Morgan Kaufmann ties up with AMD to publish book for OpenCL developers - June 16, 2011
Morgan Kaufmann, an imprint of Elsevier Science & Technology Books, has formed a partnership with semiconductor firm AMD to publish a new book for developers, Heterogeneous Computing with OpenCL. The book was co-authored by several industry and academic leaders from AMD and Northeastern University, including Benedict… Read More
Routledge Journals and the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia announce new publishing partnership - June 16, 2011
Routledge Journals, part of publisher Taylor & Francis Group, UK, has announced a new publishing partnership with the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA). Under the deal, Routledge will become the publisher of Educational Philosophy and Theory (EPAT) from 2013. EPAT is an international journal,… Read More
EMpact Sales to provide sales representation service for Duke University Press - June 15, 2011
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group of EBSCO, recently entered into an agreement with Duke University Press in which it has been appointed sales and marketing representative and consultant to increase content sales. Under the deal, EMpact will promote and sell Duke's products in France,… Read More
US govt. approves Google bid for Nortel patents, talks with Apple, RIM continue - June 15, 2011
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has reportedly concluded an antitrust investigation into Google's bid for a collection of wireless-related patents from Canadian telecommunications-equipment maker Nortel. The DoJ approved the bid, while talks with Research in Motion (RIM) and Apple over their… Read More
NLM and Maryland institutions partner to enhance education initiatives for librarians - June 15, 2011
The US' National Library of Medicine (NLM), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and three other institutions in Maryland are forming a new partnership. They will work together to enhance the training of librarians and improve the public's access to, and understanding of,… Read More
Central Florida Health Alliance selects VeriForm to automate unit inspections - June 14, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Central Florida Health Alliance has implemented VeriForm for their medication area inspections. VeriForm is a checklist management system that helps hospitals document and report on compliance and patient safety issues throughout a facility.… Read More
Copyright Clearance Center and Wolper expand partnership - June 13, 2011
Non-profit copyright licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), US, and information management services provider Wolper Subscription Services have expanded their one-year old partnership. Wolper has become the first subscription agency to be authorised as a referral partner for additional CCC products. Earlier in 2010,… Read More
IMS acquires software solutions company, Med-Vantage - June 13, 2011
Pharmaceutical and healthcare information provider IMS Health, US, has acquired US-based software solutions company Med-Vantage to further expand its presence and capabilities in the payer marketplace. Med-Vantage offers its clients a comprehensive suite of provider performance management and member engagement solutions that promote quality care and… Read More
UCLA in pact with Roche for access to latest research technologies - June 13, 2011
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has announced an agreement with Switzerland-based biotech company Roche. Under the deal, Roche will provide UCLA's stem cell and cancer researchers with the latest technologies that will drive research capabilities and further the understanding of complex disease. The… Read More
New Corporate Computing subscription database now available from ebrary - June 9, 2011
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, has announced the availability of its new Corporate Computing subscription database. Corporations around the world can now easily and affordably provide unlimited, multi-user sales of an instant digital library of essential computing e-books that serve the practical information needs… Read More
