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
Unbound Medicine releases mobile medical applications for Microsoft’s mobile platform, Windows Phone 7 - January 27, 2011
Unbound Medicine, a US-based provider of knowledge management solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced the release of mobile medical applications for Microsoft's new and completely redesigned mobile platform, Windows Phone 7. This release enables a growing number of healthcare professionals to access up-to-date medical information… Read More
Sideways report suggests ways to leverage business opportunities from tablet devices - January 27, 2011
Sideways, a US-based software company that transforms books, magazines and other publications into content for mobile devices, has released a white paper, "Evolving Beyond Print: Taking Advantage of the New Tablet Communication Channel." The paper outlines the success and adoption of tablet devices, tablet user demographics… Read More
Taylor & Francis set to publish Tropical Conservancy Organization journal, Biodiversity - January 27, 2011
Publisher Taylor & Francis, UK, has announced that it will publish the journal Biodiversity, on behalf of the Tropical Conservancy Organization, with effect from Volume 12, 2011. Biodiversity publishes research on the natural world to a broad audience of scientists, educators, policy makers, conservationists, science… Read More
