New bidder emerges for Informa as merger talks with UBM fall through - June 24, 2008
United Business Media's (UBM) bid to join together with rival publisher Informa, UK, has fallen through but another bidder has reportedly emerged for the company. In a recent statement, Informa has announced that discussions with UBM had 'ceased' as 'no agreement on terms had been reached between the parties'. Private… Read More
BMJ Journals’ new online resource to unlock hidden value within medical case reports - June 24, 2008
BMJ Journals, a division of The BMJ Group, is set to launch a new online resource, BMJ Case Reports. BMJ Case Reports will launch with more than a 1000 case reports, reproduced from articles recently published within BMJ and specialty journals such as Heart, Gut and… Read More
DocZone.com to launch new SaaS solution – DocZone Lite - June 24, 2008
Software firm DocZone.com, Netherlands, has announced the forthcoming release of DocZone Lite, a new Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for creating, managing and publishing content. The new DocZone Lite product is modeled as a complete end-to-end solution, bundled with many of the key features of… Read More
Michael Phillippe named Director of Sales for Manuscript Central - June 24, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters has announced the appointment of Michael Phillippe as Director of Sales. He will report directly to Keith Collier, Vice President and General Manager, ScholarOne. In his new position, Phillippe will be responsible for managing relationships with customers currently using Manuscript… Read More
Attention Subscribers – Benefit now from the Content atomisation initiative from Knowledgespeak - June 24, 2008
Knowledgespeak is planning to atomise its content. A preliminary but significant initiative has already been taken in this direction. For an internationally esteemed association, we have repackaged and categorised our news under various topics to suit the information needs of its members. We are exploring other possibilities of bringing a… Read More
Association of American University Presses to hold annual meet in Montreal - June 23, 2008
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has announced that its annual meeting is scheduled for June 26-29, 2008 in Montreal. Changes brought about by an emerging digital publishing culture will form a key topic at the panels. The meet will be attended by more than… Read More
