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Recommended Software, etc.
CI Software
There are four major
competitive intelligence software providers, which provide solutions for
the CI professional. They are listed in alphabetical order.
Knowledge.Works:
Cipher Systems LLC
http://www.cipher-sys.com
2200 Defense Hwy.
Suite 400
Crofton, MD 21114
Ph: 410-451-6889 /
888.899.1523
Email:
info@cipher-sys.com
Strategy Software:
Strategy Software, Inc.
http://www.strategy-software.com
16000 Bothell-Everett Hwy,
Suite 160
Mill Creek, WA 98012
Contact: Matthew Kelly
Ph: (888) 756-4930
Email: mkelly@strategy.cc
Viva Intelligence Portal:
Novintel
http://www.novintel.com
Email: info@novintel.com
Europe: Hans Hedin
(Finland)
Ph: + 46 735 340 173
North America (Toronto):
Richard MacRae
Ph: +416-231-1258
Wincite: Wincite Systems
http://www.wincite.com
19 S. LaSalle Street,
Suite 304
Chicago, IL 60603 USA
Contact: Don Smith
Ph: 312-424-6420
Email:
dsmith4@wincitesystems.com
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Portal Software
Packages
While portal software is
not customized for CI, it is customized to the user as far as having
access to different types of corporate documents in a Web directory.
These are portals help manage, organize and distribute information in a
corporate environment. Plumtree is one of our favorite’s.
Plumtree Software (http://www.plumtreesoftware.com)
Locations all around the
world
Corporate Headquarters:
500 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Ph: 415.263.8900 or
800.810.PLUM (7586)
Email:
information@plumtree.com
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Specialized CI
Software Package
Coemergence’s strength is
the ability to mix secondary and primary data to help companies develop
patterns to predict competitor’s activities and marketplace movements.
Coemergence
http://www.coemergence.com
500-1791 Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada
B3J 3K9
Ph: 902.482.6645
Email:
info@coemergence.com
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Great Enterprise
Searching and Organization Engine
One of our favorites over
the years is Excalibur’s Retrieval Ware, now owned by Convera
Convera
http://www.convera.com
North America
Ph: 800 788 7758
info@convera.com
Offices Outside North
America
Ph: + 44 1344 781 800
info@convera.co.uk
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Note:
If you attend SCIP’s (Society of Competitive Intelligence Professional’s)
annual conference, you can meet many software providers in the
Exhibit Hall. (www.scip.org)
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