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 Developments
Features
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 companies
Addition 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 technologies
Applications
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&A
Technology Intelligence
- Research and development opportunities
- Emerging trends and patterns
- Which technologies are hot (or just hyped)
- New areas to apply existing technologies