GVIC Communications to acquire JuneWarren Publishing - December 3, 2007
Information communications firm GVIC Communications Corp., Canada, has announced an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the assets of JuneWarren Publishing Ltd., effective January 1, 2008. The acquisition is projected to help GVIC develop its strategy of growing through two core segments… Read More
PennWell acquires renewable energy website - December 3, 2007
B2B publisher PennWell Corporation, US, has announced that it has acquired a 51 percent stake in iCommerce & Marketing L.L.C., which operates RenewableEnergyAccess.com, a leading online-only publication and business-to-business community for renewable energy. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. Under… Read More
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Springer partners with MPS Technologies to broaden customer base - November 30, 2007
STM publisher Springer, Germany, has announced that it has chosen MPS Technologies' JournalStore platform as their online journal platform provider for Springer Protocols. The partnership will ensure that Springer's market-leading content will be more discoverable by a broader audience and will provide… Read More
Thomson Scientific’ new study analyses multi-author papers from 1993 – 2006 - November 30, 2007
In the November/December issue of Science Watch, Thomson Scientific has analysed data from its Thomson Science Indicators to evaluate the number of papers with more than 50, 100, 200 and 500 authors between the years 1993 to 2006. Science Watch, Thomson Scientifics' subscription newsletter, uses unique… Read More
Sale of Harcourt US Schools Education unit to Houghton Mifflin gets regulatory nod - November 30, 2007
Publisher Reed Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the $4 billion sale of its Harcourt US Schools Education Business to Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group has received clearance from the US Department of Justice. The transaction, announced on July 16, 2007, is expected to be competed by mid-December.… Read More
