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Observations from the BIIA Forum 2011: D&B’s Anthony Scriffignano’s Message to Users and Members

Posted by Joachim Bartels | May 5, 2011 | Asia Pacific, BIIA News, Business Information, Business Intelligence, Commercial Credit Reporting, Credit Information, Dun & Bradstreet, European Union, United States |

BIIA surveyed credit managers at the tail end of the global financial crisis concerning the performance of credit information during the crisis. The response was that information companies played catch-up during the crisis...

Observations from the BIIA Forum 2011: Steve Goodall’s Message to BIIA Members

Posted by Joachim Bartels | May 5, 2011 | B2B Media, BIIA News, Business Information, Business Intelligence, Outsell Inc, United States |

Steve Goodall, Executive Vice President of Outsell gave a riveting overview of the current state of information services. Total revenues of information services in 2010 were US$ 369bn. The industry had grown year by year by an...

Experian to Acquire Colombian Credit Bureau Computec

Posted by Joachim Bartels | May 5, 2011 | Colombia, Consumer Credit Information, Experian |

Experian succeeds again by buying up a market leader and strengthening its position in Latin America Experian has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the majority of the shares in Computec S. A. The...

ICTF INTERNATIONAL CREDIT PROFESSIONALS SYMPOSIUM EUROPE

Posted by Joachim Bartels | May 5, 2011 | 2011 May, Events, ICTF Credit Professionals |

When: MAY 18 – 20, 2011 Where: Crowne Plaza Amerstam City Centre Hotel For details click on this link

Data Theft: The Sony Corporation Debacle Widens

Posted by Joachim Bartels | May 4, 2011 | Data Security / Data Theft, Data Theft / Data Security, Japan, Sony, United States |

Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment announced on May 3rd that their ongoing investigation of illegal intrusions into Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) systems revealed on May 2 that hackers may have stolen SOE...