If the IT company is publicly traded, you can find a great deal of information in their SEC filings. Most companies make these available on their Web sites, or you can visit a site like Yahoo! Finance or EDGAR. Another option, which is helpful when researching private companies, is to purchase a Business Information report from Dun & Bradstreet or D&B. Some of these reports are even free.
Computers that collect information from all the clients on a network have configuration management software installed. An administrator of a computer network would also be able to collect all information from clients.
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The programs called "spyware" record information about your computer use and forward it to another user, typically one unauthorized to collect this data.
Ushahidi is a crisis mapping tool that can collect information to make it instantly and publically available for use in emergencies. Ushahidi is a company that makes a type of open source software used for information collection, visualization, and interactive mapping.
advantage: through investigation we collect all the information disadvantage: it is very costly
Because they want to effectively advertise to consumers
Insurance companies get their sales leads from referrals as well as from websites that collect information from people searching for a quote in their area.
Companies that collect debts for other companies. They generally get a set % of what they collect.
EMR is an acronym for Electronic Medical Records. The goal of EMR companies is to collect and present information regarding the state of the patient at all times.
to collect personal information which is used to create consumer profiles. Companies to tailor their marketing to these profiles
SDA conducts research surveys for many large companies some of them Fortune 500 conducts. They collect information that helps these companies improve their products and sales.
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Share market collect every type of information in respect of listed companies and give these information to the general public free of cost. In this way stock exchange helps the investors by providing various types of information.
want to advertise more effectivley
Collect security information for a potential attack on the base.
collect information from space
The privacy act does not allow companies or organizations to give out certain information about its customers/clients. It also does not allow them to require certain information from its customers/clients.