Wicks bus. sells briefings information & acquires corporate legal times.Wicks Business Information (WBI (WeB Intermediaries) A technology from IBM that provides a framework for intermediate processing between the user's browser and the Web server. WBI provides a middleware standard that can be used for password and privacy management, for transcoding from one format to ; Fairfield, CT) has sold its Briefings Publishing Group (Alexandria, VA), a publisher of media aimed at workplace and managerial performance, to Douglas Publications (Richmond, VA). No terms were given. Briefings properties include nine business management newsletters, including Communications Briefings, American Speaker and Manager's Edge, as well as a library of related books, videos and training materials. Briefings was acquired from Pearson in 1999 and was built up through a series of later purchases led by the acquisition of three related newsletters from Aspen Publishers in January 2000. Douglas produces seven magazines, including American Painting Contractor, Compliance Magazine and Robotics World, as well as training tools, directories, databases, conferences and web sites for a variety of industries. Subsequently, following a recommitment re·com·mit tr.v. re·com·mit·ted, re·com·mit·ting, re·com·mits 1. To commit again. 2. To refer (proposed legislation, for example) to a committee again. of capital from the Wicks Group of Companies, WBI acquired Corporate Legal Times LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (CLT CLT total lung-thorax compliance. ; Chicago, IL), the producer of Corporate Legal Times, a monthly for general counsel and other in-house corporate counsel, and the annual SuperConference. No terms of the deal were given. Corporate Legal Times has a mixed circulation of 40,000 and carries information on corporate legal department operations, corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. , compliance, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , labor and employment and intellectual property. CLT was established in 1991 and also produces annual surveys, reports and an accompanying web site. With the infusion of new capital, WBI said its current strategy is to focus on the acquisition of businesses with specialized business information products serving overlapping and related segments of the financial and corporate markets, including those with compliance and regulatory requirements. Wicks produces Investment Advisor and Treasury & Risk Management magazines and related conferences. |
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