MEI overhauls Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s quarterly publication using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite - May 2, 2012
Managing Editor Inc. (MEI), an Adobe premier development partner, has announced that the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is now using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite to produce the iPad edition of its quarterly magazine - HHMI Bulletin. HHMI hired MEI's design and production team to help… Read More
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft Corp announce strategic partnership to form new Barnes & Noble subsidiary - May 2, 2012
Book retailer Barnes & Noble, US, and software vendor Microsoft Corp., US, have announced a strategic partnership to form a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, which will build upon the history of strong innovation in digital reading technologies from both companies. It is expected that the… Read More
University of Utah selects Ex Libris Rosetta for long-term digital preservation - May 1, 2012
Ex Libris Group, a US-based provider of library automation solutions, has announced that the University of Utah has opted for Ex Libris Rosetta to preserve the school's extensive cultural heritage collections. These include newspapers and other historical textual documents, photographs, rare books, oral history interviews (including… Read More
GenomeQuest and Questel partner for IP platform integration - May 1, 2012
US-based Questel, a provider of online information services, and GenomeQuest, a provider of large-scale genomic software applications, have announced a partnership to integrate their respective platforms for researching and managing global IP. Specifically, GQ-IP users will now have the option to review biological sequence patents directly… Read More
Accelrys to host North American User Group Meeting in Boston - May 1, 2012
Accelrys, Inc., a US-based scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, has announced that its annual North American User Group Meeting (UGM) is being held from May 7 to 9 at the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel in Boston. The UGM offers attendees a forum for discussing… Read More
E-book consumers choosing tablets over e-readers, says BISG Study - May 1, 2012
E-book consumers’ preference for tablets is accelerating rapidly as dedicated e-readers drop in popularity, according to the Book Industry Study Group’s (BISG) Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading survey. The second installment in Volume Three of the study shows that, over the course of just six months,… Read More
