Articles from Business Publisher (October 17, 2005)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"Associations Now" magazine launched with October issue.			203
"Chemical Week" magazine, a PBI Media (Rockville, MD) property, has begun the publication of "Chemweek's Business Daily," a daily e-letter that carries news, information and intelligence on chemical and allied industries worldwide.			64
"Defense Systems" magazine from Post Newsweek Tech Media in January.			237
"Doctor's Digest" from Brandofino Communications.		Brief Article	131
"Onsite Water Treatment" from Forester Communications.			159
"Pharma Asia" from Reed Business Information.			157
"RV Pro" launched by National Business Media.			163
"Supplier Global Resource" magazine from ASI.			191
According to figures supplied by American Business Media's (ABM; New York) The Business Information Network for Trade Show (T-BIN), revenue for b2b tradeshow/exhibitions increased 3.6% in the first six months of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004.			107
Also, Reuters (London/New York) has entered into an agreement to acquire EcoWin (Goteborg, Sweden/New York), a company specializing in global macroeconomic data and analysis, for $40 million plus an adjustment for cash and working capital at the completion of the deal.			83
Blackboard Inc. acquires WebCT, Inc. for $154 million.			209
Business publisher stock quotes.			135
Church Publishing (New York), a publisher of prayer books, hymnals, and works on Episcopal church history, music, theology and spirituality, has acquired The Morehouse Group (Harrisburg, PA) and Living the Good News, Inc. (Denver, CO) from The Continuum International Publishing Group (London/New York).			83
CMP Media's "EE Times" (San Francisco, CA) has launched the Mobile Handset DesignLine web site.			75
Courtenay Communications' "DM News" has launched "Database Marketing & Database Services Weekly.".			63
Cygnus Business Media (Westport, CT) has launched RebuildingBusiness.com, a web site whose mission is to assist businesses connect, respond and rebuild after the devastation of recent hurricanes.			79
Frontenac Company (Chicago, IL), a private equity investment firm, is seeking a buyer for 101communications (Chatsworth, CA), a media company that produces newsletters, magazines, trade seminars and online content for digital professionals and IT vendors.			87
Highline Media purchases "Futures" and "Research" magazines from Adams Business.		Company Profile	332
In related news, "The Wall Street Journal" has reported that VNU, following its recent $7 billion acquisition of IMS Health, is seeking a buyer for its VNU Business Media (New York) operations.		Brief Article	80
John Wiley & Sons (Hoboken, NJ) has acquired infoPOEM, Inc. (Charlottesville, VA), a provider of evidence-based medical (EBM) content and web-based search tools.		Brief Article	58
Jupitermedia Corp.'s (Darien, CT) United Kingdom subsidiary JupiterImages Ltd. has acquired all the shares of BananaStock Ltd. (Oxfordshire, UK) for approximately $19 million in cash. BananaStock is a provider of royalty-free, digital images for business users and creative professionals.			66
Nature Publishing launches six new journals.			297
New company formed to launch "Charity".			184
Primedia (New York) has purchased Equine.com (Phoenix, AZ), the largest horse marketplace on the web, from founder Aaron Bromagem.			84
Randall Publishing's (Tuscaloosa, AL) "Equipment World" magazine has launched "Equipment World Weekly Report" for construction industry professionals.			33
Sedgwick Publishing Company (Boyds, MD), headed by publishing veteran Tod Sedgwick, has acquired "Postal World" newsletter from United Communications Group (UCG; Rockville, MD) and will merge the title into its "Business Mailers Review" (BMR) newsletter.			61
Thomson Financial (New York), in partnership with AFX News Ltd. (London), has launched "Thomson Investment Management News" for the European market.			54
Trade and Professional Magazine, Journal, Newsletter and Online Information Periodicals, Start-Up or Announced, third Quarter, 2005.			384
Vance Publishing acquires Doane Agricultural Services.			330
Virgo launches "Innovative Storage & Organization".			160
Wolters Kluwer Corporate & Financial (WKCF; New York) has acquired Entyre (Ann Arbor, MI), a provider of web-based compliance solutions to the mortgage lending industry.			81