Dolcera's mission is to provides information integration and outsourced research services for decision support. Our services are targeted towards multiple types of knowledge workers within organizations including:
- senior executives and strategists
- researchers, engineers and technologists
- marketers and brand managers
- attorneys
The Dolcera team has expertise in:
- Technology analysis in the areas of chemistry, biotechnology, computer software, electronics, communication and mechanical engineering.
- Market research - primary and secondary - across multiple industries
- Information integration for large sets of structured and unstructured data
- Collaboration tools and technology including wikis, blogs and Web 2.0
Here is a list of Dolcera services for various roles within an organization:
| Offering | Goal | Client | Role | Demo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology reports | 360-degree view of technology and market data | Technology company | Researcher | HEV report |
| IPMaps | Comprehensive view of a particular research area | Law firms, corporations | Researcher | Satellite Antenna IPMap |
| Timelines | Integrated timeline of technologies, standards and patents | Corporations | Executive | Timeline view |
| Business plans | Integrated timeline of technologies, standards and patents | Corporations | Executive | Timeline view |
| Executive dashboard | Up-to-date snapshot of market+competitive data | Large corporation | Executive | RFID dashboard |
| Brand dashboard | Integrated market information for a brand | Consumer products company | Brand Manager | Brand dashboard |
| Collaboration services | Multi-way interaction platform for research, marketing and manufacturing groups | Medium and large companies | Knowledge worker | Interactive reports |
| Intellectual asset management services | Comprehensive overview of all your and your competition's IP | Medium and large companies | Patent counsel | [IP asset management |
Technology reports
Dolcera team prepares technology reports on important areas of research and development. These reports comprehensively cover:
- Technology and research developments,
- Market factors, and
- Intellectual property aspects
The unique aspects of Dolcera's technology reports are:
- High quality of technology and market analysis,
- Interactive development in partnership with client, and
- Continuous updates
Case study: Technology reports
| Client: | A large medical device company |
| Goal: | Create a technology report on one of the newest types of cardiac devices. Integrate data from a variety of data sources. |
| Duration: | Intial preparation - 4 weeks |
| Result: | The Dolcera report was shared between the research, marketing and legal groups within the client corporation. Dolcera also provides monthly updates for this report. |
| Savings: | Approximately 1/8th of the cost |
| Example: | Hybrid Electric Vehicle report |
| Dolcera advantage: | Multi-disciplinary data integration, rapid results, low costs |
| Client quote: | "We can collaborate much more easily now." |
IPMaps
Dolcera IPMaps present the comprehensive view of intellectual property in a particular area. Prepared by highly-trained technical analysts, Dolcera IPMaps are:
- Comprehensive
- Interactive
- Visually clear-cut
- Database-driven
Case study: IPMaps
| Client: | A Fortune 500 software company |
| Goal: | Provide an overview of the company's patent portfolio in a key technology area. |
| Duration: | 2 weeks |
| Result: | The Dolcera IPMap integrated patent and competitive information from a variety of sources in one 'snapshot' IPMap that was used by the client for validating the market space and their own research strength. |
| Savings: | Approximately 1/5th of the cost |
| Example: | RFID IPMap, Hair loss IPMap, Multimodal applications IPMap |
| Dolcera advantage: | Data integration, technology expertise, speed, low costs |
| Client quote: | "You showed us how small this market is. We would not have entered this market if we had this information in advance." |
Timelines
Certain fields of research progress at bewildering speeds. It is often impossible for researchers, technology experts and executives alike to keep track of the developments. Dolcera timelines are exactly what their name implies: interactive visual maps that show the development of a field over the course of time. Our timelines are used for a variety of purposes including:
- Understanding the development of a field of science/technology
- Determining the contributions of individuals/companies to
- Juxtaposing market and technology developments
Case study: Timelines
| Client: | A major N. American smartphone manufacturer |
| Goal: | Determine inventorship of some of the most important cellular telephony standards by analyzing patent, standard and market data. |
| Duration: | 4 weeks |
| Result: | Dolcera timelines, based on research through several gigabytes of standards meetings minutes, specifications and patents, allowed the client to negotiate with their competitors. |
| Savings: | Approximately 1/10th of the cost |
| Example: | Sample timeline |
| Dolcera advantage: | Powerful search tools, data integration from disparate sources, succinct presentation |
| Client quote: | "I did not even have to lift a finger to understand the information... I used your presentation for my company's Board (of Directors)." |
Business plans
Dolcera works in partnership with research and development groups within companies to help them understand the business opportunities for their research. We develop full-strength business plans with:
- Commercialization possibilities for research
- Competitive landscape
- SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
Case study: Business plans
| Client: | A global software company |
| Goal: | Create business case for a research project with several patent applications |
| Duration: | 6 weeks |
| Result: | Complete business plan including market research, financial plan, competitive analysis, product positioning, product and need characteristics |
| Savings: | Approximately 1/10th of the cost |
| Example: | HEV Report |
| Dolcera advantage: | Strong technology and business expertise to help researchers shorter innovation cycle |
| Client quote: | "Dolcera is an integral part of our research commercialization strategy." |
Executive dashboard
The Dolcera executive IP dashboard provides an integrated view of all the key performance indicators for your organization's intellectual property, including:
- Patent filings
- Patent licensing opportunities
- Patent threats
- Competitive position
- Key IP performance indicators
The interactive executive IP dashboard allows users to perform their own what-if analysis. Behind the scenes, the Dolcera team performs extensive research and market+competitive analysis to drive the executive dashboard and keep it up-to-date.
Case study: Executive dashboard
| Client: | A US medical device major |
| Goal: | Provide a central point of entry for all corporate IP performance indicators |
| Duration: | Ongoing |
| Result: | All patent information in one spot, and shared by all stakeholders within the organization. |
| Savings: | Greater overall visibility improves response time considerably |
| Example: | Consumer products dashboard, RFID Dashboard |
| Dolcera advantage: | Correlating market movements with IP information and technology trends |
| Client quote: | "The dashboard helps our team think strategically." |
Brand dashboard
The brand manager dashboard is a new Dolcera offering targeted towards marketing teams within consumer products, pharmaceutical and automotive companies that organize their product strategies around strong brands and monitor them relentlessly.
The dashboard identifies the impact of global and local events on client's and competitor's brands. It brings together data from a variety of data sources. It also includes data collected through sampling blogs, social networking sites and other non-traditional media sources.
Collaboration services
Dolcera provides a range of collaboration services for large organizations. The collaboration services include:
- Wiki and other collaboration tools setup
- Taxonomy design and updates
- Collaboration/knowledge processes design
- Ongoing updates with latest tools
Case study: Collaboration services
| Client: | Large pharmaceutical company |
| Goal: | Provide a central Human Resources forms and document system for the corporate intranet. |
| Duration: | 2 months |
| Result: | We prepared the taxonomy and classification system for all documents and classified the documents initially. We also trained clients to update the documents on an ongoing basis. |
| Savings: | Approximately $300,000 for the project |
| Example: | IPMap |
| Dolcera advantage: | Best-in-class technology and processes, ably supported by our technical team in India |
| Client quote: | "Our goal is to be a smarter organization, and Dolcera helped us achieve it." |
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