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Content Division Newsletter
January 2008
  • News
  • Events

  • New Members

  • Member Press Releases
  • Member Job Postings
  • Member White Papers
  • Upcoming Member Webinars and Events

  • Government Affairs/Public Policy Updates


  • ¤ NEWS
    ¤ Thank you for attending the Information industry Summit. Please visit the following blogs to read about the event.
       • B2B Social Networking at the SIIA Information Industry Summit | Successforce Community
       • SIIA Day 1 & Tom Glocer Keynote | Delta Think
       • SIIA Day Two - Gordon Crovitz Keynote | Content Matters
       • SIIA Day Two - Information Industry Innovators | Content Matters
       • SIIA Information Industry Summit 2008 | Content Blogger
       • SIIA Previews | AlacraBlog

    ¤ Member blog postings are now being featured in the Content Weekly. If you are not already receiving this newsletter please visit https://www.siia.net/enewsletters/siia_daily/subscribe.asp. Please send the link to your blog to CWR@siia.net.
     


    ¤ EVENTS
    ¤ Brown Bag Lunch and Webcast Series
    These programs inform, educate and provide updates on topics of interest to the information industry. Participate in person in New York City to network with your peers or participate virtually online. If you are interested in speaking at or hosting a Brown Bag Lunch in your city, please email your ideas and a brief bio describing how you or your proposed speaker can add value to the session.
       Upcoming:
         Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM): Latest News and Best Practices for Publishers
         February 28, 2008, New York, NY
         Brown Bag Lunch: Using Social Media to Increase Revenues
         March 6, New York, NY  
       Archived Brown Bag Lunches: (Click on a link below to see the original webcast)
         Users as Editors: What's the Key to Quality Social Media Content?
         Content is Dead, Community is King? The Promises and Risks of Social Networking in the Information Industry
         Think Small: Why Widgets are the Next Big Thing for Content Distribution 
         Click here to view additional SIIA Brown Bag Lunches

    ¤ NetGain
    Call For Speakers: Content industry executives who can expound on the convergence of content and software are invited to apply to speak at SIIA NetGain: the Convergence of Content & Software, May 18-20, in San Francisco. The deadline for speaker nominations is Friday, February 29.

    NetGain Call for Presenting Companies: Innovative, young content and content-technology companies are invited to apply to present before an audience of potential business partners, customers, investors and acquirers at SIIA NetGain: the Convergence of Content & Software, May 18-20, in San Francisco. The deadline for nominations, which is part of the SIIA Previews program and is open to SIIA members and non-members, is Wednesday, March 12.

    ¤ San Francisco Wine & Chat - February 21
    Join us at the 2nd San Francisco Wine & Chat to network with fellow software and content executives as you enjoy fine wine and hors d’oeuvres. Once again, a local winery will offer tastings, and hosts Groxis, MuseGlobal and MEI will have a list of local restaurants available for those who wish to enjoy dinner together after the event.


    ¤ NEW MEMBERS
    Citation Technologies Inc.
    Randal Meske, Chief Operating Officer
    Citation Technologies Inc. is a privately held technology innovator that has grown from a niche data provider to a leader in content management platform solutions. Citation was the first to offer extensive information on federal and state regulations over the Internet. CyberRegsT now sets the standard for Internet libraries of state, federal, and international regulations, laws and supporting documents serving the environmental and health and safety compliance community. Building on the success of CyberRegsT, the company now offers its underlying platform to customers wishing to manage Internet-delivered content. The Citation platform powers portals for major standards development organizations, such as ICC and ASTM.

    DM Consulting David Myers, Principal
    Provides strategic and tactical consulting services to the Information Industry, specifically focusing on licensing and business development activities globally for Publishers, Distributors/Agents and End-User Customers.

    DataStream Content Solutions (DSCS) Greg Brown, Director, Strategic Development
    DSCS is a premier provider of data and information management solutions to major clients in legal, financial services, banking, academic, news, information services, publishing and government markets. The company continuously works to keep ahead of the rapidly advancing information technology world. Due to these efforts, DSCS provides an advanced XML-based conversion methodology.


     ¤ MEMBER PRESS RELEASES
    Citation Partners with ANSI to Bring ISO 14000-series Standards | Citation Technologies Inc.
    Decision Tree Media Strengthens Management Team and Prepares for Growth | Decision Tree Media, Inc.
    ICE Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire YellowJacket | Greenhill
    Knowledge Focus Partners with FAST | FAST
    MuseGlobal Introduces News Hound And Blog Hound To Deliver Instant, Integrated Access To News And Information Services. | Muse Global
    The Irish Times and The Weekly Irish Times Added to ProQuest Historical Newspapers(tm) | ProQuest
    Apex CoVantage's Boryczka to Speak at Washington Women's Information Network's (WWIN) February Luncheon | Apex CoVantage
    Alacra Launches Premium Content Ad Network | Alacra
    National Institutes of Health Selects Collexis to Develop Advanced Expert Profiling System | Collexis
    Berkery Noyes Announces The Publication of Its 2008 Annual OUTLOOK + STRATEGIES | Berkery Noyes
    Greenhill SAVP Invests in ReachForce | Greenhill SAVP
    New Additions to Company Portfolio Series | FreePint
    ProQuest is now offering The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News in ProQuest Newsstand | Proquest
    Answers Corp's WikiAnswers.com Ranked Fastest Growing U.S. Web Site in 2007 | Answers
    StrikeIron Expands Web Services Marketplace with New Financial and Business Data Services from Gale | Gale
    Roquette Deploys a Competitive Intelligence Portal Based on TEMIS Text Analytics Solution | TEMIS
    Jordan Edmiston: FierceMarkets Announces Acquisition by Questex Media | JEGI
    J. J. Keller Introduces Content Tools | J.J. Keller and Associates
    ProQuest Acquires RefWorks | Proquest
    ProQuest Partnership Makes Searching of Old Texts Easier, More Powerful | Proquest
    ProQuest Becomes First Worldwide Distributor of Critical Mention in the Library, Education, Corporate and Government Market Segments | Proquest


     ¤ MEMBER JOB POSTINGS
    SIIA members may send notices of job openings, white papers, press releases and upcoming events to cwr@siia.net and we will run ads here with a link to the posting.
    Immediate Opportunity for Business Development Manager | Alacra


     ¤ MEMBER WHITE PAPERS
    Berkery Noyes Publishes 2008 Outlook + Strategies | Berkery Noyes
    The Web is the Ultimate Source for Financial Research | Connotate
     
    ¤ GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS / PUBLIC POLICY
    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 digital content industry, particularly with regard to electronic commerce and the digital marketplace. For a list of recent policy papers http://www.siia.net/govt/.

    ¤ POLICY UPDATES
    The following updates and commentaries have been recently posted:
     
    1/28As President Bush and Congress Address Nation’s Economic Condition, New Report Reveals Software & Information Industries as Bright Spot in Slowing Economy
    1/22Report and Agenda for SIIA Privacy Committee Meeting (Jan 22, 2008)
    11/14 - Update: Federal Desktop Security Initiative – NIST FDCC Workshop
    1/15 - SIIA Submits Comments on Framework for Data Security & Breach Notification to Industry Canada
    1/10 SIIA Urges Massachusetts Data Security Regulations to Adhere to Federal Framework -- Files Comments
     


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