AWS launches certification programme for cloud computing professionals - May 2, 2013
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, has announced the launch of the new AWS Certification Program with the first of several exams that will be made available in 2013. It has been observed that with the accelerating adoption of cloud computing and the… Read More
Bioscientifica and Semantico in deal to develop new OA publication, EDM Case Reports - May 2, 2013
Online publishing services provider Semantico Ltd., UK, has announced a new working partnership with Bioscientifica, the commercial subsidiary of the Society for Endocrinology. After an open pitch Bioscientifica awarded Semantico the contract to develop Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism (EDM) Case Reports, a new open access publication.… Read More
Six Elsevier book titles win awards from text and academic authors association - May 1, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that six of its books will receive awards from the Text and Academic Authors Association. Four titles will receive the Textbook Excellence Award, better known as a ‘Texty,’ and two titles will receive the Most Promising New Textbook Award. The… Read More
EBSCO unveils Non-Patent Prior Art Source - May 1, 2013
Research database and e-book provider EBSCO has introduced Non-Patent Prior Art Source to provide a fast, single point of access to the largest non-patent literature repository available for those conducting prior art searches. The new resource is expected to save time and money for intellectual property… Read More
Knovel reports double-digit sales growth - May 1, 2013
Knovel, the US-based provider of a web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced that the company achieved double-digit sales growth in the 2013 fiscal year which closed on March 31, 2013. Knovel’s annual subscription renewal rate also continues to exceed 90… Read More
Pearson survey shows high levels of personal tablet and smartphone use in elementary, middle and high schools - May 1, 2013
Pearson, a US-based provider of educational content and services, recently released a new study according to which students in the US strongly believe that mobile devices will improve education. According to the study, nine in ten of today’s elementary, middle and high school students believe… Read More
