A 10-nation poll conducted for Reuters, the BBC, and The Media Center across four continents, finds that in a world of committed news junkies, trust in the news provider is a key issue.
Posted May 05, 2006
MarketResearch.com, a distributor and publisher of global market intelligence, has announced the hiring of Charles (Charlie) W. Terry as president.
Posted May 05, 2006
Nstein Technologies Inc. has announced a projected financing of CAN$10 million.
Posted May 05, 2006
Loudeye Corp., a provider of business-to-business digital media solutions, and Muze, a provider of entertainment information services, has announced that Muze has acquired Loudeye's U.S.-based services and operations in an asset purchase transaction for $11.0 million in cash.
Posted May 02, 2006
Internet Archive has announced the latest release of Archive-It 1.5, a new subscription-based archiving service geared towards institutions at a cost lower than other archive platforms.
Posted Apr 28, 2006
The Thomson Corporation has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Centre for Medicines Research International (CMR), a provider of R&D performance metrics to the global pharmaceutical industry.
Posted Apr 28, 2006
Microsoft Corp. has announced the spinout of a new social networking technology, developed by Microsoft Research, to create a new Silicon Valley startup, Wallop Inc.
Posted Apr 28, 2006
TDWI has released its latest survey report, "Taking Data Quality to the Enterprise through Data Governance."
Posted Apr 25, 2006
Penton Media, Inc. has announced that it acquired HVAC-Talk.com, an online community and discussion forum operated by BuildCentral, Inc., of Chicago.
Posted Apr 21, 2006
The Active Network, Inc., a provider of application services technology and marketing services to community service organizations, has acquired Vancouver, B.C.-based IronPoint.
Posted Apr 21, 2006
Facebook, a social directory that enables people to share information, has announced that it has secured $25 million in funding.
Posted Apr 21, 2006
Visible Path, a developer of relationship capital management (RCM) solutions, has announced that it has secured $17 million in Series B funding.
Posted Apr 21, 2006
Amdocs, a provider of software and services to enable integrated customer management and the intentional customer experience, has announced it signed an agreement to acquire Qpass, a provider of digital commerce software and solutions.
Posted Apr 21, 2006
Elsevier, a healthcare and scientific publisher, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Gold Standard, Inc., a US-based developer of online clinical drug information products, services, and solutions to the healthcare market.
Posted Apr 21, 2006
Kaboodle, a free online service that collects, organizes, and shares information on the Web, has announced that it has raised $3.55 million in Series A funding from providers in search algorithms, online commerce, and Web technologies.
Posted Apr 18, 2006
Cadmus Communications Corporation has announced that it has purchased through a subsidiary the remaining 20% of KnowledgeWorks Global Limited ("KGL") from Datamatics Technologies Limited ("DTL"), which gives the Company 100% ownership of its content services operations in Mumbai and Chennai, India.
Posted Apr 14, 2006
Fox Interactive Media (FIM), parent of MySpace.com, has appointed Hemanshu (Hemu) Nigam to oversee safety, education and privacy programs and law enforcement affairs for MySpace, as well as the network of FIM properties.
Posted Apr 14, 2006
101communications, LLC (“101”), an integrated media company focused on the information technology community, has been acquired by 1105 Media, Inc., a company backed by private equity firms Nautic Partners and Alta Communications in partnership with Neal Vitale, a former Reed Elsevier and Petersen Publishing executive.
Posted Apr 14, 2006
VeriFone Holdings, Inc. and Lipman Electronic Engineering Ltd. have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for VeriFone to acquire Lipman, the Rosh Haayin, Israel-based provider of electronic payment systems.
Posted Apr 14, 2006
Salesforce.com, inc., a technology and market provider of on-demand customer relationship management (CRM), has announced its mobile applications with AppExchange Mobile, through the acquisition of Sendia Corporation for $15 million in cash.
Posted Apr 14, 2006
The total marketing spend on social media is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 106.1% from 2005 to 2010, reaching $757.0 million in 2010, according to a research report now available from PQ Media.
Posted Apr 11, 2006
Microsoft Corp. has announced it has agreed to acquire ProClarity Corp., a software company based in Boise, Idaho, that develops advanced analysis and visualization technologies that work in association with Microsoft’s business intelligence (BI) platform, which includes Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005, Microsoft Office Excel, and Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server.
Posted Apr 11, 2006
Data and news provider Bloomberg L.P. will acquire Dutch investment data provider Brainpower NV for $40 million in cash to bolster its services to global investment managers.
Posted Apr 11, 2006
Justsystems US Holding, Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of the XMetaL software business of Blast Radius.
Posted Apr 07, 2006
Global Media Services (GMS) has announced that it has acquired the intellectual property, software applications, and streaming media services infrastructure assets of Vancouver based VFX Digital Solutions, a provider of digital media services, in an all cash transaction.
Posted Apr 07, 2006