iPad, tablets to erode Wintel laptops market, says Barclays Capital report - July 12, 2010
The research arm of investment bank Barclays Capital, US, has released a report, according to which tablet sales are forecast to reach 15 million units in 2010, soaring to 28 million in 2011. This is likely to hurt sales of notebooks and computers that come with… Read More
ECS EPrints among top ten in world ranking of institutional repositories - July 12, 2010
The University of Southampton's School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) EPrints repository of research publications is now one of the top ten in the world, according to the official world ranking of institutional repositories. Southampton ECS EPrints is ranked number 10 in the world, just… Read More
China renews Google’s operating licence - July 12, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc. has announced that China has renewed its Internet licence, after the company's local venture pledged to allow its Web content to be supervised by regulators. An official with China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology confirmed that the licence was… Read More
EBSCO Publishing introduces new resource for energy industry professionals - July 12, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced the availability of a new full-text database - Energy & Power Source. The database is designed to support the informational needs of energy and power industry professionals at all levels as well as academic researchers. Energy… Read More
British Library wins Nominent Internet Award - July 12, 2010
The British Library has been awarded the 'opening the world of knowledge' award for Timelines: Sources from History by the Nominet Internet Awards. The Nominet Internet Awards aim to recognise and celebrate individuals and organisations that are helping to make the Internet a secure, open, accessible… Read More
ICIS pricing launches Middle East Polyethylene Terephthalate report - July 12, 2010
ICIS pricing, a price reporting service for the global chemical industry, has extended its series of weekly Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) reports to include the Middle East market. The new report captures industry price trends and the key factors influencing them, as well as updates on the… Read More
