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The Announcement of Moody’s Acquiring Cortera Prompts Another Look at this “Community Data” Provider

The Announcement of Moody’s Acquiring Cortera Prompts Another Look at this “Community Data” Provider

Last month, Moody’s Corporation announced its intentions to acquire Cortera, a North American credit data supplier. According to the press release, the acquisition will expand its coverage of small and…

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Public Spend Forum Launches PPE and COVID-19 Products Marketplace

Public Spend Forum Launches PPE and COVID-19 Products Marketplace

Public Spend Forum has announced the launch of a new PPE and COVID-19 products marketplace. Fandes, an ecommerce marketplace, and GovShop, a global government supplier discovery platform, have collaborated to…

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Beroe and Tealbook Announce Partnership

Beroe and Tealbook Announce Partnership

Beroe and Tealbook have announced a new partnership that combines Tealbook’s supplier data foundation with Beroe’s procurement and supply chain intelligence. Beroe will integrate Tealbook’s supplier foundation with its AI-powered…

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ProduceIQ: A Fresh Approach to Produce Industry Supply Market Data

ProduceIQ: A Fresh Approach to Produce Industry Supply Market Data

ProduceIQ, a new fresh produce supply market data offering, had me intrigued with “Cherries: The Immortal One.” This is a title of one of the articles written by Flavia Garcia,…

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Supply Chain Transparency in the News: Tiffany Shares Craftsmanship Journey and Innovative Deforestation Efforts from Walmart and Unilever

Supply Chain Transparency in the News: Tiffany Shares Craftsmanship Journey and Innovative Deforestation Efforts from Walmart and Unilever

Tiffany & Co. Saying it is an industry first, Tiffany & Co. announced they will share, starting in October, the “full craftsmanship journey of its newly sourced, individually registered diamonds…

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Oxford’s Our World in Data Statistics and Research Site is an Excellent Resource for Detailed Coronavirus Country Comparison Data

Oxford’s Our World in Data Statistics and Research Site is an Excellent Resource for Detailed Coronavirus Country Comparison Data

University of Oxford and Global Change Data Lab’s Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) Our World in Data research and statistics site provides detailed country profiles and global comparison data that is updated…

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Google Provides $6.5 Million in Funding to Misinformation Fighters and Adds COVID-19 Hub to Google News

Google Provides $6.5 Million in Funding to Misinformation Fighters and Adds COVID-19 Hub to Google News

In a Google post dated April 2, Google announced it is “providing $6.5 million in funding to fact-checkers and nonprofits fighting misinformation around the world, with an immediate focus on…

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Continuously Updated: Supply-Related Market Intelligence Providers Are Providing Free and Specialized Offerings During COVID-19 Outbreak

Continuously Updated: Supply-Related Market Intelligence Providers Are Providing Free and Specialized Offerings During COVID-19 Outbreak

Updated August 9, 2020 Many supply-related market intelligence providers are stepping up by providing free and specialized offerings in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Here is a selected listing that…

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Recent Private and Public Sector Efforts Moving Blockchain-Based Supply Chain Initiatives Forward

Have you heard of blockchain fatigue? This is when continued efforts to implement blockchain technology have not hit traction. Gartner has predicted that by 2023, 90 percent of blockchain-based supply…

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Golden’s Impressive Mission to Fill Knowledge Gap for Emerging Technologies, New Startups and Ideas

Initial View: Golden offers exciting possibilities for innovation intelligence, especially with startup supplier and competitive landscape discovery CEO and founder Jude Gomila of Golden is a big fan of Wikipedia…

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