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VantagePoint
Version 6.1

We are pleased to announce the release of VantagePoint v6.1. This "point" release features:

A new visualization macro based on the Aduna® Cluster Map
Expanded compatibility with Windows Vista
Enhanced thesaurus options, and more ...

Please see the v6.1 Release Notes on the Current Versions page for complete details.

PatBase® Export Format for VantagePoint - In cooperation with Minesoft® we have developed a new and convenient bridge between PatBase and VantagePoint. Click the following link to see the "How to guide" for using PatBase and VantagePoint together.

Recently Published:

Where does nanotechnology belong in the map of science? in Nature Nanotechnology, September 2009.

Tech Mining for Future-oriented Technology Analyses in Futures Research Methodology - Version 3.0, 2009.

How interdisciplinary is nanotechnology? in Journal of Nanoparticle Research, March 6, 2009.

Is Science Becoming more Interdisciplinary? Measuring and Mapping Six Research Fields over Time to be published in Scientometrics, 2009.

Nanotechnology Enhanced Thin-film Solar Cells: Analysis of Global Research Activities with Future Prospects in proceedings of IAMOT 2009, April 5, 2009.

Identifying Emerging Nanoparticle Roles in Biosensors in proceedings of IAMOT 2009, April 5, 2009.

Product Presentations

Introduction to VantagePoint and VantagePoint v6 - Take a look at these presentations for a quick overview.
VantagePoint Literature

We are frequently asked:
"Will VP work with my data?"

Browse our catalog of 200 import filters. For Excel® or Access® data, you can use the "Import Database Table" wizard. Or you can use VantagePoint's Import Engine Editor to design your own Import Filter.

Come see us...

IPI-ConfEx
March 7-10, Lisbon, Portugal
Attend our workshop: "Upgrade Your Vantage Point on Patent Information", Thursday, March 10, 9:00 AM.

SCIP
March 9-12, Washington, D.C.

PIUG
May 1-6, Baltimore, MD

Recent Presentations:

White Spaces or Black Holes? How does Patent Analysis support Innovation Management?, Society for Information Science (India), Conference on Recent Trends in Patinformatics, Pune, December, 2009.

Webinar - Tech Mining, June 9, 2009.

Doing More with Less: How efficient analysis can improve your vantage point on information PIUG 2009 Workshop, San Antonio, TX, May, 2009.

Tech Mining for Technology Watch: Concept, Methods and Applications (and in español), Instituto Universitario de Automática e Informática Industrial (ai2) con la colaboración de Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, Valencia, October, 2008.

Tech Mining: A Key Tool to Bolster Innovation, International Forum on Technological Innovation and Competitive Technical Intelligence, Beijing, October, 2008.

VantagePoint Version 6.1

VantagePoint
Version 6.1