IMS acquires software solutions company, Med-Vantage - June 13, 2011
Pharmaceutical and healthcare information provider IMS Health, US, has acquired US-based software solutions company Med-Vantage to further expand its presence and capabilities in the payer marketplace. Med-Vantage offers its clients a comprehensive suite of provider performance management and member engagement solutions that promote quality care and… Read More
JISC Techdis Accessible IT Practice Support Programme to focus on using IT for effective and inclusive communication - June 13, 2011
JISC Techdis, a JISC Advance advisory service, has brought together a range of resources in one place to offer organisations the Accessible IT Practice Support Programme. The programme will help staff think about how they can use technology in a more inclusive way and meet the… Read More
UCLA in pact with Roche for access to latest research technologies - June 13, 2011
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has announced an agreement with Switzerland-based biotech company Roche. Under the deal, Roche will provide UCLA's stem cell and cancer researchers with the latest technologies that will drive research capabilities and further the understanding of complex disease. The… Read More
LSU Press Director MaryKatherine Callaway elected President of AAUP - June 13, 2011
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has announced that Louisiana State University Press Director MaryKatherine Callaway assumed leadership of the AAUP for the 2011-2012 term, at the AAUP Annual Meeting in Baltimore. Callaway succeeds Richard Brown, director of Georgetown University Press, who will remain on… Read More
Touch Group launches new clinical portal, touchurology.com - June 13, 2011
Medical and health sciences media and communications firm Touch Group plc, UK, has announced the launch of a new clinical portal, touchurology.com. The new portal is driven by content from leading review journals European Urological Review and US Urology. It will… Read More
Tilburg University selects Web-scale Management Services and WorldCat Local from OCLC for library management, discovery - June 10, 2011
Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, has announced that the Tilburg University Library, in the Netherlands, has selected its Web-scale Management Services (WMS) and WorldCat Local as its new library management solution and integrated discovery-to-delivery service. The Tilburg University Library plans to become operational… Read More
