appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . april 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message qsr international is a qualitative research software developer based in melbourne australia with offices in the united kingdom the united states and japan . qsr international is the developer of qualitative data analysis qda software products nvivo nvivo server and xsight . these are designed to help qualitative researchers organize and analyze non numerical or unstructured data . 1 qualitative research is used to gain insight into people s attitudes behaviours value systems concerns motivations aspirations culture or lifestyles . it is used to inform business decisions policy formation communication and research . focus groups in depth interviews content analysis and semiotics are among the many formal approaches that are used but qualitative research also involves the analysis of any unstructured material including customer feedback surveys reports or media clips . contents 1 history 2 scale of operation 3 products 4 evolution of qualitative data analysis software 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit nud ist which stands for non numerical unstructured data indexing searching and theorizing 2 was first developed by tom richards at la trobe university in melbourne in 1981 3 as software to support social research by lyn richards . tom and lyn richards went on to form qsr international in 1995 . 4 john owen became ceo of qsr international in 2001 . 5 qsr released the first version of nvivo designed to guide researchers from questions to answers in 1999 . 6 the company released the first edition of xsight enabling researchers to work through information and get to analysis faster in 2004 . 7 in 2005 professor lyn richards book handling qualitative data a practical guide was first published . 8 in 2006 qsr international became a microsoft gold partner 9 and released nvivo 7 10 and xsight 2.0 . xsight 2.0 was incorporated into the syllabuses of australia s victoria university 11 and malaysia s sunway university college . 12 in the same year xsight was also incorporated into the syllabus of the university of southhamption s new msc marketing analytics degree . 13 in 2007 qsr partnered with hulinks to deliver nvivo 7 in japanese the first japanese qualitative research software . 14 in the same year dr. patricia bazely s book qualitative data analysis with nvivo was first published . 15 qsr released nvivo 8 in march 2008 and in august 2008 released simplified chinese and spanish versions of nvivo 8 . 16 a japanese version of nvivo 8 followed in november of the same year . 17 french and german language versions of nvivo 8 were released in april 2009 . 18 in 2009 the second edition of professor lyn richards text handling qualitative data a practical guide was published . in 2010 qsr released nvivo 9 and nvivo server 9 . 19 in 2011 qsr released an update to nvivo 9 featuring five new languages spanish french german portuguese and simplified chinese . a separate japanese language version of nvivo 9 was made available too . the release also included new support for framework analysis a research methodology developed by the national centre for social research natcen . 20 in 2012 qsr released nvivo 10 giving users new ability to capture and analyze web and social media data . in 2013 nvivo 10 was released in french german portuguese spanish and simplified chinese . a separate japanese version is also released . 21 in september 2013 qsr international announced a partnership with surveymonkey . 22 in march 2014 qsr international announced a partnership with transcribeme . 23 in march 2014 qsr international released nvivo for mac beta the first true mac application for qualitative data analysis . in june 2014 qsr international released nvivo for mac commercially . in september 2014 an update for nvivo for mac was released . this allows users the ability to capture and import web pages using ncapture run matrix coding queries and use text to speech options . in september 2014 qsr international released nvivo 10 for windows service pack 6 making it easier to work with content from evernote and provides improved functionality for project recovery . kerri lee sinclair became ceo in september 2015 . 24 in september 2015 qsr international released groundbreaking new software for qualitative data analysis . nvivo 11 for windows now comes in three editions plus new releases of nvivo for mac and nvivo for teams . 25 scale of operation edit qsr international is headquartered in melbourne australia and has offices in the united kingdom the united states and japan . 26 the company also has a global network of resellers 27 and trainers . 28 products edit nvivo is a qualitative data analysis qda software package that was first released in 1999 . nvivo allows users to import sort and analyze data like web pages and social media audio files spread sheets databases digital photos documents pdfs bibliographical data rich text and plain text documents . users can interchange data with applications like microsoft excel microsoft word ibm spss statistics endnote microsoft onenote surveymonkey and evernote . users can order transcripts of media files from within nvivo 10 for windows nvivo 11 pro for windows and nvivo 11 plus for windows using transcribeme 29 in english chinese french german japanese portuguese and spanish . nvivo for windows also allows users to perform text analysis and create visualizations of their data . the software is certified for use with microsoft s windows 7 windows 8 windows 8.1 and windows 10 30 operating system . nvivo 10 for windows software is the only qualitative data analysis software to have been verified by citrix s product verification program citrix ready . 31 nvivo for mac was released in june 2014 . it can be used to analyze interviews focus group discussions web pages social media data observations and literature reviews and enables researchers to work with content from documents pdfs audio and video . 32 nvivo for teams nvivo server is designed to let users analyze and manage nvivo projects centrally so teams can work together in the same project at the same time . 33 xsight software was released in 2006 and supported until january 2014 . it was software for commercial market researchers or those undertaking short term qualitative research projects . nvivo 10 for windows software offers equivalent functionality with greater flexibility and enables researchers to work with more data types including pdfs surveys images video audio web and social media content . evolution of qualitative data analysis software edit the first generation of computer assisted qualitative data analysis qda software emerged in the mid to late 1980s and involved basic word processors and databases with a focus on data management . the programs were designed to help qualitative researchers manage unstructured information like open ended surveys focus groups field notes or interviews . second generation qda software introduced functions for coding text and for manipulating searching and reporting on the coded text . the approach of employing software tools for qualitative analysis was initially developed in the social sciences arena but is now used in an extensive range of other disciplines . the third generation of qda software goes beyond manipulating searching and reporting on coded text . it assists actual analysis of the data by providing tools to help researchers examine relationships in the data and assist in the development of theories and in testing hypothoses . some software supports rich text diagrams and the incorporation of images movies and other multimedia data . other programs have tools that enable the exchange of data and analyses between researchers working together collaboratively . see also edit nvivo xsight references edit company profile qsr international retrieved 28 march 2011 nud ist the free dictionary retrieved 28 march 2011 bazeley patricia 2007 . qualitative data analysis with nvivo . sage . pp . chapter 1 . software developer qsr international named a finalist in australian round of global business excellence award . cio . retrieved 29 march 2011 . management team . qsr international . retrieved 29 march 2011 . new nvivo qda software to offer audio and visual capabilities . cio . retrieved 29 march 2011 . macer tim . software review xsight 1.2 . quirk s marketing research review . retrieved 29 march 2011 . richards lyn 2005 . handling qualitative data a practical guide . great britain sage . australian research software developer earns microsoft gold partnership . research news october 2006 . amsrs . retrieved 29 march 2011 . sorensen asta january 2008 . media review nvivo 7 . journal of mixed methods research . 2 1 106 . access date requires url help degrees pdf . winter 2006 . victoria university school of hospitality tourism & marketing . retrieved 29 march 2011 . qsr international continues global focus via statworks partnership in malaysia and singapore . computerworld . retrieved 29 march 2011 . university of southampton gives marketing students the edge in europe . market research world . retrieved 29 march 2011 . world first japanese qualitative research software . market research world . retrieved 29 march 2011 . bazeley patricia 2007 . qualitative data analysis with nvivo . great britain sage . isbn 978 141292141 1 . verrinder james . nvivo 8 adds chinese spanish versions . research live . retrieved 29 march 2011 . new software advancements keep japanese researchers at the forefront of global studies . techworld . retrieved 29 march 2011 . world s leading qualitative data analysis software launched in french and german . techworld . retrieved 29 march 2011 . new software launched to harness data explosion for business and research . cfo world . retrieved 29 march 2011 . qsr adds chinese and four other languages to nvivo 9 . itwire . retrieved 17 october 2011 . nvivo 10 software for unstructured data analysis now available in six new languages . atlanta business chronicle . retrieved 26 february 2013 . qsr links nvivo with surveymonkey . mrweb . retrieved 2 december 2013 . nvivo and transcribeme partner transforming audio and video analysis . retrieved 18 march 2014 . qsr international appoints kerri lee sinclair as ceo . turn unstructured data into smarter insights faster with the new nvivo software . contact qsr . qsr international . retrieved 29 march 2011 . reseller opportunities . qsr international . retrieved 29 march 2011 . become a trainer or consultant in qsr software . qsr international . retrieved 29 march 2011 . nvivo and transcribeme . nvivo 10 page in the windows compatibility center . retrieved 10 april 2014 . citrix ready partners . citrix . retrieved 16 july 2012 . nvivo 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