WIT Press adds EBSCO to its current line-up of eBook vendors - November 11, 2011
Engineering and scientific research publisher WIT Press, UK, has announced the addition of EBSCO to its current line-up of eBook vendors. This new partnership seeks to further extend the reach and availability of WIT Press titles. eBook versions of WIT Press titles are also available from… Read More
Lord Puttnam to examine digital pedagogy at JISC’s online conference - November 11, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced that David Puttnam, Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, will consider the potential impact of a major, positive disruption to the way the world approaches learning and teaching at the sixth JISC online e-learning conference on November 22-25, 2011.… Read More
Vista Equity Partners acquires Sage Healthcare Division - November 11, 2011
Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in software and technology-enabled services, has completed its acquisition of the Sage Healthcare Division from The Sage Group plc. The new company will be called Vitera Healthcare Solutions (Vitera), and will continue serving the ambulatory market… Read More
CourseSmart and Desire2Learn partnership to enhance access to digital educational resources - November 11, 2011
Digital course materials supplier CourseSmart LLC, US, has partnered with Desire2Learn Incorporated, (Desire2Learn), a provider of enterprise teaching and learning platforms, to provide an end-to-end integration that facilitates an efficient, one-stop process for students and faculty to access digital course materials. Students and faculty will have… Read More
UBM Electronics appoints Rich Pell as Executive Editor of EDN and Designlines - November 11, 2011
Technical information provider UBM Electronics, a UBM company, has announced the appointment of electrical engineering and communications expert Rich Pell as Executive Editor of EDN and Designlines. In his new position, Pell will be responsible for collaborating with editorial, marketing, and web development to grow EDN… Read More
Campden launches medical communications unit, opts for Aurasma tech - November 11, 2011
Campden Publishing Ltd., a division of Campden Media, a UK-based specialist business-to-business information provider, has announced the launch of its medical and educational communications division, Campden Health Communications. To coincide with the launch, Campden Health Communications has separately announced that it has secured a high-tech… Read More