Business Information Alert articles from January 2007

Business Information Alert archives from January 2007

The philosophy of business information.
January 1, 2007... I have been planning to write an article about the wider context and background to good business information practice for some time. The New Year and the launching of new content for Business Information Alert seem to be an ideal opportunity....

New Year, new content, new structure.(From the Editor)
January 1, 2007... The Once and Future Business Information Alert Since September 2006, we have been planning new content and a new structure for this newsletter. With the January issue, we launch a new Business Information Alert. We hope you will find the...

The wizards of VIZ in India.(News and Trends)(Value Information Zone)(Column)
January 1, 2007... Part 1: India Emerging Somewhere over the rainbow, there's a sweet spot between Google and Bloomberg. We've all been there. It's the land of VIZ, the Value Information Zone. It's where excellent free business information resides....

Economic Times covers India and South Asia daily and is similar to the Wall Street Journal.(India Business News )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... ECONOMIC TIMES covers India and South Asia daily and is similar to the Wall Street Journal. The publisher, Bennett, Coleman & Co., owns about 15 Indian periodicals. A searchable archive by industry, company, or economic topic from the...

Sumanasa Business News financial articles from about 25 India print.(India Business News)
January 1, 2007... SUMANASA BUSINESS NEWS links to daily financial articles from about 25 India print, online, and broadcast sources including the Business Standard, Financial Express, and Reuters India. www.sumanasa.com/india-news/ Wait, there's more....

The 2007 U.S. Statistical Abstract is online, equipped with spreadsheet downloads.(Info Industry News)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The 2007 U.S. Statistical Abstract is online, equipped with spreadsheet downloads. The new page now links easily to annual releases from 1878. Other popular references, such as Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to...

Lexis Academic is bringing out a new interface.(Info Industry News)
January 1, 2007... Lexis Academic is bringing out a new interface. I lost patience with the tedious preview and quit, but I did notice that the "!" truncation symbol is gone. Now how will we game that recalcitrant database?

Let's end with a laugh.(Info Industry News)
January 1, 2007... Let's end with a laugh. Mergent Online (images of every Moody's / Mergent Manual published since 1909) is a Codie award finalist for "Best Online Professional Financial Information Service." A more appropriate accolade would be "Chutzpah...

Tax havens.(Info Intro)
January 1, 2007... THE BASICS Definition A tax haven is a country or independent area where taxes are at a low rate or not levied at all. Statistics There are 70 tax havens around the world with an estimated $11.5 trillion in deposits. The...