ICIS selects EBSCO-owned EMpact to grow sales for ICIS news and ICIS pricing - July 21, 2008
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group within the EBSCO Information Services division, US, has announced an agreement with pricing and market intelligence service provider ICIS, US. Under the deal, EMpact will promote ICIS news and ICIS pricing in Argentina, Central America,… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell to publish The Protein Society’s flagship publication, Protein Science - July 18, 2008
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a publishing partnership with The Protein Society, an international society devoted to furthering research and development in protein science. Under the deal, Wiley-Blackwell will publish the Society's flagship publication, Protein… Read More
HealthFitness ties up with EBSCO Publishing to expand eHealth content - July 18, 2008
Employee health improvement services provider HealthFitness, US, has announced that it has quintupled the amount of education content on its web-based eHealth platform. The enhancements were realised through a new partnership with EBSCO Publishing and became available to HealthFitness customers through eHealth… Read More
Lyon library joins Google’s Book Search Library project - July 18, 2008
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has announced that the municipal library of Lyon has joined Google's Book Search Library project. The Library is France's second largest library after the national library in Paris, and is the first French library to join the project. Under the initiative, more than… Read More
MetaPress expands customer base with nine additional publishers - July 18, 2008
MetaPress, a web hosting platform service for STM content, has announced an expansion of its user base. Nine additional publishers recently launched their electronic content distribution services via the MetaPress 2.0 platform. The service claims to be the world's largest primary host of STM content. The… Read More
Physicians Practice partners with Nevada Cancer Institute to improve patient care - July 17, 2008
Physicians Practice, America's leading practice management journal, has announced a new partnership with Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI) to provide resources to help local physicians manage their practices more efficiently. Under the deal, Physicians Practice will be mailed monthly, beginning this month, to about 5,100 physicians from… Read More
American Society for Cell Biology selects Abstract Central for comprehensive workflow management - July 17, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters has announced that the American Society for Cell Biology has selected Abstract Central for its abstract workflow process. The American Society for Cell Biology represents more than 11,000 basic biology researchers throughout the US and in 50 other countries. Abstract… Read More
Consortium of buyout firms considering counter offer for media group Informa - July 15, 2008
Several of the world's largest buyout firms are reportedly considering a counter bid for media company Informa Plc, UK. At a recently held function, dealmakers from KKR, Blackstone and Permira openly talked about how the firms may make an offer for Informa to rival the 506 pence-per-share approach submitted by… Read More
Wiley Higher Education acquires Business and Modern Language list from Cengage Learning - July 14, 2008
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced that it has acquired a list of Business and Modern Language textbooks and learning materials from print and digital information services provider Cengage Learning, US. Cengage Learning agreed to divest the works in connection with the Justice… Read More
WK Health and Amirsys announce new book and eBook agreement - July 11, 2008
Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, and imaging informatics provider Amirsys, Inc., US, has announced a new book and eBook agreement. The deal will combine the growing Amirsys brand with the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins brand and global sales and marketing reach. It… Read More
