Internet rated as most important source of business information, says Forbes/Gartner study - July 27, 2009
The Ninth Annual Forbes/Gartner C-Level Executive Study has revealed that the Internet is viewed as the most important source for business information, followed by daily newspapers, trade publications, magazines, TV and radio, respectively. More than 650 C-Level and senior management executives participated in the study, 'Preparing for Growth in the… Read More
New UN-brokered programme allows free academic journal access to least developed nations - July 27, 2009
The United Nations has partnered with the scientific publishing industry to provide research institutions in least developed countries free access to online journals. This was announced by the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) at the launch of the scheme in Geneva. The new UN-brokered programme,… Read More
Physicians Interactive acquires Skyscape - July 27, 2009
Physicians Interactive LLC (PI), the leading digital sales and health marketing partner for life sciences companies, has announced the acquisition of mobile medical references provider Skyscape, US. Skyscape is now a wholly owned subsidiary of PI. Under the acquisition agreement, Skyscape will continue to be led… Read More
CourseSmart partners with seven new publishers to expand e-textbooks portfolio - July 27, 2009
Digital course materials supplier CourseSmart LLC, US, has announced partnerships with publishers Elsevier Science and Technology, F.A. Davis, Jones & Bartlett, SAGE, Sinauer Associates, Taylor & Francis and Wolters Kluwer Health (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins). The partnerships are aimed at expanding the breadth and specialty of… Read More
American Institute of Physics and Collexis announce technology partnership - July 27, 2009
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) and knowledge management and semantic search and knowledge discovery software developer Collexis Holdings, Inc., US, have announced a new technology partnership. The innovative collaboration will allow AIP to leverage Collexis' proprietary technology within the physics market.… Read More
Hart Energy Publishing launches The Carbon Challenge webinar series as part of global carbon initiative - July 27, 2009
Energy publisher Hart Energy Publishing, US, has announced the launch of The Carbon Challenge webinar series designed to aid the global energy industry and policy-makers in understanding the impact of carbon-related issues on their businesses and constituents. Leading international experts will inform… Read More
