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About the "Business and Competitive Intelligence" page

This page aims to offer some resources in the Business Intelligence and Competitive Intelligence fields. The term Business Intelligence [1] refers to gathering and analyzing information about one company's operations, in order to help the decision-making process. The term Competitive Intelligence [2] refers to (legally and ethically) gathering and analyzing information about one's company competitive landscape, thus serving the planning needs of the organization.

Beside the information strictly referring to the Business and Competitive Intelligence areas, there are some links to more general resources and business-oriented communities, associations and interest groups. We apologize for that little information, this page is still under construction. Please stay tuned.
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Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals

The business practice of Competitive Intelligence consists in dealing with information regarding the competitive landscape. It serves the planning needs of an organization competing in the marketplace. This is far from being the same as Industrial Espionage. The competitive intelligence practice is conducted according to ethical and legal frameworks and provides inputs to the decision-making process. The theoretical foundation for the competitive intelligence practice was established in the 80's by Michael Porter [3] with his study Competitive-Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors.

The Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals offers various resources in the field of Competitive Intelligence and publishes 2 journals
  • Journal of Competitive Intelligence and Management
  • The Competitive Intelligence Magazine


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International Business Resources at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Many various resources for different business areas of interest, from finance and specialized journals to government policies and international trade.

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Competitive intelligence for the Telecom market

Telecom Market trends and information sources.

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Strategic Research for the Telecommunication market

The COOK Report offers strategic consulting services and publishes a subscription-based newsletter covering the telecom industry and marketplace. The consultancy company is founded by Gordon Cook, a recognized expert in the field of telecommunications. Without forgoing the technical aspects of the field, the main focus is however on business opportunities, global trends and strategy.

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Telecom market intelligence

The commNOW, formerly Strategis group is a competitive intelligence service provider of "on demand" market and strategic research across all sectors of the telecom industry. Here are some of the services being currently offered on a subscription basis:
  • Newsletters and customized reports on Telecom market issues
  • Market research services, provided by telecom analysts
  • Intellectual property services, like acquisition, analysis and commercialization of relevant IP.


The group also provides market-research databanks for the Telecom industry, especially for the Wireless Communications market.

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Telecommunications Online magazine

A vast choice of resources on global Telecom markets, covering the market trends, the regulatory issues, the special-interest groups, the associations and agencies, the market players and the news. The magazine offers also insights for new solutions brought to the market, examining the technical, competitive and business aspects.

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The Telecom Intelligence Group

A good collection of business news, market research resources and competitive analysis on the global communications industry. It offers several information tracks on Enterprise and Unified Communications, Telecom Tactics and Converged Applications

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The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association

Resources on wireless issues, developments and trends in Canada and abroad regarding the wireless communications. It represents the cellular, PCS, messaging, mobile radio, fixed wireless and mobile satellite carriers as well as companies that develop and produce products and services for the industry.

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i2partners.com War of the worlds series on Telecom Market Strategic Forecast



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The Convergence Consulting Group (TCCG) strategic telecom-market reports

TV, Telephone] 2008 report

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General Business and Competitive Intelligence resources

International organizations, publications and interest groups providing information on global business and markets dynamics

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The International Economics Studies Center

Provides information on international economic theory and policies through online texts that explain many important policy issues relating to globalization. Maintained by Steve Suranovic, an Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs at The George Washington University in Washington, DC.

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Harvard Business School's "Working Knowledge for Business Leaders"

Collection of real-life and theoretical articles on all areas of business and management, including marketing strategy and competitive matters in the context of globalization. It provides also news and stories on business issues of actuality.

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TechTarget

TechTarget is an online publisher of Information Technology magazines, conferences and resource-sites that aim to reach targeted communities of IT professionals and executives in all phases of the technology decision-making and purchase process. It offers resources for marketers of Information Technology as well as consulting services for driving marketing campaigns.

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The Gilder Technology Report

A monthly technology investment newsletter seeking breakthroughs opportunities stemming from technological progress, mainly in Telecommunications and Information Technology. It organizes the annual Gilder/Forbes Telecosm Conferencetechnology conference hosted by George Gilder and Steve Forbes, an information venue on breakthrough technologies, forward-thinking companies and investment strategies.

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The Standish Group

Consulting group providing services as IT investment planning, market research, project assessments, requirements optimization, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Return on Investment (ROI), Risk, and Value Analysis. The Standish Group was formed in 1985, with a vision of collecting case-information on real-life IT failures and environments and build best IT project practices in order to avoid such failures.

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The Forbes Information Technology research library

Excellent source of market research in Information Technology and Telecommunications for supporting the business decision process with vendor white papers, case studies, standards, analyst reports and market research materials.

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Informa Telecoms & Media

Informa Telecoms & Media is a provider of business intelligence on telecoms and media markets, trying to provide advice and forecasting on many aspects of converging mobile, fixed, entertainment and IT markets.

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Patents search online

With so many Intellectual Property (IP) lawsuits around, companies better take serious steps in protecting their own innovation and copyrights while not infringing on others'. Here are some useful resources.

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The C.D. Howe Institute

The C.D. Howe Institute is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, promoting the application of independent research and analysis to major economic and social issues. Its studies take a global perspective by considering the impact of international factors and bringing insight from other jurisdictions to the discussion of public policies.

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The 2007 R&D SCoreboard

The 17th annual edition of the R&D Scoreboard, which is published jointly by the Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS) and the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR). It contains the top 850 UK and 1250 global companies by R&D investment.

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Business communities and interest groups

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Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals

The business practice of Competitive Intelligence [4] consists in dealing with information regarding the competitive landscape. It serves the planning needs of an organization competing in the marketplace. This is not the same as Industrial Espionage. The competitive intelligence practice is conducted according to ethical and legal frameworks and provides inputs to the decision-making process. The theoretical foundation for the competitive intelligence practice was established in the 80's by Michael Porter [5] with his study Competitive-Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors.

The Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals offers various resources in the field of Competitive Intelligence and publishes 2 journals
  • Journal of Competitive Intelligence and Management
  • The Competitive Intelligence Magazine


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Software Contractors' Guild

The Software Contractors' Guild is an association of software professionals who aim at making their services more easily available to the market. It offers a searchable database of contracting resources, both individuals and consulting companies, organized by location, skill-set and industry domain. For professionals it offers various resources and advices on career advancement. The guild has local chapters across US, in Europe, Asia and Australia.

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Information Technology Industry Council (ITIC)

The ITIC is basically an US-based lobbying group, promoting the interests of its member companies, by working to enact favorable government policies and access to global markets. The organization has its roots in the National Association of Office Appliance Manufacturers, back in 1916 and evolved along with the market and technology.

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InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS)

The INCITS commitee is sponsored by the Information Technology Industry Council and promotes standardization and interoperability in the INformation Technology industry. It represents 1700 organizations from 13 countries. INCITS is also ANSI's[6] Technical Advisory Group for ISO/IEC JTC 1, responsible for International standardization in the field of Information Technology. INCITS' declared mission is to promote the effective use of Information and Communication Technology through standardization in a way that balances the interests of all stakeholders and increases the global competitiveness of the member organizations.

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The Online community for IT Project Managers

At the same time a meeting place and a resource directory for IT Project Managers telling their success stories or seeking advice, real-life experience and best practices to make projects succeed. It offers best practices and verified processes, delivery templates & examples, tips as well as consulting and expert advice services.

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International Engineering Consortium

IEC was founded in 1944, as a nonprofit organization sponsored by universities and engineering societies and became dedicated to continuing education for the U.S. electronics industry. IEC manages the the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA)[7] regrouping 270 universities worldwide. The program is dedicated to sharing information and maintaining awareness of industry needs and direction. The IEC publishes a broad range of materials, covering the engineering and business aspects in the following areas of the Electronics and Telecom markets:
  • Wireless [8]
  • IP Centric Next Generation Networks (NGN) [9]
  • Broadband Communications[10]
  • Network Operations [11]
  • Content/Applications/Services [12]
  • Telecommunications for the Enterprise [13]
  • Electronic Design [14]
  • Optical Communications [15]


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The Management roundtable

This ia a meeting place and resource directory for managing product development undertakings. It publishes the FastTrack magazine which gives access to successful ideas and practices

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LISA - Localization Industry Standards Association

LISA provides professional support for the development of enterprise globalization guidelines, best practices, and business standards These ensure that multiple language business processes, services, software, documentation, and other products can be implemented worldwide with the highest possible quality standards.
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