Requirements for requirements
When embarking on any software project, from the development of a new system down to a small change to an existing system, it’s important to have a clear statement of what that project should achieve. […]
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Looking back, planning ahead
At the start of the New Year it’s always good to reflect on some of the successes, changes and developments of the previous year. At DataSalon, 2017 was a ‘busy one’ and we were pleased […]
5 great features you might have missed
Our customer insight solution MasterVision is used by many of the world’s biggest scholarly publishers, and has been in active development for over 10 years now. As we’ve added so many great features during that […]
Our favourite “Easter eggs”
At a time of year filled with eggs of the chocolate variety, we were reminded of a different type of “Easter egg” – a term also used to describe hidden features in software. Although it’s […]
Shortcuts to productivity
If – like us – you spend most of your working day in front of a computer, it’s likely you’ll have learnt some neat tricks and tips to help make common tasks more efficient. Keyboard […]
Security vs convenience
We are constantly enhancing our core product MasterVision to make it as user-friendly as we can. But when it comes to online authentication, making things as simple as possible for users isn’t always straightforward, since […]
Thinking outside the box
We’re always busy at DataSalon working hard on client change requests and new product features to enhance our core product MasterVision and make it even easier to use. However, occasionally it can be valuable to […]
Better data. Better insight. Better… analytics?
We’re always aiming to enhance our core product MasterVision with both incremental changes and larger developments which might involve a more significant rework of existing functionality. In the latter category, a key area we are now focusing […]
The value of user testing
Many of our recent developments have been aimed at making our core product MasterVision even easier to use. As part of this, we recently completed a round of user testing which highlighted some further areas […]
Using MasterVision as a data hub
Earlier this year we launched a full API for MasterVision. This means that the complete single customer view which MasterVision provides can now also be accessed automatically via another program. This powerful new feature effectively […]
