Google releases Android anti-fragmentation tool - March 7, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has reportedly issued an anti-fragmentation tool in the Honeycomb (3.0) version of Android, its mobile operation system (OS). The version is stated to have a Fragment interface that is designed to ease compatibility. It is… Read More
RSC President calls UK government’s protection of science ‘a myth’ - March 7, 2011
The belief that science in the UK is being protected has been exposed as a myth, according to Prof. David Phillips, President of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). The science sector's teaching funding had been slashed by almost 75 percent, research cut by more than… Read More
BML study to examine evolution of e-publishing over past 10 years - March 7, 2011
Market research firm BML has announced that it is currently conducting a research on the state of e-publishing on behalf of Publishing Technology, a UK-based provider of software and services to the publishing industry. BML offers research information and business intelligence on… Read More
EBSCO Publishing to release CHIL, a database on chemical hazards - March 7, 2011
Database services provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced the launch of a new database called Chemical Hazard Information Library (CHIL). It is stated to include millions of documents containing information vital to the areas of toxicity, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, teratogenicity, occupational exposure and other hazard-related subject matter.… Read More
Elsevier / Gold Standard adds FSS pricing to enhance pricing analysis with ProspectoRx - March 4, 2011
Elsevier / Gold Standard, a US-based developer of drug databases and medication management solutions, has announced several enhancements to its pricing tool, ProspectoRx. This includes the addition of Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) pricing to facilitate pricing analysis. Other enhancements include multiple watch lists and enhanced price… Read More
ALPSP submits response to the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth - March 4, 2011
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has submitted its response to the call for evidence by Professor Hargreaves and his team to contribute to his Review of Intellectual Property and Growth. This is the latest in a number of recent reviews of the… Read More