Up close and personal with Jan Hommen Sep 19, 2009
While he has held important positions chairman of supervisory boards at publishers Reed Elsevier, and TNT, one of the worlds biggest postal and logistics firm and and University Maastricht Medical Centre he had never been at the helm of such a big group before. Now I have one job a lot easier than being on the board of four to five companies and Ill be able to focus on banking and insurance. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Variety Trade Newspaper to Charge for Online Site Sep 18, 2009
Subscriptions to Variety, a unit of London and Amsterdam-based Reed Elsevier Group PLC, are currently $329 a year for either the daily or the weekly print edition, or a digital, PDF version that looks just like one for print. The daily print edition gets about 26,000 paying subscribers, and the weekly version another 31,000, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. (ABC News -- Wire)
Elsevier's leading mental health research now available in 1 place Sep 15, 2009
The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC (), a world-leading publisher and information provider. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange). (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Maine Agrees Not to Enforce Predatory Marketing Law Sep 11, 2009
Maine Independent Colleges Association, Maine Press Association, the NetChoice coalition of online business and trade groups and publishing company Reed Elsevier sued Gov. John Baldacci and Mills to stop the law from taking effect on Saturday ... Reed Elsevier joined the suit because its LexisNexis databases contain a variety of information about minors. (Law.com)
Maine High Court Tames Threat to Internet Commerce and Free Speech Sep 9, 2009
NetChoice joined Reed Elsevier, the Maine Independent Colleges Association and Maine Press Association in calling for an injunction on the grounds that this law represents a threat to both First Amendment rights and interstate commerce. "Today's order sheds light on how the law harms the rights of teenagers, parents, and businesses to share information through legitimate and lawful commercial activities," said Steve DelBianco, executive director of NetChoice. (PR Newswire)
Variety Makes Key Investment in One of the Leading European Entertainment Territories Aug 18, 2009
com, Video Business, Tradeshow Week, LA 411, Variety 411 are all owned by Reed Business Information (RBI), the largest business publisher in the U.S. RBI is a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE: - and - ). Contact. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cablevision Hires EX-RBI CEO Tad Smith as Local Media Chief Aug 13, 2009
RBI parent company Reed Elsevier has put most of. His last official day at RBI is Aug. 31; he starts at Cablevision Sept. 1. (Multichannel News)
ICIS Pricing Launches Asia Ethylene and Polyethylene Margin Reports - Ethylene Producer Margins Recover but for how Long? Aug 4, 2009
ICIS Pricing Launches Asia Ethylene and Polyethylene Margin Reports - Ethylene Producer Margins Recover but for how Long. Text hiding to spacing. (PR Newswire)
Reed puts US trade titles on market Jul 31, 2009
Reed Elsevier Puts Chunk Of RBI-US Up For Sale; Smith Out As CEO ... Reed Elsevier () plans to sell off a major portion of its U.S. assets including B&C and Multichannel News but will keep Variety, which has a ... Yes, we ve danced this mess around a few times already Reed Elsevier has been wobbling back and forth on how to sell RBI-US or what of it to sell after failing in the latest full-scale effort last year. (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)
Blank keeps Falcons ownership local Jul 16, 2009
In February of 2008, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Smith had cut a profitable and controversial path for his Alpharetta-based company from its 1997 founding to the announcement of its planned sale to Anglo-Dutch publisher Reed Elsevier for $4 ... Based on Reed Elsevier s $50-a-share purchase price, Smith s ChoicePoint shares were expected to be worth more than $46 million, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings at the time. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Reed Elsevier Inc. Jul 5, 2009
Reed Elsevier NV AGM 22 April 2009 ... Reed Business Information's XpertHR Top-rated for its breadth of content and usability, XpertHR is a leading online resource for HR professionals, giving subscribers access to legal resources, public documents and Reed Elsevier content ... Across Reed Elsevier and in each of our three divisions we offer excellent opportunities for talented and motivated people to build an exciting and rewarding career. (Variety)
FTSE 100 Index Closes Little Changed; Barclays, HSBC, Reed Elsevier Rally Jul 4, 2009
Reed Elsevier Plc and British Sky Broadcasting Plc advanced as Credit Suisse Group AG recommended European media shares ... Reed Elsevier, the publisher of Variety and New Scientist magazines, rose 3. (Bloomberg -- UK)
3D Entertainment Summit Unveils New Partnership with Variety and Announces Entertainment Technology Center at USC as Presenting Partner Jul 1, 2009
com, Video Business, Tradeshow Week, LA 411, Variety 411 are all owned by Reed Business Information (RBI), the largest business publisher in the U.S. RBI is a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE: - and - ). About the Entertainment Technology Center @ USC. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Leading Environmental Attraction Selects 1E Jun 1, 2009
"Already installed across three million PCs globally, NightWatchman enhances the power management capabilities of a customer's computer by providing graceful shutdowns with the ability to save opened files; and combines this with an effective scheduling system in a single, easy-to-use package. 1E WakeUp ensures that all PCs targeted for software and patch distributions are turned on and ready to receive them, reducing the chance that a PC will miss a vital patch. In addition, built-in Computer... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
DOJ Recommends Supreme Court Not Take RS-DVR Case May 30, 2009
The alliance includes the Motion Picture Association of America, the NAB, major sports leagues, and other copyright holders including Reed Elsevier, parent company of Multichannel News. The case is docket No. 08-448 before the Supreme Court. (Multichannel News)
Elsevier's Science & Technology division and Science News partner May 27, 2009
We are in a good place to support this and look forward to continuing to work with our Chinese customers in developing solutions that meet their needs". ### About Science News Science News () is a bi-weekly magazine focused on science and technology in China. Science News is a sister organization of ScienceNet (), the most popular scientific website in China. Both of these media outlets are affiliated with Science Times, which is the official medium of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). About... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
LexisNexis Data Breach May 4, 2009
ChoicePoint later was bought by London-based educational publisher Reed Elsevier PLC, the parent of LexisNexis. Comments. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
'Sham-ful' Behaviour: European Reed Elsevier Countersued for $1 Billion May 2, 2009
Sham-ful' Behaviour: European Reed Elsevier Countersued for $1 Billion ... Sham-ful' Behaviour: European Reed Elsevier Countersued for $1 Billion ... May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Boca Raton data guru Hank Asher has countersued LexisNexis and parent European conglomerate Reed Elsevier, charging that their lawsuit against him is a sham filed to sustain their monopoly on database searching. (PR Newswire)
Steven Tyler and Clarence Clemons Take the Stage for Opening Night Keynote at BookExpo America Apr 29, 2009
Reed Exhibitions is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc, a FTSE-100 company and world-leading publisher and information provider. In 2006, Reed Elsevier made adjusted profit before taxation of 1,052 millionon turnover of 5,398 million. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Elsevier launches Epidemics -- the journal on infectious disease dynamics Apr 28, 2009
"The growth of research in infectious disease dynamics is reflected in the large number of quality papers that have been published in a wide range of discipline-specific and disease-specific journals, as well as the high impact generalist science publications", as stated in their editorial by the Editors, Sebastian Bonheoffer from Switzerland, Neil Ferguson from the UK, Hans Heesterbeek from the Netherlands, and Bette Korber from the USA. "There is a lack of a single publication dedicated to... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Broker boost for Reed Elsevier Apr 16, 2009
Financial Times FT.com. All times are London time. (FT.com -- Markets)
LexisNexis Sues Data-Mining Pioneer Henry Asher Apr 4, 2009
"In fact, these very same law enforcement agencies ... are customers and prospective customers of Reed Elsevier's Seisint subsidiary.". Asher responded by e-mail, saying, "This lawsuit is completely without merit, and is a very sad and disingenuous attempt to slow down the enormous progress we are making in our efforts to rescue children from child sexual predators." He noted Reed Elsevier also sued Asher-controlled JARI Research, which performs cancer research ... "Defendant's own description... (Law.com)
Hank Asher sued by former company Apr 4, 2009
But, Faith Gay, an attorney for Reed Elsevier, said Asher started violating his five-year non-compete agreement approximately two years early ... The complaint alleges that Asher is marketing [his] new venture directly to the commercial marketplace in the guise of a temporarily free service that he ultimately intends to convert to a for-profit product, disguising his true commercial intentions by touting his donation of database services to organizations that target pedophiles who prey on... (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
MEDai Launches Patient-Specific Early Warning System for Hospitals Apr 3, 2009
Operating in the science and medical, legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with increasing emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange). (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Cable TV Upfronts 2009: Hallmark Movie Channel Positive About Original Shorts Mar 27, 2009
2008 Reed Business Information A division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved ... 2008 Reed Business Information A division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (Multichannel News)
Boca database entrepreneur turns his attention from terrorists to pedophiles Mar 15, 2009
He owned 40 percent of Seisint in 2004, when it was sold to British publishing giant Reed Elsevier for $775 million and became part of LexisNexis ... His reticence owes to the noncompeting agreement he signed with Reed Elsevier when he sold Seisint. (The Palm Beach Post)
New Website Focuses on World's Need for Better Thinking Mar 14, 2009
LexisNexis is part of Reed Elsevier, a leading publisher of scientific, medical, legal, and business journals and websites. Previously, Mr. Butler was the founder and CEO of Time Matters Software, one of the most widely used information and document management systems in the US legal market. (PR Newswire)
Supreme Court Grants Copyright Case Mar 3, 2009
The Supreme Court on Monday finally granted review in Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick, a dispute over the long-negotiated settlement between freelance writers and database and news media publishers over copyright compensation for republication of their works. The Court had "re-listed' the case on the agenda for its private conferences seven times, according to respondent Irvin Muchnick's blog. The settlement flowed from the high court's 2001 ruling in , which vindicated freelancers' right to... (Law.com)
Obama Eyes Leibowitz For FTC Chairman Feb 28, 2009
"Put simply, this could be the last clear chance to show that self-regulation can - and will - effectively protect consumers' privacy in a dynamic online marketplace."The Copyright Alliance, which includes studios, sports leagues, and publishers (including Multichannel News parent Reed Elsevier), said consumers will certainly benefit from the appointment, and encouraged his swift confirmation. "The Copyright Alliance knows consumers will be well-served by Federal Trade commissioner Jon Leibowitz... (Multichannel News)
Centaur Media disproves myth that trade press will skip media pain Feb 21, 2009
All that remains is to ensure that the job adverts follow to a good-quality online database, such as Reed Elsevier s Total Jobs ... The more resilient stocks in this sub-sector are based on electronic information, of which the clearest example is Reed Elsevier, which is barely dependent on either trade shows or publications as it focuses on legal and scientific information. (Times Online)
Reed Elsevier chief to exit on a top note Feb 21, 2009
Sir Crispin Davis, the outgoing chief executive of Reed Elsevier, will leave the publisher on a positive note after delivering revenues for 2008 that were ahead of expectations. Shares in the company - which has so far proved relatively resilient to global economic turmoil, though it expects this year to be tougher - rose 21p, to 542p after it reported sales last year of 5. (Financial Times)
Brian Gott Named Publisher of Variety Feb 21, 2009
com, 411 Publishing, Video Business and Tradeshow Week are all owned by Reed Business Information (RBI), the largest business publisher in the US. RBI is a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE: - and - ) a world-leading publisher and information provider operating in the science and medical, legal and business-to-business industry sectors. Contact. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Need to know: Airbus production c... Feb 20, 2009
Reed Elsevier: The publishing group predicted that 80 per cent of the business would enjoy growth during 2009, despite the grim economic backdrop, as it reported a 21 per cent increase in adjusted full-year pre-tax profits to 1. 2 billion. (New York Post -- Business)
Sir Crispin Davis unveils jump in Reed Elsevier profits Feb 20, 2009
Sir Crispin Davis bowed out as chief executive of Reed Elsevier on a high yesterday, predicting that 80 per cent of the business would enjoy growth during 2009, despite the grim economic backdrop. Reporting a 21 per cent increase in adjusted full year pre-tax profits, to 1. (Times Online)
Reed Elsevier Profit Climbs on Health Publishing Sales; Forecasts Growth Feb 19, 2009
Reed Elsevier 2008 Profit Climbs; Growth Forecast for 2009 ... Reed Elsevier, which halted the sale of its trade-magazine unit in December after bids dropped amid frozen credit markets and a deepening recession, said it plans to focus in the next 12 to 18 months on repaying debt ... Reed Elsevier reiterated today it will try to sell the business again in the medium term when conditions are more favorable. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Need to know: Ryanair in $7bn tal... Feb 18, 2009
Reed Elsevier: The Anglo-Dutch publisher said it had agreed a new $2 billion (1. 4 billion) forward start credit facility with its lenders. (New York Post -- Business)
Reed joins scramble to secure long-term finance via forward start ... Feb 18, 2009
The Anglo-Dutch publishing group Reed Elsevier yesterday signed a new $2bn (1 ... A spokesman for Reed Elsevier yesterday said the group was attracted to the idea of locking in longer-term funding, which was on similar terms to its existing loan. (Independent)
Reed Elsevier Puts in Place $2 Billion Credit Facility With Group of Banks Feb 17, 2009
Reed Elsevier Gets $2 Billion Credit With 19 Banks (Update1) ... The so-called forward-start loan was signed with a group of 19 banks, Reed Elsevier said in a statement today ... 5 billion because of Reed Elseviers lower short-term borrowing needs, the London-based company said. (Bloomberg -- UK)
SST NANDrive and SQI Flash Named Finalists for 19th Annual EDN Innovation Awards Feb 17, 2009
EDN is published by Reed Business Information (), the largest business-to-business publisher in the U.S. and a member of the Reed Elsevier Group Plc (NYSE: RUK and ENL) - a world-leading publisher and information provider. About Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.. (PR Newswire)
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