Bestofmedia Group raises $35 million funding from Index Ventures - July 22, 2008
Bestofmedia Group, a France-based online media publishing company focused on technology, has announced a funding of $35 million (€ 22.5 million) from venture capital firm Index Ventures. It will use the funds to accelerate growth in the US market, build on its position as a leading… Read More
BioMed Central launches new journal – BioData Mining - July 22, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced the launch of a new open access journal - BioData Mining. Dr Jesus Aguilar-Ruiz of the Pablo De Olavide University and Dr Jason H. Moore of the Dartmouth Medical School will serve as Editors-in-Chief of the journal. They… Read More
Emerald reports strong performance in 2007 Journal Citation Reports - July 22, 2008
Management research publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK, has announced that, following the 2007 Journal Citation Reports recently released by Thomson Reuters, it has achieved its best ever year in 2007 - with more journals now ranked by Thomson Reuters, one of the major indicators of… Read More
Gulf Publishing Company announces new appointments - July 22, 2008
Energy industry publisher Gulf Publishing Company, US, has announced the appointment of Maggie Seeliger as Vice President of Strategic Business Development effective June 30, 2008. The announcement was made by John D. "Rusty" Meador, President/CEO of Gulf Publishing Company. In her new position, Seeliger will oversee… Read More
Attention Subscribers – Benefit now from the Content atomisation initiative from Knowledgespeak - July 22, 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
McGraw Hill bids for Reed Elsevier’s trade magazine arm - July 21, 2008
Publisher McGraw Hill, US, and private equity firms Bain and TPG have reportedly expressed interest in acquiring Reed Elsevier's trade magazine arm, Reed Business Information (RBI), which is valued at £1.25 billion. The sale of RBI, whose titles include New Scientist and Flight International, began last… Read More
