A new survey by advisory firm Fuld & Company finds that companies in Israel, India, Sweden and Brazil are on average using more sophisticated competitive intelligence technology than ones in the United States, Great Britain, France or Germany.
In general, competitive intelligence software programs collect, analyze and display information around discrete topics, such as monitoring a company's reputation by gathering message board comments or keeping up-to-date on competitors' pricing. They are considered a cousin to BI (business intelligence) systems.
-- Network World (US)