Articles from Business Publisher (January 1, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"Association Conventions & Facilities" from Coastal Comm.			215
Austin Ventures buys Asset International.			378
Blogworld Expo (San Diego, CA) has acquired New Media Expo (Los Angeles, CA), combining two of the largest conferences for the new media and independent content sectors including bloggers, podcasters and online video creators.			49
Business Publisher stock quotes.			138
BZ Media sells magazine to Redwood Collaborative Media; closes title.			351
Crain Communications has ceased the print publication of "Financial Week," the "newspaper of corporate finance" for C-suite and other executives in large U.S. companies and carried information on issues affecting corporate investments and money.			82
Deutsche Borse Group (Frankfurt/New York), a provider of capital market information for investors, financial institutions and companies worldwide, has expanded its offerings through its Market Data & Analytics unit with the purchase of Market News International (New York) for $10 million in cash.			94
Douglas Publications sold to BIA Digital Partners.			353
Gale Group (Farmington Hills, MI), a unit of Cengage Learning, has acquired HighBeam Research, Inc. (Chicago, IL), the producer of the HighBeam Research Library and the online reference site Encyclopedia.com.			60
Glass Lewis & Co. (San Francisco, CA), an independent proxy advisor and investment research firm, has acquired Washington Analysis Corp. (WAC; Washington, D.C.), a political and economic advisory firm, from parent Xinhua Finance Ltd. (Beijing) for $14 million.			93
HCI Publications acquired by PennWell.			359
In related news, Reed Construction Data (Norcross, GA), a provider of construction information, has launched SmartLeads, a construction project lead service that gives subscribers access to summary-level data on U.S. and Canadian construction projects and the ability to purchase "pre project" package options.		Brief article	95
Investment firm Silver Star Capital Partners (Orlando, FL) has acquired Green Street Capital Partners (New York), the publisher of Green Street Report," a quarterly print and online publication. No terms were given.			76
Jupitermedia (New York) has launched SharePointBriefing.com, a new content and community site that provides articles.			39
Major trade and professional publication, online and related business information acquisitions, fourth quarter 2008 (by buyer).		Table	583
Morningstar makes two acquisitions.		Brief article	234
Nova Science Publishers (Hauppauge, NY) has launched the "Journal of Endocardiology," a quarterly journal that covers the relationship between endocrine organs, including the endocrine, paracrine and autocrine mechanisms, and the cardiovascular system.			59
On Dec. 10 Reed Elsevier terminated all discussions with potential bidders for Reed Business Information (RBI), stating that its decision was based on the continuing deterioration in the overall economic outlook and poor credit market conditions.			164
Pearson Education (Upper Saddle River, NJ) has agreed to acquire Fronter (Oslo), an online learning company, from co-founders Roger Larsen and Bjarne Hadland and other private investors including employees of the company.		Brief article	132
TechTarget (Needham,MA) has implemented an "expense reduction program" that includes a reduction in workforce, a reduction in office leases, the elimination of its two print magazines, "Storage" and "Information Security," and "strict controls" on discretionary spending, as noted in a filing to the SEC dated Dec. 11.			174
The International Association of Exhibitors and Events (IAEE; Dallas, TX) has entered into a cooperation agreement with National Trade Productions (NTP; Alexandria, VA), owner of [TS.sup.2]-Total Solutions Marketing for the Exhibit and Event Professional conference and exposition.		Conference news	109
Thomson Reuters acquires Paisley.			228
Wiley buys Hachette Assets; reports results.			337