Amazon launches Kindle Cloud Reader app for reading books with web browser - August 11, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced the Kindle Cloud Reader, its latest Kindle reading application. The app leverages HTML5 and enables customers to read Kindle books instantly using only their web browser - online or offline - with no downloading or installation required. As… Read More
New white paper from ACS GCI focuses on development of green nanotechnology - August 11, 2011
Green Chemistry experts have developed a roadmap to ensure emerging nanotechnologies are safe for use by humans before they are introduced into the marketplace. A white paper, issued by the American Chemical Society's Green Chemistry Institute (ACS GCI) and the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechologies Institute, stresses… Read More
Elsevier / MC Strategies adds additional resources to its ICD-10 Roadmap - August 10, 2011
E-learning solutions provider Elsevier/MC Strategies, US, has announced the addition of a white paper, 'Two Years and Counting', as well as updates to its eBook, A Guide to Education and Training for ICD-10 Implementation, to its ICD-10 Roadmap. Elsevier's ICD-10 Roadmap is a comprehensive, phased… Read More
European Society for Medical Oncology partners with Thomson Reuters to launch new portal for oncologists - August 10, 2011
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) has announced a partnership with global information and news organisation Thomson Reuters to launch a scientific information and education portal - OncologyPRO. The new site is designed to help oncologists keep up to date with the latest research and… Read More
MEDecision announces general availability of Alineo Clinical Programs - August 9, 2011
Collaborative health management solutions provider MEDecision, Inc., US, has announced that its 2011 URAC accredited Alineo Clinical Programs are now generally available. Claimed to be an essential component of a successful care management strategy, the annually updated Clinical Programs consist of standardised case and disease management… Read More
CQ Researcher and CQ Global Researcher announce new Facebook application and expanded website - August 9, 2011
CQ Press, a division of academic publisher SAGE, has announced that its CQ Researcher and CQ Global Researcher have developed a Facebook application and expanded website to make their content more discoverable by students, faculty and other researchers. The Facebook application allows users to search… Read More
RSC Publishing announces inaugural issue of RSC Advances, introduces topic modelling - August 9, 2011
Scientific publisher RSC Publishing, the publishing arm of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, has announced that the first issue of its new journal - RSC Advances - is now online. The journal is freely accessible throughout 2011 and 2012 and covers the breadth of the… Read More
IEEE projects to revise standards for evaluating and reconditioning transformers - August 8, 2011
Technical professional association IEEE, US, has announced that the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board has approved two projects for the revision of standards for evaluating and reconditioning transformers. The first is IEEE PC57.12.34 - Standard for Requirements for Pad-Mounted, Compartmental Type, Self Cooled, Three… Read More
Amazon Web Services expands Virtual Private Cloud offering - August 8, 2011
Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), an Amazon.com company, has announced new capabilities for customers designed to support the security, network management, dedicated connectivity, and identity management requirements of enterprises when deploying mission-critical applications in the cloud. AWS has extended Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)… Read More
Cancer research portals launch on HighWire’s ePublishing platform - August 5, 2011
HighWire Press, a not-for-profit division of Stanford University libraries, is presenting a suite of themed portals for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), a leading professional organisation representing physicians who care for people with cancer. The subject-specific cancer portals claim… Read More
