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The design process includes researching the background of products currently in use. It's important to be able to find out what other companies may be working on, and what some of the major issues are that are being faced in a particular market segment. These resources will give you some background in the business end of things.
best for full text periodicals in business and economics
An essential article database for business research providing the full text for more than 2,000 periodicals, including about 1,000 scholarly journals. Covers virtually all disciplines in business and economics, including: accounting, economics, econometrics, finance, marketing, management, MIS, QMM and supply chain management.
great place to find industry reports and demographic profiles
IBISWorld provides over 700 full-text industry reports, 700 US industry risk rating reports, and information on over 8000 Publicly Traded US Companies as well as hundreds of economic and demographic profiles.