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    Data Central

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    Factiva

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AFactiva from Dow Jones is a data service that helps companies identify opportunities, accelerate decisions and manage a business's reputation, that includes global news and data accessible via the Dow Jones' research platform, on mobile devices or integrated via advanced feeds and APIs.N/A
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    Data CentralFactiva
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    Data CentralFactiva
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    Data CentralFactiva
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    HG Insights Platform
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Data CentralFactiva
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
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    Data Sharing and Collaboration
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    User Testimonials
    Data CentralFactiva
    Likelihood to Recommend
    April Software
    Well suited: 1. We use Data Central to run queries & fetch data. 2. It's an amazing tools where we create multiple profiles with Query & then create multiple job id's for each profile. & then we run the query for the jobs. 3. Its so customizable as we can fetch the data through query for a particular, day, week, month, year. Least Suited: 1. Its very complicated for new users. 2. Data integration with multiple tables is a challenging during any launches. 3. Implementation is very time consuming since it involves large amount of data. 4. The output from the query is stored for maximum of 1 year & can't be retained for more than a year.
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    Dow Jones
    A large part of our work depends on the ability to source quality media content from a breadth of dependable sources globally. This is Factiva's bread and butter: it has a very comprehensive list of 'quality' media sources such as nationals, dailies, business journals and magazines from around the world that are easily mined for the content they hold. If you're thinking about anything other than these 'traditional' media sources then Factiva probably isn't your thing. It doesn't do social media.
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    Pros
    April Software
    • We use Data Central to run queries & fetch data.
    • It's an amazing tools where we create multiple profiles with Query & then create multiple job id's for each profile. & then we run the query for the jobs
    • Its so customizable as we can fetch the data through query for a particular, day, week, month, year.
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    Dow Jones
    • Factiva offers excellent search builders so that I am able to narrow my search to specific companies or topics very easily.
    • Factiva combines a large number of credible sources into one place and allows me to search all of these sources.
    • Factiva's use of timestamps helps me understand when the news was known by the market which allows me to analyze how (if at all) that particular piece of news impacted the company's stock price.
    • Provides an excellent starting place for learning about a company and/or industry.
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    Cons
    April Software
    • Its very complicated for new users
    • Data integration with multiple tables is a challenging during any launches
    • Implementation is very time consuming since it involves large amount of data
    • The output from the query is stored for maximum of 1 year & can't be retained for more than a year
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    Dow Jones
    • The UX leaves room to be desired
    • There are often repetitive entries
    • The functionality can be confusing
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    April Software
    Haven't tried any alternatives to Data Central as what we were looking for was very unique & customizable solutions. So, we went ahead with Data Central only. As we were able to scale our operations & appplications through it.We use Data Central to run queries & fetch data. It's so customizable as we can fetch the data through query for a particular, day, week, month, year.
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    Dow Jones
    At the time, Factiva was already being used by the company I worked for - they had developed procedures specifically for using Factiva, so there wasn't really an option. I've used Lexis, Westlaw and Bloomberg exclusively for legal research, so there wasn't really an overlap with Factiva.
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    Return on Investment
    April Software
    • We use Data Central to run queries & fetch data.
    • It's an amazing tools where we create multiple profiles with Query & then create multiple job id's for each profile. & then we run the query for the jobs
    • Its so customizable as we can fetch the data through query for a particular, day, week, month, year.
    • Data integration with multiple tables is a challenging during any launches
    • The output from the query is stored for maximum of 1 year & can't be retained for more than a year
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    Dow Jones
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