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Subject: A tool to compare the text of two documents?
Category: Computers > Software
Asked by: 6ra3-ga
List Price: $50.00
Posted: 20 Jul 2004 05:55 PDT
Expires: 19 Aug 2004 05:55 PDT
Question ID: 376603
Hello,

I would like to find an appropriate way to compare two documents and
if possible from two different sources, such as MS Word and a Web site
or a Text file or a PowerPoint presentation and so on.

A commercial or shareware application would be acceptable.

I have two goals:

1. Find out if I'm presented with non-genuine content.
2. Pinpoint changes which were made to documents, in the process of
them being reviewed, without the right tracking triggers being
switched on to monitor them and that ending up being a hassle to
identify where changes have been made.

Thank you.

-Mao
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Subject: Re: A tool to compare the text of two documents?
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 20 Jul 2004 09:13 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Dear Mao,

Anti-plagiarism software is software designed to identify similar
texts--thus identifying plagiarized texts. Web based services compare
material saved in your computer with material from the Internet.


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WCopyfind
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?This program examines a collection of document files. It extracts the
text portions of those documents and looks through them for matching
words in phrases of a specified minimum length. When it finds two
files that share enough words in those phrases, WCopyfind generates
html report files. These reports contain the document text with the
matching phrases underlined.?
http://plagiarism.phys.virginia.edu/Wsoftware.html

Download here.
http://plagiarism.phys.virginia.edu/WCopyfind%202.5.exe



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Plagiarism-Finder 1.0.9  
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License: Free to try; $125.00 to buy 
Minimum requirements: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server 
Limitations: 30-day trial 

?Plagiarism-Finder examines selected papers (term papers, degree
dissertations) to ascertain whether they contain copy-and-pasted
phrases from the Internet. Features include direct results; an
unlimited number of examinations (no additional fee); capabilities for
documents of up to 1,000 pages; and importing of DOC, PDF, HTML, RTF,
and TXT files.?
Download.com
http://www.download.com/Plagiarism-Finder/3000-2051-10298142.html?tag=lst-0-1



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'Diff Doc'
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http://www.softinterface.com/

?Fast and accurate document comparisons, and now you can have it. 
'Diff Doc' is a powerful yet easy to use folder/file compare and
remediation utility. Use it to compare files of all types including MS
Word/Excel, PDF, RTF, Text, XML, HTML, Wordperfect and more.?

- Compares text from any application. 
- Paragraph differences are highly detailed.
- Both 'Side By Side' and the red-lined 'All In One' difference views are supported
http://www.softinterface.com/MD/MD.htm

Download
http://www.softinterface.com/DL/DL_Product.ASP



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Google 
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You can also use Google as a Detection Service

If you think a paper has been plagiarized, try searching for a key
phrase at Google.

Use the advanced search page where you can select a specific file format to search.
://www.google.com/advanced_search



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EVE 2
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Downloadable program that compares material saved in your computer
with material from the Internet.
 
?EVE2 is a very powerful tool that allows professors and teachers at
all levels of the education system to determine if students have
plagiarized material from the World Wide Web. EVE2 accepts essays in
plain text, Microsoft Word, or Corel Word Perfect format and returns
links to web pages from which a student may have plagiarized.?

?If it finds evidence of plagiarism, the URL is recorded. Once the
search has completed, the teacher is given a full report on each paper
that contained plagiarism, including the percent of the essay
plagiarized, and an annotated copy of the paper showing all plagiarism
highlighted in red.?
http://www.canexus.com/eve/abouteve.shtml

EVE can be purchased online for only $19.99 per licence.
http://www.canexus.com/eve/purchase.shtml 


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Turnitin
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Papers are sent to the Turnitin web site where they are compared to
Internet sources and to material from their own database. Reports of
originality are sent back by e-mail.

?Turnitin delivers customized Originality Reports, which contain
extensive documentation of any potential plagiarism. Any text in the
paper that is found by our system to be unoriginal appears underlined,
color-coded, and linked to its original source. All work submitted to
Turnitin is checked against three databases of content:

Both a current and extensively archived copy of the publicly
accessible Internet (more than 4.5 billion pages updated at a rate of
40 million pages per day);?
  
?Millions of published works, including the ProQuest commercial
database, ABI/Inform, Periodical Abstracts, Business Dateline, and
tens of thousands of electronic books including the Gutenburg
Collection of Literary Classics;?
http://www.turnitin.com/static/products_services/plagiarism_prevention.html

Turnitin is a subscription-based service
http://www.turnitin.com/static/home.html

Product Overview
http://www.turnitin.com/static/resource_files/datasheet_plagiarism.pdf

Pricing
http://www.turnitin.com/static/popups/pricing_licensing_popup.html



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iThenticate 
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iThenticate 
http://www.ithenticate.com/static/home.html?session-id=0254edfac4c8e6ab2c01a6ea9a40f2cc

Pricing
?The total cost of iThenticate is determined by frequency of use and a
flat annual fee. For more information on iThenticate and the options
that will be available, please send us e-mail at
sales@ithenticate.com, or request a price quote.?

iThenticate Tour
http://www.ithenticate.com/static/tour/tour_master.html


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My DropBox
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My DropBox 
http://www.mydropbox.com

?Papers are also sent to the company's site which prepares reports.
These reports identify exactly which sections of text are taken
verbatim from Internet sources without proper documentation and points
out passages that have been altered.?
http://www.mydropbox.com/services.htm


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Scriptum
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Scriptum
http://www.scriptum.ca/

?Every time a student uploads an assignment, Scriptum's plagiarism
detector compares it against content found on the Internet. Scriptum's
plagiarism detector looks at word-for-word content as well as content
that has been changed slightly (such as changing verbs and using
synonyms).?

?You'll receive a note in your assignment inbox telling you that a
similarity report is ready.?

?The similarity report highlights sections of the assignment that has
been copied from content on the Internet, so that you can clearly see
which parts were copied. The report also provides links to the
original site.?
http://www.scriptum.ca/products.html

Pricing
http://www.scriptum.ca/pricing.html


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Additional information that may interest you: 

 
Analysis of WCopyfind, Eve and Turnitin.com
http://library2.fairfield.edu/instruction/ramona/analysis.html
 
Technology and PlagiarismCan the Problem Provide the Solution?
Peter TittenbergerFebruary 2004
http://www.umanitoba.ca/academic_support/uts/resources/pdf/TechnologyandPlagiarism.pdf


Search criteria:
Plagiarism detection software
Plagiarism Software
Document comparison tool

I hope you find this information useful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7
6ra3-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
Well done! :-)

-Mao

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