An executive order signed late this past summer by President George W. Bush requires that government agencies make available to the public information about public health-care cost and quality, creating an unexpected, and unprecedented, opportunity for the health care information management industry.
Posted Oct 24, 2006
PTC, a Product Development Company, has announced it has acquired ITEDO Software GmbH and ITEDO Software LLC (collectively, ITEDO), for approximately $17 million in cash.
Posted Oct 20, 2006
Adobe Systems Incorporated has acquired Serious Magic Inc., maker of video software and communications tools for creative professional, business, consumer, and education markets.
Posted Oct 20, 2006
Universal Music Group has filed lawsuits against online video sharing sites Grouper and Bolt.com for allowing users to swap pirated versions of its musicians' videos.
Posted Oct 20, 2006
Dow Jones & Company has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Reuters' 50% interest in Factiva, bringing Dow Jones ownership of Factiva to 100%.
Posted Oct 20, 2006
Internap Network Services Corporation, a provider of performance network services over the internet, has announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire VitalStream Holdings, Inc.
Posted Oct 17, 2006
Outsell, Inc., a research and advisory firm for the information industry worldwide, has announced publication of its second annual MarketView report, Market and IT Research, Reports & Services: 2006 Market Size, Share, Forecast and Trend Report.
Posted Oct 13, 2006
On Demand television and entertainment Ripe Digital Entertainment (RDE) has received $32 million in Series B financing from Hearst-Argyle, Time Warner Investments, Columbia Capital LLC, and Rho Ventures.
Posted Oct 13, 2006
Google Inc. has agreed to acquire YouTube, a consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos through a web experience, for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction.
Posted Oct 10, 2006
Two media analysts have formed a new non-profit institute, iFOCOS, the Institute for the Connected Society.
Posted Oct 10, 2006
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a copyright licensing solutions provider, has announced that Tracey Armstrong has been named COO.
Posted Oct 10, 2006
Google, Inc. has issued subpoenas for information about its rivals' book-scanning projects as part of its defense against lawsuits attacking its plans to put the contents of entire libraries online.
Posted Oct 10, 2006
NextPage has announced the immediate availability of a study detailing research into the deployment and enforcement of document retention and deletion policies.
Posted Oct 06, 2006
Liberty Alliance, a global identity consortium working to build a more trusted internet for consumers, governments, and businesses worldwide, has announced the release of the final version of ID-WSF 2.0, a framework for building and managing privacy-respecting, secure, and interoperable web services and Service Oriented Architectures (SOAs).
Posted Oct 06, 2006
JumpTap, Inc., a provider of mobile search and advertising solutions, has announced that it has received $22 million in additional funding, led by a new investor, Valhalla Partners with participation from existing investors, General Catalyst Partners, BCE Capital, and Redpoint Ventures.
Posted Oct 06, 2006
LexisNexis U.S. has issued the results of a nationwide survey that reveal the news sources that consumers trust the most.
Posted Oct 03, 2006
VideoEgg, Inc., a provider of web-based video publishing solutions, has announced a $12 million Series C stock financing.
Posted Oct 03, 2006
PodShow, Inc. has raised a second round of venture funding from new and original investors, totaling $15M.
Posted Oct 03, 2006
Executives recognize the value of business intelligence (BI), but are unable to apply it effectively to improve their operations, according to a new survey of 386 senior executives worldwide.
Posted Sep 26, 2006
Outsell, Inc., a research and advisory firm for the information industry, has announced publication of its annual MarketView report, B2B Trade Publishing & Company Information: 2006 Market Size, Share, Forecast and Trend Report.
Posted Sep 26, 2006
PortAuthority Technologies, Inc., a provider of Information Leak Prevention (ILP), has announced it has closed its latest round of funding, raising approximately $18 million.
Posted Sep 26, 2006
Mobile Cohesion, a UK based telecommunications software firm, has announced that it has closed its second major funding round of $4.8 million.
Posted Sep 26, 2006
Voxant, creator of the Viral Syndication Network for online news, has secured $10.5 million in backing for the company's solution for distributing broadcast, print, and other types of news content across the internet.
Posted Sep 26, 2006
Outsell, Inc., a research and advisory firm for the information industry worldwide, has released Information Industry Outlook: FutureFacts 2007, an annual forecast of the trends and drivers fueling the information industry.
Posted Sep 19, 2006
The European Library has taken steps to ensure that all EU national libraries become full participants by the end of 2007.
Posted Sep 19, 2006