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Welcome to the new
SIIA Content Division Newsletter, your source for
news and information regarding business and policy issues
facing online content companies, as well as division
activities.
Thank you for your
continued support,
Jeff Cutler,
Vice President, SIIA Content Division
SIIA
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Brown Bag Lunch - Executive Survival
Tactics -
September 24, 2003, 11:30
am-1:30 pm, New York City. The market has become
dominated by a relatively few large information
publishers. Middle market players and startups are being
acquired or joining forces in a continual effort to reach
critical mass. Running a company is about much more than
growth and survival these days -- we also have to be
experts in finance, compliance, liability, insurance and
securities law . The way you manage your business can
affect how it is valued even if you are years away from
being acquired or achieving liquidity. Come here our panel
of experts talk about survival tips for their company in
this new economy.
Register Now.
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2004 Information Industry Summit (IIS) -
January 27, 2004, New York City. The IIS is
the premier annual event for senior executives to discuss
the outlook for the information industry for the coming
year. The summit has sold out each year and we expect it
to quickly sell out once again. Last year's conference
was attended by over 250 senior executives. Planning
is well underway with a fantastic program in place and a
great roster of speakers.
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SIIA Content Anti-Piracy (CAP)
- Did you know that the SIIA has an effective program
combating piracy and other forms of copyright
infringement? The CAP group is a collection of
content providers, primarily digital publishing and market
data service companies, who gather under the auspices of SIIA to address issues of compliance, digital right
management, and data piracy. This group is open to
members of SIIA, convenes three times per year, and
distributes its minutes and findings to its members.
There will be a
meeting of the CAP group on Thursday, November 6 in New
York. If you are interested in joining the CAP group,
attending the meeting or would
like more information about the group, please contact Petar Klaetsch, SIIA Director of Intellectual Property
Programs at 202.289.7442, ext. 1311, or via email at
pklaetsch@siia.net
Industry News:
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The Search Goes On (and on) for a New Primedia Chief
(9/22/03) | NY Times
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F.C.C. Chief Talks of Frustration and Surprise
(9/22/03 | NY Times
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Microsoft serious about search (9/22/03) | Reuters
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Yahoo sees strong sponsored search
gains
(9/22/03) | CNET
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Vignette To Acquire Collaborator
Intraspect
(9/16/03) | internetnews.com
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seals deal to buy Marquis Who's Who
(9/9/03) | Washington Post
Member Company
News:
Please send news and press releases to
James Kim
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IBM and Factiva Join Forces to
Transform Global Content Business (9/18/03)
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Dow Jones & Company Acquires Technologic Partners,
Publishers Of 'VentureWire (9/3/03)
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Factiva's Powerful Business Information
Service Now Packaged and Priced for Individual and Small
Business Use (9/3/03)
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Global Brokerage Reports Added to
Intelliscope Service From Dialog (09/03/2003)
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LexisNexis™ Integrates Fast Data Search
To Power LexisNexis™ Total Search (8/26/03)
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Advanstar Communications to acquire
Medical Economics, Dental and Veterinary Publishing
Portfolio from Thomson Healthcare for $135 million
(08/25/2003)
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Thomson Acquires Techstreet, Inc. (08/25/2003)
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Ovid integrates medical content with
the new Microsoft Office System
(8/21/03)
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LexisNexis™ U.S. Completes Acquisition
Of Dolan Media’s Public Records Businesses
(8/4/03)
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2003 Release of Microsoft Office to
Include Access to Legal Research from LexisNexis
(7/21/03)
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ProQuest Acquires SIRS Publishing
(7/23/03)
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Reed Elsevier to acquire Applied
Discovery (7/11/03)
Industry Features
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The Amazing Shrinking Newspaper
There is
growing evidence that online media is having an adverse
impact on newspapers. A study of web users conducted
earlier this year by Belden Associates indicated that
newspaper web sites are beginning to cut into print
subscriptions and single-copy sales. In addition, the
study found that web site users who did continue to
purchase print versions read much less frequently. (From
Greenhouse Associates Newsletter)
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Convergence
of software & content.
If
you missed the July Brown Bag lunch, you missed a great
discussion on the integration of content into
applications. Executives from Yahoo!Finance,
LexisNexis, CCH and Mintz Levin discussed the importance
of having content available to users when and where they
need it. If you missed it,
click here to read a
summary of the panel From Shore Communications.
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In Their Own Words: What Editors Have
Learned About Working with IT
(From
Really Strategies)
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Outsell Releases Market Share
Rankings: Reed Elsevier Passes Thomson
People on the Move:
Please send news about comings
and goings to
Jeff Cutler
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Factiva Appoints Alan Scott Vice President and Director of
Global Marketing
¤Thomson
Names Brian Martin Senior Vice President, Corporate
Affairs
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Thomson Legal & Regulatory Appoints Mike Boswood President
and CEO, International Group
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Jack Dougan Appointed Vice President of Global Strategy at
Thomson Legal & Regulatory
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Thomson Financial Strengthens European Management Team
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Yaga Appoints Halley Suitt as Director of Client
Development.
Government Affairs/Public Policy
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SIIA's Government Affairs program aggressively
promotes and protects the interests of its member
companies in legal and public policy debates by working
with state, federal and international policymakers,
organizing grassroots activism and participating in
landmark legal decisions. SIIA is the leading voice on key
issues affecting the software and information industry,
particularly with regards to electronic commerce and the
digital marketplace.
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Intellectual Property Committee Update - SIIA’s Intellectual Property Policy
Committee Update is a monthly update provided to SIIA
members including all relevant intellectual property
developments regarding digital copyright protection,
ranging from legislative and judicial proceedings to
international treaties. You can read the August IP update
at:
http://www.siia.net/members/govt/ipupdates/082503.pdf
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Open Access for Medical and Scientific Research -
The debate about
open access to scientific and medical research continues
to receive significant attention in the press, and it has
recently been the focus of congressional efforts. Leading
up through the launch of the Public Library of Science (PLOS)
in October, 2003, proponents of free access to scientific
and medical information will continue aggressively working
from multiple directions to build support and momentum for
this effort.
In addition to significant recent media attention, two
recent initiatives in the House of Representatives are
seeking to ensure that taxpayer-funded research remains in
the public domain. For more information about this
subject, including an overview of the legislative efforts,
please read the
August SIIA Government Information
Policy Committee update
Edited by
Jeff Cutler
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