Jeffrey Goldfarb and Breakingviews columnists discuss Facebook’s strides in mobile advertising and the $8 billion of market value created as a result.

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The fight against corruption is changing the way of doing business in Brazil. Anti-graft legislation making its way through the Brazilian congress will extend to the corporate world the zero-tolerance policy introduced by President Dilma Rousseff within her own government. How prepared is your business for the new law? How does it compare with other major laws that international companies must comply with? What compliance programs will you need? What business risks do you face?

In this complimentary event, the Thomson Reuters Foundation will guide you through the anti-corruption landscape for doing business in Brazil. With Brazil determined to stamp out corruption, knowing how to operate successfully within a strong legal framework in a fast-growing market will become increasingly important for business leaders – especially as huge amounts of investment floods into Brazil over the next four years for the World Cup and Olympics.

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The highly anticipated 8th Annual UK Thomson Reuters Personal Assistant (PA) Network Conference took place at our South Colonnade office in London on October 10. Assistants from across our UK locations were invited and many were able to attend.

This year’s theme of “Maximising your Impact” was introduced in a keynote address by Teri Hawksworth, managing director for UKI Legal. Mark Doyle, Director from fecund training, (an award-winning company that combines expertise in theatre and media to provide businesses with personal development and experiential training) then led an energetic program. Mark was invited to lead the sessions after his previous work with Thomson Reuters had received glowing reports.  (more…)

Yesterday, Apple released the iPad Mini to compete in the pocket-sized tablet market already staked out by rivals who have seen success in selling 7-inch tablets for $200. Today’s graphic compares the mini version of the world’s most popular tablet to its main competitors from Amazon, Google and Samsung. With the iPad Mini starting at a price ($329) significantly higher than the competition, how do you think it will fare?

With more than 2,000 drugs reintroduced for alternative purposes to date, drug repositioning has become a viable solution for pharmaceutical companies to generate additional revenue. Our IP & Science business provided deeper insight today into the unique approach our Life Sciences consulting service takes in analyzing drugs and drug candidates to identify those with potential for repositioning.

We have raised the bar in drug repositioning by successfully utilizing multiple data-driven methods connecting our various data assets that link clinical outcomes to signaling mechanisms.  We have also integrated our unique expertise in orphan and rare disease strategy with drug repositioning in support of a full life cycle strategy for a drug candidate.

You can find more information on Thomson Reuters drug repositioning services by downloading “Knowledge-Based Drug Repositioning to Drive R&D Productivity,” a Thomson Reuters white paper, or by signing up for the Drug Repositioning Webinar, November 8, from 10am-11am EST.

Also, check out the presentation below from John Arrowsmith, given at the World Drug Repositioning Congress: (more…)

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Reuters Best website, a dynamic new tool that we’ve created to feature our biggest news wins by sector and region. The web site showcases everything from market-moving scoops and exclusive interviews to investigative reports and insightful commentary.

Take a tour of www.reutersbest.com today.

Microsoft’s latest operating system will be launched on Friday. Featuring a new interface that targets the younger set, Windows 8 also offers touch-screen functionality for tablet computers while remaining compatible with traditional desktop PC software. Today’s graphic shows a timeline of Microsoft’s major operating system releases, current market share and share price.

Take a tour of the Wider Image app for iPad, an unprecedented news photography experience from Reuters, the world’s largest news agency.

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Thomson CompuMark, the global leader in trademark searching and brand protection solutions, has completed the addition of 136 new databases in its SAEGIS on SERION online trademark screening solution. With this new content, Thomson CompuMark has become the undisputed world’s largest provider of comprehensive trademark screening data, covering 186 countries and registers.

The implementation of the additional databases, referred to as “One World. One Source.” contains new trademark data from emergent regions in Central and South America, Asia and the Middle East. The process of building the databases involved gathering public information via networks, publications and third parties as well as leveraging exclusive internal sources. The result is a user-friendly, one-stop solution containing a thoroughly vetted, reliable and comprehensive collection of searchable trademarks from any registrar in the world. Most databases are available exclusively through SAEGIS.

Read the full story on thomsonreuters.com.

Watch video testimonials testimonials on how SAEGIS on SERION is helping trademark professionals to screen marks across the globe.

Microsoft, Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) struggled to maintain revenue streams, as consumers shifted towards tablets in the tight economy. Today’s graphic looks at the net income and revenue for these three tech giants.