. You can usually tell when the game's up for a technology, according to management consultant Simon Clark at Katapult-IT. It gets reinvented as something else. "It's telling that these days no one talks about data warehouses. The new buzzwords are business intelligence," he said. "But essentially it has the same goals as CRM and data warehousing." ‘Helping to dig for data.’ Nick Booth. July 28. Computer Reseller News.
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Baxter Healthcare Corp. plans to ask a judge for the return of information it alleges Bayer and one of its scientists stole
trade secrets related to drug manufacturing and other technology. ‘Baxter sues Bayer over trade secrets.’ AP. July 24
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/07/24/financial1544EDT0128.DTL Boeing said former Sen. Warren B. Rudman, R-N.H., will lead an independent review of the company's policies and procedures regarding ethics and the handling of
competitive information. The Air Force and the Justice Department are reviewing whether Boeing employees misused information from Lockheed Martin in 1997 and 1998 during the competition for development of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. Two former Boeing employees have been charged in federal court with conspiracy, theft of trade secrets and violating federal procurement integrity laws. ‘Boeing to cut jobs.’ Helen Jung. AP, July 18.
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/business/6327791.htm http://www.fresnobee.com/24hour/business/story/945415p-6607316c.html http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/6335794.htm As punishment for possessing more than 25,000 pages of proprietary documents from rival Lockheed Martin, The
Boeing Co. yesterday was stripped of seven Air Force satellite launch contracts previously awarded for its Delta 4 rocket. Those military missions, representing more than $1 billion worth of business, will now be flown by Lockheed Martin's Atlas 5 rocket. ‘Boeing looses 7 Delta launches.’ James Wallace. July 25, Seattle Post Intelligencer.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/132332_boeing25.html Cerado, Inc., a provider of sales force information services, announced the results of a study which indicates that, despite recent investments in CRM and other technologies, sales and marketing professionals are still looking for ways to significantly improve their effectiveness. Only 4% of respondents have a dedicated
competitive analysis team analyze win-loss information in their organizations. ‘Sales organizations still searching for answers.’ Press release, July 21.
www.cerado.com A lot of the work
Fletcher CSI does for its clients involves trying to understand what it is that is making a particular thing or activity work for that company. To do this successfully, Glitman's expertise, and the expertise of his more than 40 employees in three states, must be backed by knowledge about the industries they're researching. Many of the analysts are specialists in a particular industry, for example pharmaceuticals or manufacturing. ‘The spy guys.’ Virginal Simmon. Business People Vermont.
http://www.vermontguides.com/2003/1-jan/fletcher.htm Informatica Corporation has settled its lawsuit against Ascential Software Corporation . Ascential has agreed to a consent judgment against its company and a permanent injunction preventing any further use or dissemination of Informatica's proprietary and
trade-secret information. The settlement requires an independent, third-party audit of Ascential's information systems to ensure that Ascential is no longer using Informatica's proprietary information, and that all Informatica material in its possession has been returned or destroyed. In addition, Ascential will make a payment to Informatica of $1.6 million. Press release, July 24.
http://www.informatica.com/news/press+releases/2003/07232003.htm Provizio, Inc. announced the availability of a white paper entitled "Six Sigma Competitive Intelligence Processes." A free download of the white paper is available at
http://www.provizio.com . The paper coincides with Provizio's launch of a new service supporting the integration of competitive intelligence processes into Six Sigma programs. Tim Stone, CEO of Provizio, built and managed one of the most successful CI programs in the private sector at Motorola. Press release. July 17.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-17-2003/0001984230&EDATE=
With sales up over 25% this year,
Sheila Greco Associates, LLC has announced that as of August 1, 2003 it will reorganize into three separate operating divisions: The May Consulting Group, Inc., the firm's core research and customized
competitive intelligence business; SGRECO Associates, Inc., the firm's recruiting and staffing business; and SGA Lists, LLC, the firms fast-growing lists business. The May Consulting Group, Inc. is dedicated to providing research and customized competitive intelligence services to corporations, search and research firms. Sheila Greco Associates, LLC also announced the launch of their new and improved corporate web site
http://www.sheilagreco.com. Press release, July 31.
According to a lawsuit
Verizon filed in federal court in Alexandria on Friday, Nextel "through a series of false and deceptive acts improperly came into possession" on June 10 of two prototype phones featuring a new walkie-talkie feature Verizon plans to introduce this year. ‘Verizon suit says Nextel had access to secrets.’ Yuki Noguchi. Washington Post, June 29.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A46061-2003Jun28¬Found=true scip.online, issue 37, August 8, 2003
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