The board of directors of the Associated Press has announced plans to develop tools designed to enhance the news industry's search capabilities and licensing protection.
Posted Jul 30, 2004
Ofcom, the regulatory agency for the U.K. communications industries, has proposed a universal content tagging system, according to a consultation document on their Web site. Although this is still very much at the preliminary stage, one of the goals of the proposal is to provide a way to label content that might be offensive or inappropriate, ostensibly to protect young people using electronic media.
Posted Jul 26, 2004
The findings of a nationwide survey released by ChoiceStream, a provider of online personalization solutions, indicate that a majority of Internet users, 64%, would provide insight into their preferences in exchange for personalized product and content recommendations; and 56% would provide demographic data (e.g. age and gender).
Posted Jul 20, 2004
Microsoft Corp. has announced the formation of a new group within the company to help focus efforts and further develop relationships with the media and entertainment industries.
Posted Jul 20, 2004
Reed Elsevier Group plc has announced the appointment of Erik Engstrom as CEO of Elsevier, its global scientific and medical publishing division.
Posted Jul 16, 2004
Mobile Streams, a mobile content company, has announced that it has established operations in the Latin American region with the opening of four subsidiary companies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.
Posted Jul 16, 2004
Google Inc. has announced that it acquired Picasa, Inc., a Pasadena, Calif.-based digital photo management company.
Posted Jul 16, 2004
Six Apart, a provider of Weblog tools and creator of the Movable Type and TypePad platforms, has announced its acquisition of Ublog, a French blog software company.
Posted Jul 16, 2004
IBM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Alphablox Corporation, a privately held company based in Mountain View, California.
Posted Jul 16, 2004
Oddpost has announced that they have been acquired by Yahoo!.
Posted Jul 13, 2004
Stellent, Inc., a provider of content management solutions, has acquired Content Management de México, S.A. de C.V., a content management solutions provider who has offered sales, support, and training services for Stellent products across Mexico and Central America since 2001.
Posted Jul 13, 2004
ProQuest Information and Learning has acquired Seattle-based Serials Solutions, Inc., a provider of ejournal management and linking services.
Posted Jul 13, 2004
TechBooks, a provider of electronic content services and solutions, has announced a new banking relationship with Bank of America through which Bank of America will provide a multimillion dollar, multi-year credit facility to TechBooks.
Posted Jul 09, 2004
FindWhat.com , a developer and provider of performance-based marketing and commerce enabling services, and Espotting Media, Inc., a paid listings provider in Europe, have announced the completion of the merger between the two companies.
Posted Jul 06, 2004
VitalStream Holdings, Inc., the parent company of VitalStream, Inc., a provider of integrated content delivery and streaming media services said at its annual meeting that shareholders approved a resolution that allows its board of directors to effect a reverse split of its common stock.
Posted Jul 02, 2004
The Associated Press has announced that it will debut its first blog at the political conventions in Boston and New York and that it has chosen Convera Corporation for it's eAP initiative.
Posted Jun 29, 2004
A new study released by FIND/SVP, a provider of business research, advisory, and consulting services, highlights the economic impact of ineffective and deficient research tools.
Posted Jun 29, 2004
Mirror Image Internet, an adaptive network for online content, application, and transaction delivery, has announced Forbes.com has selected Mirror Image to deliver its online content to users worldwide.
Posted Jun 25, 2004
IRN Research, a market research consultancy with a particular focus on the information industry, has released The European Online Information Market 2004, a report that highlights a 14% growth in the European online information market, primarily driven by more content migration to the Web.
Posted Jun 25, 2004
NewsGator Technologies, Inc., a developer of content aggregation tools and services, has closed a round of funding with Mobius Venture Capital.
Posted Jun 25, 2004
NewsStand, Inc. has secured $7.2 million in a round of funding led by Adams Capital that includes Noro-Moseley Partners, SSM Ventures, The New York Times Company, and others.
Posted Jun 25, 2004
MarketWatch.com, Inc., a provider of business news, financial information, and analytical tools, has announced the first wave of editorial hires related to the company's forthcoming launch of the MarketWatch institutional news service for customers of Thomson Financial, an operating unit of The Thomson, and provider of information and technology solutions to the financial community.
Posted Jun 22, 2004
Just days after Yahoo! confirmed that it will no longer sell the enterprise version of its instant messaging service, Yahoo! Messenger Enterprise Edition, America Online Inc. has also stopped sale of its AIM Enterprise Gateway.
Posted Jun 22, 2004
Context Media, Inc., a provider of enterprise content integration (ECI) software solutions, has secured $11 million in funding round and announced the immediate availability of Context Media’s Publishing Solution.
Posted Jun 22, 2004
Endeca, a provider of enterprise search and guided navigation solutions for the enterprise, has announced the completion of an oversubscribed $15 million mezzanine financing round.
Posted Jun 18, 2004