Really Strategies, TEMIS announce technology alliance - July 24, 2008
Content provider Really Strategies, Inc., US, has announced a technology partnership with text analytics solutions provider TEMIS, US. Under the deal, Really Strategies and TEMIS will combine innovative software solutions RSuite and Luxid to bring together complementary technologies of content management and… Read More
Bestofmedia Group raises $35 million funding from Index Ventures - July 22, 2008
Bestofmedia Group, a France-based online media publishing company focused on technology, has announced a funding of $35 million (€ 22.5 million) from venture capital firm Index Ventures. It will use the funds to accelerate growth in the US market, build on its position as a leading… Read More
McGraw Hill bids for Reed Elsevier’s trade magazine arm - July 21, 2008
Publisher McGraw Hill, US, and private equity firms Bain and TPG have reportedly expressed interest in acquiring Reed Elsevier's trade magazine arm, Reed Business Information (RBI), which is valued at £1.25 billion. The sale of RBI, whose titles include New Scientist and Flight International, began last… Read More
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
