Discovery sues Amazon for patent infringement over Kindle for the second time - July 16, 2010
Media company Discovery Communications intellectual property subsidiary Discovery Patent Holdings has reportedly filed a suit against online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc. According to the company, Amazon's line of Kindle e-book readers infringe on two patents held by the company. The suit is the second between the… Read More
Web 2.0 Summit adds new speakers to 2010 lineup - July 16, 2010
O'Reilly Media, Inc. and UBM TechWeb, co-producers of Web 2.0 Expo and Web 2.0 Summit, have released six new additions to the lineup at this year's Web 2.0 Summit. The Web 2.0 Summit brings together a powerful assembly of senior executives and entrepreneurial innovators, as well… Read More
EBSCO Publishing acquires two SAGE databases - July 16, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has acquired two databases from academic publisher SAGE. These are: Criminal Justice Abstracts and Communication Abstracts. The deal will bring two leading databases in their fields to users through the EBSCOhost platform. Criminal Justice Abstracts and Communication Abstracts… Read More
Nominations for 2011 Service Quality Evaluation Academy called for - July 16, 2010
The 2011 Service Quality Evaluation Academy, co-sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), is now accepting participant nominations, with a deadline of December 15, 2010. The event is scheduled for March 14-18, 2011, in Toronto, Canada. The… Read More
National Technical Information Service to be official distributor of Death Master File - July 16, 2010
The National Technical Information Service (NTIS), an agency of the US Department of Commerce, has announced that it has been named the authorised official distributor of the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Death Master File (DMF). The DMF is used by leading government, financial, investigative, credit reporting… Read More
Modality, Inc facilitates board prep for medical students with sixteen USMLE apps - July 16, 2010
Interactive learning apps developer Modality, Inc., US, has announced that medical students are embracing USMLE prep on iPhone and iPod touch with its popular line of medical education and test prep apps. The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is a required three-step examination that tests… Read More
