- Thomson Data Analyzer
Thomson Data Analyzer works with patent, scientific databases and news sources to deliver information snapshots and graphs enable insights into:
* Companies – Current and Potential Product Portfolios
* Technology Landscapes – Present State and Future DevelopmentsFeatures
Compatible with an extensive range of internal and external databases, including:
* Any structured database, in-house or commercial (using Import Engine Editor)
* Value-added patent records from Derwent World Patents Index® (DWPI) on Dialog, STN, Questel.Orbit, Delphion®, and Derwent Innovations Index
* Patents Citation Index on Dialog and STN
* Full-text patent documents from PatentWeb®, Aureka®, and Delphion
* Current and retrospective multidisciplinary journal information from INSPEC and Web of Science® via ISI Web of Knowledge
* Data is auto-summarized as it is imported so you instantly see trends
* You can create composite records from different data sources to give you a multi-faceted view of a subject, e.g. PCI citation information into a full DWPI record; INSPEC classifications to a Web of Science citation record.
* Pre-defined tools enable you to perform automated analyses (macros) with a single click for detailed reporting on a single company or technology, or detailed comparisons of up to five companiesAddition features:
* Cleaned Lists e.g. combine company names to reflect M&A activity
* Classifications & Thesaurus - incorporate your organization’s terminologies and labels
* List Comparisons - identify unique or common items within and across files
* Co-occurrence matrices – see trends and relationships, e.g. a company’s patenting activity over time
* Maps – visualise relationships between people, companies and technologiesApplications
Competitive Intelligence
* Evolution of competitors' research and business strategies – for insight into future plans
* Current product portfolio strengths & weaknesses – for licensing / M&A opportunities
* Prolific inventors and their corporate collaborators – for head-hunting / M&ATechnology Intelligence
* Research and development opportunities
* Emerging trends and patterns
* Which technologies are hot (or just hyped)
* New areas to apply existing technologiesExternal links
* " [http://scientific.thomson.com/products/tda/ TDA website] "
* " [http://www.thomsonscientific.com/media/flash/tda-quicktour/ TDA Flash demo] "
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