Standard Media International.Standard Media International (SMI (1) (Storage Management Initiative) The initiative developed by the SNIA in 2003 to create a single standard interface for storage management technologies used by multiple vendors and networking communities. ; San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA) has hired investment banking firm Allen & Co. to explore possible options for the company, including a sale of all assets. SMI is majority-owned by International Data Group (Boston, MA). Estimated ad pages for SMI's The Industry Standard magazine declined 74% in the first half of 2001 compared to the same period last year. Estimated ad revenue decreased nearly 60% in the period. SMI's action closely follows the sale of Business 2.0 to AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Time Warner and the decision by Upside Upside The potential dollar amount by which the market or a stock could rise. Notes: This is basically an educated guess on how high a stock could go in the near future. See also: Bull, Downside Media to seek a buyer for Upside magazine. |
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