Resources for "The Business of Software - CSC 454"


Search for news articles

  • Factiva
    Full-text for thousands of international newspapers.

Popular journals

Market research reports

  • Business Insights
    Market research reports for sectors including healthcare, drug discovery and energy.
  • Passport GMID
    Targeted consumer market reports.
  • Marketresearch.com Academic
    Academic subscription to a subset of Marketresearch.com content, including reports by Kalorama, Packaged Facts, SBI and Simba.
  • EMIS (Emerging Markets Information Service)
    Analyst reports for more than 60 emerging market countries and regions.

Industry research

  • Datamonitor (Business Source Premier)
    Canadian, US and global industry reports and forecasts.
  • Mergent
    Canadian and US industry reports. Click the Report Search tab, then the Industry Reports sub-tab. Please disregard the "You are not entitled to this feature" message.
  • S&P NetAdvantage
    US industry profiles.
  • Associations Canada
    Search for Canadian industry associations.
  • Gale's Ready Reference Shelf
    Includes the Encyclopedia of Associations for US and international organizations.

Company information

Public companies

  • Corporate Analyzer (FP Advisor)
    For Canadian public companies, select Corporate Analyzer from the left-side navigation panel, then search by company name.
  • Datamonitor (Business Source Premier)
    For Canadian, US and international public companies. Company profiles and SWOT analyses.
  • Mergent
    For US, Canadian and international public companies. Comprehensive company data and financial information.
  • S&P NetAdvantage
    For US public companies. Comprehensive company data and financial information.
  • Factiva
    For US, Canadian and international public companies. In the Companies/Markets tab, click the Company sub-tab for company profiles, financial information and news.
  • Hoover's reports (ProQuest)
    For US, Canadian and international public companies. Brief company descriptions and list of major competitors.

Private companies

  • Factiva
    Search for news or feature articles about the company.
  • ProFile Canada (FP Advisor)
    Click Additional databases > ProFile Canada to find brief snapshots of Canadian private companies. Approximately 200 large private companies (on the FP500 list) are also included in the Corporate Analyzer module.
  • Industry Canada: Canadian Company Capabilities
    Search for company profiles and business descriptions.

Patent databases

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