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Vovici Buys Raosoft EZSurvey

Vovici (formerly Perseus SurveySolutions and WebSurveyor) announced today that they were acquiring EZSurvey and EZReport from another survey software provider, Raosoft Inc. Vovici will take over all EZSurvey maintenance contracts and will provide customer service and support. According to the … Continue reading

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SPSS 15 Doesn’t Work with Microsoft Vista?

I came across a post on comp.soft-sys.stat.spss in which the purchaser of a new Dell system with Vista Home Premium edition was unable to install SPSS 13, 14, or 15. They indicate that they spoke to SPSS support, who told … Continue reading

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Teen Mobile Research Panel Introduced

The N, MTV/Nickelodeon’s evening network for teens, has announced an alliance with mobile community provider mbuzzy.com to create a teen wireless research panel using the mbuzzy technology platform beginning in January. The program, to be called "Teens Everywhere" will allow … Continue reading

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Consumers Rebel Against Marketers’ Endless Surveys

Last week 30 of the top executives in market research met for a rountable at the Research Industry Summit for Improving Respondent Cooperation. It would appear that response rates of less than 10 percent are becoming more common, with reports … Continue reading

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HotelSurvey offers new guest satisfaction monitoring tool

Los Angeles based HotelSurvey has announced a new tool to help hotels and other hospitality related businesses to quickly capture customer feedback and resolve complaints before they result in defection using their new web-based survey platform. Features of the HotelSurvey system … Continue reading

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Grapevine Surveys Releases New Web-Based Employee Evaluation Tool

Grapevine Surveys announced today the release of a new version of Employee Evaluator, a 360 degree feedback web-based software package specifically designed for performing HR evaluations of all types, including employee evaluations, team assessments, performance appraisals, job reviews and multi-rater … Continue reading

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Zoomerang Unveils Education Resource Center

Zoomerang recently announced the creation of a new "Education Resource Center" which will provide practical tips and best practices to educators interested in revitalizing their academic initiatives. The program, which is closely integrated with Zoomerang’s online survey service, is designed … Continue reading

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Amae CI Suite Adds Massive Question Library

Amae Software has updated their post-call IVR survey system, Amae CI Suite to include a massive library of survey questions across a number of industry boundaries. "We’ve completed an extensive set of questions across many industries that can be copied … Continue reading

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Using Blogs as Communities for Research

Better Business Blogging discusses a recent BusinessWeek article about the trend among high profile companies such as GSK, Kraft and Hewlett Packard of using online communities to research the perception of thier brands and the development of new products. Read … Continue reading

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MediaAnalyzer Opens U.S. Office

Germany-based MediaAnalyzer, whose unique AttentionTracking methodology combines survey research and eye tracking to monitor and understand the effectiveness of print advertising creative, web-page design and online ad effectiveness (as well as advertising via TV, direct mail, outdoor and other communications … Continue reading

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