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Monday, June 22nd, 1998 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Microsoft & Miller Freeman Team Up to Produce Microsoft Interactive Developer Microsoft and Miller Freeman Inc. announced a new agreement to co-produce the developer magazine Microsoft Interactive Developer (MIND). First published in March 1996, MIND is focused on Microsoft technologies for Internet and intranet development. Eric J. Maffei, Editor-in-Chief of MIND and its sister publication Microsoft Systems Journal (MSJ) said, "We're extremely pleased to be growing the partnership between Microsoft and Miller Freeman. Since 1991, my editorial staff here in New York City has worked with Miller Freeman to produce MSJ. Miller Freeman has been key to MSJ's success, bringing to the table their expertise in all business aspects of publishing. Because of their efforts we have watched MSJ's readership and ad sales grow year after year. Now, with this new partnership, MIND is getting the same hard-working, industry savvy, straightforward, and effective publisher." MIND was previously published in partnership with Fawcette Technical Publications (FTP). Microsoft terminated FTP's right to publish MIND on May 14th. MIND will continue to be served to the same subscriber list that was in use prior to the May 14th termination. Upside Names Richard Brandt Editor In Chief Upside Media Inc. announced a series of promotions and appointments at Upside magazine. Richard Brandt has been promoted to editor in chief from his position as editor, following three years of leadership at the magazine. Brandt will continue to set Upside's editorial direction, while focusing additional attention on new programs that reflect the magazine's reputation for delivering critical "insider" views on news, issues and trends affecting technology and business decision makers. Brandt's career spans 17 years, including several years at Business Week where he was a technology correspondent. In addition, Kathleen Doler, who has been Upside's features editor since December 1997, has been promoted to executive editor. Doler's editorial career includes positions at Investor's Business Daily, PC Week and VARBusiness. Upside's final editorial change involves Chuck Lenatti, who was promoted from staff editor to senior staff editor. Lenatti joined Upside in March 1996 as managing editor, following more than 12 years of industry experience at MacWeek, Corporate Computing and PC Computing. On the business side, Frank Babbitt has been named Upside's new associate publisher. Babbitt joins Upside from an Internet software company where was vice president of sales and marketing; before that he was sales manager for TV Guide in New York. Finally, Alisson Walsh has been named Upside Media's new marketing director. Walsh will oversee all marketing programs for Upside Media's print and online products, as well as Upside Events and conferences. Walsh joins Upside from Netscape Communications Corp. where she was executive communications manager. Wally Lamb's Second Novel Selected as Oprah's Book Club Summer Selection Oprah Winfrey announced that I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb (ReganBooks) is the Summer 1998 reading selection for Oprah's Book Club. Lamb's debut novel, She's Come Undone, became a #1 bestseller after that book had been selected as an Oprah's Book Club selection in February 1997. "To have Oprah Winfrey choose my first book as a Book Club selection is an honor, so having her choose I Know This Much is True is almost miraculous," says author Wally Lamb. "There have been so many people who've read my first book because of her show -- I've really learned about the impact of her influence. Many folks would never have met Dolores Price without Oprah suggesting that they should. I'm very excited." I Know This Much is True is an epic, multigenerational story of identical twins, that explores the reproductive bonds of destruction and the powerful force of forgiveness. Recently the book was optioned for a seven-figure sum by 20th Century Fox. The original number of books in-print was 250,000. Since the on-sale date of June 3, the book has been back to press 4 times. The new in-print total is 560,000. Monument Information Resource Introduces Online Resource for College Faculty Monument Information Resource announced the launch of MIR's FacultyOnline, a website providing textbook information to college faculty members, as well as college publishers and campus bookstores. MIR Online caters to college faculty by providing information about popular college textbooks, as well as by fostering an online community where professors can communicate about course materials and issues in education. The textbook search area allows users to view top-selling titles for all college courses and disciplines, or to search the MIR title database. Textbook information provided includes author, title, publisher and publication date, as well as "one click" access to information about the title on the publisher's website. MIR's FacultyOnline fosters community among college faculty members in a number of ways. The Info Exchange allows faculty to share course materials; the Faculty Forum is an interactive area where professors can converse on topics related to their specific disciplines, or post replies to the monthly "Publisher's Perspective." The community elements of MIR's FacultyOnline are designed to cultivate connections among faculty and to spark dialogue about college publishing. Thomson Financial Services Acquires Tudor House Publications Ltd. Thomson Financial Services Europe (TFS) announced that it has acquired Tudor House Publications Limited, a privately owned business specializing in mergers and acquisitions and publisher of Acquisitions Monthly. The deal will enable TFS to provide the corporate finance market with the most comprehensive global information service on mergers and acquisitions. Based in Tunbridge Wells, England, Tudor House's principal products are Acquisitions Monthly, associated conferences and seminars, and 'AMDATA' (a joint venture with Computasoft). The Acquisitions Monthly research team and database will be integrated into IFR Securities Data, part of the TFS Database Group. The flagship magazine, Acquisitions Monthly, as well as the conference business will be folded into TFS' Publishing Group. Simon Timm, managing director of TFS Publishing Group, stated: "The magazine is a first class example of the kind of publication we are delighted to bring into the TFS portfolio. Acquisitions Monthly fits our style of valued information presented with sound analysis. We have the investment funds to take it to an even higher level of service to its readers and advertisers." IEEE Computer Society Appoints Editor-in-Chief Construx Software Builders, Inc. announced that Dr. Doris L. Carver, president of IEEE Computer Society, appointed Steven C. McConnell to serve as editor-in-chief of IEEE Software magazine. Dr. Carver made the appointment with the recommendation of the IEEE Publications Board and with the consent of the IEEE Board of Governors. McConnell is chief software engineer at Construx Software, a custom software development and related-services company located in Bellevue, WA. McConnell has been the editor of IEEE Software's “Best Practices” column since January 1996, and is the author of three best-selling books on quality software development: Code Complete (Microsoft Press 1993); Rapid Development (Microsoft Press 1996); and, most recently, Software Project Survival Guide (Microsoft Press 1998). In response to the appointment, McConnell replied, “I am honored to be editor-in-chief, and look forward to advancing the art and science of software engineering by continuing IEEE Software's tradition of publishing intelligent, relevant, well-written articles on software-related subjects.” The IEEE Computer Society is the world’s oldest and largest a ssociation of computing professionals. With nearly 100,000 members in more than 140 countries, the society is the leading provider of technical information to the world’s computing professionals. 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