With everyone trapped in the labyrinth that is the Gaylord Opryland, SLA seemed to be a success for most exhibitors. There were few new companies on the floor, largely because it's been so hard to start up anything new over the past couple of years. It does seem the days of library furniture firms exhibiting are behind us. Most of the people I spoke to thought the sessions were good. Here’s what was announced, new or interesting.
Thomson Financial announced they have an exclusive arrangement now with Merrill Lynch for aftermarket research.
Sharkrepellent (www.sharkrepellent.net) has incorporated compensation data from Equilar into some new Corporate Governance reports which looked as if they were creeping into ISS territory. Alacra already carries Sharkrepellent and will begin carrying information from ISS over the summer.
I got a demo of Factiva’s new Start page and toolbar, which I liked a lot. See a review here.
More later.
Thanks for mentioning the Factiva Start Page. We had fun in Nashville too but were disappointed not to get a mention in the roving InfoToday Blog. Maybe we need to build a bigger green tower?
Posted by: Ian Kennedy | June 16, 2004 at 12:17 AM