Collexis: Disrupting Search with Vertical Visualization Tools

Collexis is a provider of disruptive vertical search and visualization solutions, demonstrating to publishers how these services can deliver additional value to end users. The Collexis story also contains lessons for publishers about how to find new revenue opportunities by partnering to produce value-added products, and a cautionary tale that software companies can prey on publishing houses to achieve growth. Its story further demonstrates that by understanding the benefits users seek from technology, software companies can grow by building applications using their own tools (if you are an engineer, read “bootstrapping revenue streams”). This report contains:

- Company highlights, including key customers and product lines;
- Details of the competitive landscape;
- Analysis of what factors make Collexis unique;
- Four case studies illustrating the added value that Collexis can deliver;
- Essential actions for STM publishers and other vertical search and technology companies.