BMJ Group Board names Dr Arvind Singh as non-executive director - January 28, 2011
The Board of the BMJ Group has announced that Dr Arvind Singh has been appointed a non-executive director. Dr Singh is consultant ophthalmic surgeon in vitreoretinal services with the Ayrshire and Arran Acute NHS Trust in Ayr, Scotland, where he has worked for the last… Read More
Touch Group PLC announces key senior appointments for 2011 - January 28, 2011
Medical and Health Sciences media and communications company Touch Group PLC, UK, has announced key senior appointments for 2011. The company has appointed Cathy Peck as Publishing Director; Sergei Sollo as Marketing Director; and Anna Howarth as Account Manager in its Touch Medical Communications division. … Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - January 28, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
McGraw-Hill, Wipro to develop mobile learning platform for emerging markets - January 27, 2011
Information services provider McGraw-Hill Companies, US, and technology solutions provider Wipro, India, have announced that both companies will work together to develop 'mConnect', an open-standard mobile learning platform designed to bridge the skills gap in emerging markets. Initial pilots in India… Read More
‘Wall Street Journal’ files lawsuit seeking public access to Medicare database - January 27, 2011
Dow Jones & Company, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), recently filed papers to overturn a 31-year-old court injunction that blocks public access to records containing evidence of Medicare fraud and the doctors behind it. The company's filing in… Read More
Tenth annual SIIA Information Industry Summit explores new growth opportunities in the digital age - January 27, 2011
The tenth annual SIIA Information Industry Summit was held in New York City from January 25-26, 2011. With the theme 'Moving from Wired to Wireless', the summit addressed a variety of timely and challenging issues shaping the industry, including mobile business models and content delivery, as… Read More