TED2: Tenders Electronic Daily.
It has improved very significantly but the HELP pages are still written in
Eurlish, rather than UK English.
I can't think why you have to specify a search on a range of TED Issues by
using >> as a divider. It is not Intutive. I don't want to be searching
through the HELP for this info, when I have a queue looking over my
shoulder at the public enquiry desk.
Vernon White
Woking EPIC
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Peter Barron <[log in to unmask]>@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> on 21/05/2002
10:12:22
Please respond to Peter Barron <[log in to unmask]>
Sent by: "A discussion list for EU information specialists."
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Subject: Re: TED
I have also started using TED again recently and comparing it with a
service supplied by www.Xtender.com, a seven-day free trial for which I
accessed through www.eubusiness.com
TED has improved in a quantum fashion so that I find that I can actually
use it now whereas I completely gave up on it in the past. I corresponded
with one of its webmasters who tells me that the database is split into
two:
"1?) the current one which only contains the valid notices (the ones for
which you can still apply);
2?) the archive database which contains all the notices which have been
published for the last 5 years (up to 1997).
The new TED interface now offers the possibility of saving up to 5
different search masks : you have to click on the 'Save profile' icon
available in the light-yellow left part of the screen."
To search the back catalogue, you need to click the archive tick-box and,
although the system still isn't completely idiot-proof (not for this idiot
anyway) the saved searches are still there when you come back although you
need to use the same computer as before since the system doesn't ask you to
register. I guess it is using cookies to recognise the machine.
On Xtender - the jury's still out in that I found I couldn't use it without
referring back to TED itself on some occasions. But as an alerting service
that will surely improve for 500 pounds per year, it is tempting. I would
feel bad about taking it rather than an EIC-provided service though. How
would EICs out there compete with it?
Yours mischievously
Peter Barron, General Manager, Charlemagne Group, 2 Enys Road, EASTBOURNE,
BN21 2DE, UK
Tel: +44(0)1323 434 711 (direct); fax: +44(0)1323 434 702/720
Visit our website: http://www.charlemagne.co.uk
Want to know where your nearest EU information is? http://www.europe.org.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Overy [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 9:51 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: TED
The online version of the Supplement to the Official
Journal, Tenders Electronic Daily, has redesigned its web
pages. It now has a much improved search screen with
greater possibilities of saving searches and also allows
webmasters to link directly to the text of a particular
contract. The service has the text of the past five years.
http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/static/home/en/homepage.ini
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Patrick Overy
EDC Librarian
University of Exeter
Law Library
Amory Building
Rennes Drive
EXETER
EX4 4RJ
tel. (01392) 263356 fax.no. (01392)263196
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
internet http://www.ex.ac.uk/library/internet/eurostudies.html
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