Publishing, Information Industry, and Information Management
  • Practical Law Company: British Invasion Brings a KM Model to US Legal MarketPractical Law Company (PLC) is on a mission to drive inefficiencies out of the way business law is practiced. The company has established itself as a respected player in the UK, and with a new CEO is setting its sights on the US. PLC’s “by lawyers for lawyers” approach was established well before current ideas of peer-to-peer knowledge sharing took root, but has grown increasingly relevant as the legal services industry grapples with pressures to control costs and meet client demands for efficiency.
  • TowerGroup: Strong Research and Advisory Player in Financial Services VerticalTowerGroup, a US-based firm, has created a strong position in the market by providing research, syndicated services, events, training, reports, and custom consulting to the financial services industry. The company is No. 10 in Outsell’s IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services (ITTRRS) segment of the information industry, with 2007 revenues of $28.4 million. It was the fastest growing company within the top 10 in 2007. TowerGroup is on the leading edge of the turmoil in the financial services market as its clients, financial service companies, experience the upheaval first-hand. Its fundamentals are strong and it is in a position to ride out the storm and capitalize on opportunities to serve that market.
  • Postsecondary Education: 2008 Market Forecast and Trends ReportThis report analyzes market trends and provides our forecast for growth and performance through 2011 of the US Postsecondary Education segment. It also examines disruptors and innovators in this segment. The Postsecondary Education segment is comprised of content, technology, and institutional services subsegments.
  • B2B Trade Publishing & Company Information: 2008 Market Forecast and Trends ReportThis report includes detailed analysis of market trends and our forecast for growth and performance through 2011 of the B2B Trade Publishing & Company Information segment, which provides professionals with must-read trade content and offers advertisers effective methods of contacting, informing, and influencing their key buyers. The report also examines up-and-coming players in this segment and the disruptive forces they embody.
  • Hakia: Upstart Semantic Search Player You Need to WatchA perfect storm of cheap computing horsepower, advanced software technology, and burgeoning content is converging to create momentum in semantic search. Hakia is one of the more promising companies within the crowded field of new entrants looking to wrestle some of the general web search market away from the established players. Hakia’s core differentiator is its ability to conduct scalable, semantic search. Its robust definition of semantics and economic execution might enable it to grab a healthy share of long-tail searches and disrupt those publishers that have come to primarily rely on search engine optimization to drive traffic to their sites.
  • Legal, Tax & Regulatory Information: 2008 Market Forecast and Trends ReportThis report includes detailed analysis of market trends and our forecast for growth and performance through 2011 of the Legal, Tax & Regulatory (LTR) Information segment. It also examines up-and-coming players in this segment and the disruptive forces they embody.
  • Scientific, Technical & Medical Information: 2007 Final Market Size and Share ReportThis report provides essential data and analysis for an in-depth view into the Scientific, Technical & Medical Information (STM) segment of the information industry. Outsell estimates that the STM segment grew 13.2% in 2007 to $18.25 billion, including the effects of exchange rate fluctuations and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. The segment is formed of companies publishing or aggregating primary research and delivering information to scientists, engineers, clinicians, and, particularly in medicine, consumers. This report provides Outsell’s final 2007 market size and share data for this segment and analyzes significant trends and issues facing top companies and their markets.
  • K-12 Education: 2008 Market Forecast and Trends ReportThis report analyzes market trends and provides Outsell's forecast for growth and performance through 2011 of the K-12 Education segment. It also examines disruptors and innovators in this segment. The K-12 Education segment is comprised of instructional materials, technology infrastructure, and education services subsegments.
  • New Horizons in Information Management: Setting Up Shop in ChinaInformation managers are increasingly tasked with supporting their companies’ expansions into Asia. With China as the largest-growing Asian market, focus is intensifying on the development of information services to support this region. To provide a venue for the exchange of experience, knowledge, and practice among information professionals developing services both in and in support of China, in September 2008, Outsell hosted a forum titled “Setting Up Shop in China.” This Briefing summarizes the information exchanged during that forum and provides additional material. Outsell plans further Briefings on this topic in the coming year.
  • News Providers & Publishers: 2008 Market Forecast and Trends ReportThis report includes detailed analysis of market trends and our forecast for growth and performance through 2011 of the News Providers & Publishers segment. It also examines up-and-coming players in this segment and the disruptive forces they embody.
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