Wolters Kluwer names Elizabeth Satin as Senior VP, Corporate Development and M&A North America - May 18, 2009
Information services and publishing company Wolters Kluwer, Netherlands, has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Satin as Senior Vice President and head of Corporate Development and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) North America. Satin succeeds Bruce Lenz, who will retire in May 2009. Elizabeth brings to the role… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 18, 2009
The ninth edition of blogspeak is now online. Featured are Stevan Harnad (Against Squandering Scarce Research Funds on Pre-Emptive Gold OA Without First Mandating Green OA); Philip Davis (Dark Secrets: Open Access and Author Processing Charges); Fytton Rowland (Towards a grudging consensus?); and Tim O'Reilly (Google's Rich Snippets and the… Read More
JustSystems in partnership with Mark Logic for streamlined data aggregation - May 15, 2009
XML content server provider Mark Logic Corporation, US, and JustSystems, an independent software vendor in Japan, have announced a technology partnership. The alliance will enable enterprise organisations to streamline data aggregation, content creation and publishing of financial reports using XBRL. Details of how the two companies… Read More
CrossRef receives Council of Science Editors’ Meritorious Achievement Award - May 15, 2009
Publisher linking services provider CrossRef, US, has announced that it has been awarded the Council of Science Editors' (CSE) Meritorious Achievement Award. This is only the second time CSE has granted the award to an organisation rather than to an individual. The Council of Science Editors… Read More
Dear Subscribers - May 15, 2009
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Online petition seeks greater transparency in patent information in India - May 15, 2009
An Indian online forum on intellectual property rights has reportedly called for more transparency in the country's patent system and for information to be more easily accessible. A petition in this regard has been launched with the Indian patent authorities. The recently launched online petition follows an earlier petition submitted… Read More
