Collaborative industry community and website to enable IT professionals make more informed decisions - May 24, 2010
CA Technologies (formerly Computer Associates), an IT management software and solutions company, recently launched Cloud Commons, a collaborative community and website for IT professionals seeking insights into how to best use cloud computing to improve how IT supports business objectives. In addition to CA Technologies, which… Read More
Google-led consortium developing platform to integrate web and TV - May 24, 2010
A Google-led consortium of technology companies, including Sony, Intel, Adobe, Logitech, DISH Network and Best Buy, will reportedly support a platform and offer devices that combine the web with television. The announcement was made at Google's I/O developer conference in San Francisco. The new platform will… Read More
Elsevier and academic institutions worldwide to host 2010 Scholarly Perspectives webinar series - May 24, 2010
Ten academic institutions will host 10 new webinars in the 2010 Scholarly Perspectives webinar series, launching on May 25, 2010, and continuing through 2010. The webinar series, sponsored by Elsevier, will be broadcast live and attracts an audience of academic librarians and faculty. The aim is… Read More
EBSCO survey to assess impact of current economic conditions on libraries - May 24, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO, US, conducted a survey in February 2010, to assess the impact of current economic conditions on libraries. Many respondents reported that their libraries have been impaired by budget pressures and that they continue to look for cost-saving strategies heading into 2010-2011.… Read More
Dialog, RefWorks join forces to boost research productivity - May 24, 2010
Online information services provider Dialog, US, and RefWorks, a web-based research management, writing and collaboration tool, are enabling their shared customers to export Dialog and DataStar search results into RefWorks. This direct export ability is supported through multiple interface options plus Alerts, boosting researchers' ability to… Read More
Wiley-VCH and ChemPubSoc Europe launch new online platform – ChemistryViews.org - May 24, 2010
Wiley-VCH, the German subsidiary of John Wiley & Sons, US, and ChemPubSoc Europe have announced the launch of a new online platform, ChemistryViews.org. The website was launched at the recently concluded 'Frontiers of Chemistry' symposium. ChemistryViews.org claims to be a gateway to Wiley's complete unique chemistry… Read More
