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Monday, November 8th, 1999 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Adobe Systems and Reciprocal Announce Joint eBooks Effort Adobe Systems Incorporated and Reciprocal have announced a joint effort to enable publishers to secure content for distribution and sale via the Internet. The two companies will work together to focus on the integration their respective digital rights management (DRM) technologies and services. Their cooperation is expected to benefit end-users interested in purchasing and downloading business reports, books, articles and analyst reports, many of which are not currently available due to copyright protection concerns among publishers. The technology integration will include Adobe PDF Merchant and Acrobat Reader with Web Buy software, and Reciprocal's DRM clearinghouse services. "Adobe is interested in working with leading companies that will help give publishers, distributors and retailers an easy and secure route to distributing and selling documents over the Internet," said Joe Eschbach, vice president, ePaper Solutions Group, Adobe Systems Incorporated. "Teaming with Reciprocal was an obvious choice, as they have taken a leadership position in helping firms make the transition to the Internet marketplace. As electronic distribution and sale of information comes into prominence, Adobe is committed to integrating a broad range of components, standards and technologies that accommodate new business models, flexible distribution channels and the ability to deliver high-quality content over the Internet." Publishing Executives Join Fatbrain.com's eMatter Fatbrain.com has announced two publishing veterans have joined the team working on eMatter. The company has appointed Ina Gottinger as senior director of eMatter market development and Umberto Tosi as managing editor for the eMatter initiative. eMatter allows authors and publishers to publish and sell their works online. Gottinger, an 11-year veteran of the publishing industry, is responsible for eMatter content acquisition and marketing. She will lead the charge to acquire and market content from authors, industry experts and publishers. Previously, Gottinger was director of online marketing and business development at Simon & Schuster. "I have been intrigued by Fatbrain.com's approach to develop a new content distribution model that markets each author's books to the appropriate readers in the best possible way and I am excited to begin my mission of extending their leadership through the eMatter initiative," said Gottinger. As managing editor for the eMatter initiative, Tosi will lead the editorial team and oversee all eMatter content. This role includes managing reviews, news and features as well as promotion of both individual content and authors as they publish their work as eMatter documents. "Fatbrain's eMatter opens up the distribution of written words like nothing else since Gutenberg. It allows authors to deliver their words directly to readers over the Internet. Digital delivery gives writers unlimited access to their readers and vice versa. Moreover, readers can get what they want instantly, in print, on paper, and legible at leisure," adds Tosi. "This is a quantum leap in the bandwidth and carrying capacity of today's conventional publishing channels. It will allow a new and unprecedented richness of material to reach the reading public. I'm truly awed and excited to be taking some small part in this endeavor." Intelligent Life Corp. Launches New Investing Website Intelligent Life Corp. has announced the launch of greenmagazine.com as part of its personal finance website. In the same vein as the print version of Green, greenmagazine.com is a free site delivering personal finance and investment advice. The site also features investment tools, such as quotes, multiple portfolio tracking, stock charting and stock and mutual fund finders. "Green thinks there's room for an investing site that isn't breathless, intimidating, jargon-packed, humorless and boring, " said Ken Kurson, editor of greenmagazine.com. "Our site is funny and cool and easy on the eyes, but above all, it will feature tons of useful, actionable information. Greenmagazine.com is a natural extension of the print magazine, offering daily features and timely information that will better inform the consumer about their own personal finances. We will keep the same sharp tone and practical information Green readers have come to expect, with the addition of daily news, updates and other insightful information." ScienceDirect Announces Agreement With Cahners Business Information ScienceDirect, a provider of a full-text electronic database of scientific, technical and medical research, has announced a licensing agreement to provide publications from Cahners' Electronics Group on ScienceDirect. The licensing agreement will enable content from Cahners' Electronics Group publications to be loaded onto the ScienceDirect platform. Beginning in early 2000, featured content will derive from Cahners' 18 electronics industry publications, including Electronic Business, PCS Systems & Technology, Semiconductor International and Wireless Design & Development, among others. Additional Cahners content from its other business groups will be added to the ScienceDirect Platform later. "Cahners is very excited to have an opportunity to leverage our science-oriented content by joining forces with a highly successful online business like ScienceDirect," said Corilee Christou, Director of Online and New Media Licensing and Development at Cahners Business Information. "ScienceDirect's stronghold in the academic market will enable Cahners to develop a presence and a distribution channel into a new market complementary to the business information community we already serve." Dr. Dobb's Journal Launches Programmer's Search Engine Dr. Dobb's Journal magazine has launched DevSearcher, a search engine tailored to the needs of software developers. DevSearcher indexes core programming information ranging from Java, Perl, and other programming languages, to operating systems, algorithms, and more. Created and maintained by Steve Goyette, a professional software developer himself, DevSearcher was built to serve programmer's needs. "I originally built the DevSearcher engine because I needed something like it in my day to day programming work," Goyette explained. "And when I went looking for a suitable search engine, there just wasn't anything available that filled the bill. Consequently, I ended up creating DevSearcher." Goyette added that "I'm happy that my partnership with Dr. Dobb's Journal lets me share this useful information source with my fellow programmers around the world." Dr. Dobb's Journal editor-in-chief Jonathan Erickson concurred, adding that "Like Steve, we've been looking for a really useful programmer's search engine like DevSearcher for a long time. We're very pleased that DevSearcher helps us better serve Dr. Dobb's Journal readers in particular, and the programming community in general." Internet.com Launches Search Engine For Javascript Resources internet.com has announced the launch of JavaScript.com. JavaScript.com contains a search engine for JavaScript tutorials, cut-and-paste JavaScripts, DHTML resources, daily tips, news and information. Free email newsletters and headlines from internetnews.com will also be featured. "JavaScript.com is an outstanding addition to our growing network of internet.com sites which provide information and tutorials for a vibrant community of Web professionals," said internet.com chairman and CEO Alan M. Meckler. "JavaScript.com has already achieved critical acclaim. Only days after its launch, JavaScript.com was awarded Netscape's 'Rage of the Day'." Around the Web 1999 Holiday Guide to Wholesalers and Distributors BookWire Author, Columnist George V. Higgins Dead at 59 Media Central Castle Rock Putting its 'Hearts' Into King Tome Variety For a New Century, New Approaches CJR Former 'Cosby' Scribe Gets NBC Order Reuters Knight Ridder Forming '.com' Unit CBS Marketwatch L.A. 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