[May 25, 2012] PRODUCT NEWS [Information Today] Tweet (Information Today Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) * SureChem, part of Macmillan Publishers Ltd., introduced SnreChemOpen, a free access option for patent literature researchers. SureChem O pen opens the door to the complete SureChem database of chemical structures and full-text patents. The resource links patents with other key public and proprietary chemistry data sources. SureChemOpen is the first part of a relaunch of the SureChem product line, which will be followed by SureChemPro, a web app, and SureChem Direct, an enterprise solution. Source: SureChem, part of Macmillan Publishers Ltd. (www.surechem.com) * Giffen Solutions, Inc. developed MedXVault, a free healthcare management app for the iPhone. Patients can store and continuously update their personal health profiles and communicate directly with their doctors. MedXVault is used in conjunction with MedXCom, a secure, H IPAA-com pliant, web-based communications and health information network platform designed to improve physician and patient communication and enhance healthcare through innovative technologies. Giffen Solutions is a secure physician-founded health information network company. Source: Giffen Solutions, Inc. (www.medxcom.com) * MarkLogic Corp. created a new content analysis tool for The Associated Press (AP), which is used to search AP archives to create custom archive products and data sets for AP customers. AP can run complex searches across millions of archived articles; MarkLogic designed the tool so AP could drive revenue and business insight through search while cutting delivery time. Source: MarkLogic Corp. (www.marklogic.com) * Springer for R&D, from Springer Science +Business Media, has stocked more than 5.6 million research documents into a new corporate platform. The platform provides information for 16 specific corporate markets, including biotechnology; chemical manufacturing; engineering; finance, business, and banking; health and hospitals; IT and software; law; pharma; and telecom. Articles in Springer for R&D are taken from Springer's online platform SpringerLink, which will continue to serve the academic community. Source: Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) * Anew version of Thomson Reuters ProView includes search term "snippets," which show results in context; live links to Thomson Reuters' WestlawNext; and new sorting options. Subscribers can copy notes and annotations, as well as search for books in Spanish and Portuguese. ProView offers access to legal reference books from Thomson Reuters Westlaw, Sweet & Maxwell, Carswell, and Thomson Reuters Legal, Tax & Accounting ANZ. Source: Thomson Reuters (www.thomsonreuters.com) * Wiley-Blackwell, part of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., will add 44 titles new to its journal program, including 16 new launches and 40 journals published in collaboration with societies and other organizations. Of the 44 new titles, 28 are moving to WileyBlackwell from other publishers or from selfpublication. Eight of the new launches this year will be open access titles, joining six journals already housed within the Wiley Open Access program. Source: WileyBlackwell, part of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (www.wiley.com) * EBSCO Publishing compiled its first ebook collection, aggregating nearly 70,000 titles that cover academic subjects, ranging from business to science and engineering to the humanities. The eBook Academic Subscription Collection offers subscribers unlimited access to fulltext content. EBSCO also enhanced its Auto Repair Reference Center database with more content, updated functionalities, and a fresh user interface. Finally, an agreement with Jay A. Brown brought HazMap into EBSCO's ExPub database. Haz-Map is a reference tool that tracks the impact of chemicals on employees in the workplace. Source: EBSCO Publishing (www.ebscohost.com) * SIMAI Springer Series, a new book series, is being produced as part of a partnership between Springer, part of Springer Science+Business Media, and the Italian Society for Applied and Industrial Mathematics (SIMAI). Focused on the applications of math to social and industrial problems, the series includes research-level monographs and advanced textbooks. All books in the collection will be available as ebooks online and print-to-order. Source: Springer, part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) * ThomasNet.com, from Thomas Publishing Co., relaunched Industry Market Trends (IMT), its enewsletter and online compendium of news and practical insights to market developments, strategies, and best practices in the industrial sector. Based on subscriber feedback, IMT's searchability, layout, design, and navigation have been upgraded. Nearly 12 years' worth of content has been archived with quick references for popular posts and weekly features. Source: ThomasNet.com (www.thomasnet.com) * Ex Libris Ltd partnered with Bibliotheca, a radio frequency identification technology developer for libraries, to integrate Ex Libris' solutions with Bibliotheca's circulation, security* and material-handling products. Bibliotheca supplies self-service, material flow management, and operational-efficiency solutions. With the agreement, the two companies plan to collaborate on and align future product developments. Source: Ex Libris Ltd. (www.exlibrisgroup.com) * MapLight created a new tool to monitor legislation in the U.S. Congress and California and Wisconsin state legislatures. Topic Pages provides a snapshot view of bills by issue area and the campaign contributions from organizations seeking to influence those bills. The new tool includes insight to industry groups that support or oppose issuespecific legislation and lists legislators who receive campaign contributions from interests associated with the issue area. Source: MapLight (www.maplight.org) * AccuWeather, Inc. recently updated its mobile apps to ensure compatibility with the latest devices. Its iPhone app is now compatible with 4.x devices and the BlackBerry app with 7.0 devices. The Android app was updated in IQ 2012 to include push notifications for severe weather alerts and other functionality. In 2011, AccuWeather reported that global distribution of its mobile apps exceeded 250 million devices. Source: AccuWeather, Inc. (www.accuweather.com) * CourseSmart, LLC introduced the New CourseSmart eTextbook Reader. Compatible with any browser that supports Adobe Flash Player, the reading platform offers an enhanced user experience, complete with new notes management, highlighting, bookmarking, and search tools. The New CourseSmart Reader also offers faster page loading times, streamlined navigation, and multilevel zooming capabilities over its predecessors. CourseSmart's Classic eTextbook Reader and Accessible Reader are still available. Source: CourseSmart, LLC (www.coursesmart.com) * CIVICTechnologies launched CommunityConnect after completing pilot projects at various U.S. libraries. CommunityConnect is a software-as-a-service solution that helps library staffers allocate money for resources, services, and collection development by predicting their patrons' needs and interests. By combining market segmentation data with a library's patron and checkout data, CommunityConnect is intended to help libraries find new customers, increase their offerings, address low literacy rates, compare service areas, and perform market research. Source: CIVICTechnologies (www.civictechnologies.com) * Tutor.com, Inc. and Boopsie, Inc. combined services so mutual customers can offer their patrons access to live tutors via the Boopsie native mobile app. The partnership was predicated upon boosting Tutor.com's visibility. Tutor.com also offers an iOS app that provides one-to-one tutoring; it also has an HTML5 "classroom" that is compatible with any mobile device. Source: Tutor.com, Inc. (www.tutor.com) * EBSCO partnered with QUOSA, Inc., an Elsevier B.V. company, to create an EBSCO/Tosf Premium Channel in the QUOSA System. Subscribers can save abstracts or full-text scientific articles to their desktops or into the QUOSA Virtual Library, for on-demand full-text searching, analysis, annotation, and report generation. Source: EBSCO Publishing (www.ebscohost.com) (c) 2012 Information Today, Inc. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]