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Monday, February 22, 1999 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Universal Press Syndicate Partners with APB Online to Deliver Crime News Universal Press Syndicate and APB Online has announced a partnership to deliver APB News Service -- daily and weekly police and crime news and personal safety information -- to U.S. and international newspapers and their websites. Newspaper websites will also distribute APB News content via the UPS Uclick service. "APB News is characterized by the quality, and the contextual foundation of its reportage, equal to the best crime reporting found in top newspapers, magazines and television broadcasts," said Robert Duffy, director of new media, for UPS. "There's a strong demand for informed and expert police and crime news, and personal safety information, in papers across America. This service gives papers a convenient and economical way to enhance their coverage," said Duffy. APB News editorial content is created by a team of 19 journalists in APB's New York City newsroom, along with more than 70 crime writer correspondents across the country. In addition to feeding the APB news service being syndicated by UPS, APB News stories appear on APB Online. Simon & Schuster Interactive Enters the PC Encyclopedia Market Simon & Schuster Interactive announced it has shipped the first of its updateable CD-ROM encyclopedia -- the Simon & Schuster New Millennium Encyclopedia and Home Reference Library. Utilizing a search engine developed by Versaware Technologies Inc., the encyclopedia gives consumers a computer library that links information from eight reference works with an encyclopedia. "We're very excited to enter this competitive market," said Gilles Dana, senior vice president and publisher of Simon & Schuster New Media. "The New Millennium line of encyclopedias will provide consumers high-quality reference works that will never be outdated at a low cost." The Sencyclopedia comes with the following reference works as a starter kit for the Virtual Home Reference Library: -- Webster's College Dictionary, Webster's College Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Biographical Dictionary, Webster's Quotationary, Webster's English Language Desk Reference, The 1998 World Almanac and Book of Facts, Simon & Schuster World Atlas and NASA Chronicles. Consumers search through all eight reference works using the Versaware search engine. Consumers can expand and update their Virtual Library seamlessly by downloading "virtual books" through the Versabook Library Builder. Through a connection to the Internet, consumers can purchase additional reference titles digitally, and integrate them into their existing home reference library. Future Virtual Books will include medical, sports, children's, and other topics that will be available. Torstar Announces Sale Of Troll Communications Torstar Corporation has announced the signing of an agreement to sell Troll Communications for U.S. $70 million to Willis Stein & Partners, L.P., a Chicago-based investment firm. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 1999. Troll Communications is a leading publisher of children's books operating major School Book Clubs, Book Fairs and direct mail programs for children, teachers and schools. Torstar Corporation is a broadly based publishing company. Its operations include The Toronto Star, Canada's largest daily newspaper; Metroland Printing, Publishing & Distributing, publishers of community newspapers and distributors of advertising materials; Harlequin Enterprises, publisher of series romance fiction; the Children's Supplementary Educational Publishing Division, which publishes and produces educational products for teachers, parents and children under the Frank Schaffer, Tom Snyder Productions, Delta Education and Brighter Vision names; and a 39 percent interest in ITI Education, an information technology education institution. CMP Media Announces Launch of CRN Enterprise Partner CMP Media Inc. has launched CRN Enterprise Partner, a publication with focused coverage on enterprise computing, written from the chief information officer/information technology perspective. The premiere issue, which appears on February 22, features content customized for systems integrators, solutions providers and developers that work primarily with Fortune 1000 companies and other large organizations. Kevin Mannion, publishing director of the new monthly newspaper from CMP's Channel Group, said: "The cadre of charter clients confirms market demand for this publication addressing the collaborative brand-selection process by integrators and the enterprise. Many advertisers have introduced new creative that has been designed specifically for our unique circulation." Initial CRN Enterprise Partner circulation is 65,000: 30,000 former Integration Management subscribers, 5,000 subscribers of the former LANTimes and 30,000 from the 115,000 circulation of Computer Reseller News. Monthly publication will be augmented by special issues in conjunction with PC Expo in June 1999 and NetWorld+Interop next October. Wiley InterScience Launches Enhanced Online Journals Service William J. Pesce, president and chief executive officer of John Wiley & Sons Inc., announced today that the company has launched a commercial version of Wiley InterScience. Access to the full array of services available from the global publisher's online journal service is now limited to subscribers. The enhanced service provides users with improvements not included in the pilot version. "We are extremely pleased with the initial response to Wiley InterScience: Activity has exceeded our expectations as we registered thousands of users," said Pesce. He continued, "Full-rate subscribers to any of the 300 Wiley journals available in full-text online now receive both print and electronic access as part of their subscriptions." The pilot version of Wiley InterScience was launched in the fall of 1997 to respond to the growing demand for scientific, technical, medical and professional information. Wiley InterScience was initially available to all registered guests free of charge because the company wanted to solicit market feedback as part of its development process. "During the pilot phase, we invited our authors, editors, subscribers and registered guest users to provide feedback about Wiley InterScience and we listened carefully to their suggestions," Pesce explained. "Wiley InterScience has been redesigned to be more intuitive, faster and more efficient for the user." Click here to return to the homepage of The Write NewsTM Click here to subscribe to our free weekly email newsletter.  www.writenews.com Copyright © 1997-2007 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
