TechTarget acquires The Brian Madden Company - December 23, 2008
Information technology media company TechTarget, Inc., US, has announced the acquisition of The Brian Madden Company, an independent website and conference, to address the needs of IT decision makers on the topics of desktop virtualisation, terminal services, and application virtualisation. As an addition to TechTarget's portfolio… Read More
Libraries in Europe and Africa acquire VTLS Archival Management System - December 23, 2008
Library automation company Visionary Technology in Library Solutions, US, has announced that the Slovak National Library in Bratislava and Makerere University in Uganda have acquired the Archives Management System (AMS). AMS, developed in partnership with the National Library of Wales, follows the ISAD (International Standard Archive… Read More
Nielsen Book supports E4Libraries initiative - December 23, 2008
Nielsen Book, part of global information and media company Nielsen Company, UK, has responded to the recent E4Libraries BIC Category Headings announcement by immediately applying the initiative to all the titles in its database - over 8 million records in total. Using Nielsen Book's services, libraries… Read More
American Chemical Society’s office of public affairs wins three national awards - December 23, 2008
The world's largest scientific society American Chemical Society (ACS), US, has announced that its office of public affairs has won three prestigious national awards in a competition sponsored by Association TRENDS, a national newspaper for associations. ACS won a gold medal in the podcast category for… Read More
Dear Subscribers - December 23, 2008
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Outsell report predicts steady growth for information industry in 2009 - December 22, 2008
Media industry-focused research and advisory firm Outsell, Inc., US, has published its 'Information Industry Outlook 2009: No Guts No Glory,' offering predictions, analyses and key themes for the information and publishing industry. The report cites Apple, Elsevier and LinkedIn among the 30 innovators to watch. Despite… Read More
