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ARCHIVE FOR MAY 2004
Date/Headlines Source
31 May 2004  
Local Holiday (Memorial Day)  
28 May 2004  
Reuters May Buy Telerate From Bank One Unit WSJ Online*
Tightening the Reins on Gmail Wired News
E-books leader turns to cell phones The Korea Herald
'The Creation of the Media': The American Information Revolution The New York Times*
The European Library Team Appointed Managing Information
Emergent cheese-sandwich detector from Tacit enlisted in War on Terror The Register
Kazaa traffic plummets but not file sharing P2PNet
Stellent Completes Merger with Optika BusinessWire
The Future of Online Collaboration Technologies eMediawire
Gist and Agilent Technologies Select Stellent EContent Magazine
27 May 2004  
Microsoft to Launch New Search Technology Associated Press
Search business turns serious BBC News
Ideas for Online Publications: Lessons From Blogs, Other Signposts USC Annenberg OJR
China Netcom-Led Co Gets Internet Content OK Dow Jones via Yahoo!Finance
For Some, the Blogging Never Stops The New York Times*
Search engines try to find their sound CNET News
Breakthrough eLearning Method Integrates McGraw-Hill Content to Improve Student Performance in Math PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
RR Donnelley Awarded Multi-Year Directory Contract With TELMEX BusinessWire
ProQuest and NYTimes.com to Provide New York Times Archive Back to 1851 PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Thomson Financial and i-Deal LLC Deliver Workflow Tools Via Thomson ONE PR Newswire via SV BizInk
26 May 2004  
To Their Surprise, Bloggers Are Force for Change in Big Media USC Annenberg OJR
Text Messaging May Be Way to Reach Young Readers Editor & Publisher
The Past, Present, and Future of Online Directories Search Engine Guide
State Library Of Ohio Launches New Digital Library Managing Information
The Future of Online Music P2Pnet
Thomson Financial and Dow Jones Newswires Extend NA Distribution Agreement for Four Additional Years BusinessWIre
LexisNexis Expands Presence in China PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Vignette V7 Content Management Suite Wins Prestigious Codie Award dBusiness News
WaveMarket and Itchy Media to Deliver Dynamic, Blog-Enhanced City Guides Across UK on Mobile Phones PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
LexisNexis(R) Technology at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Wins Knowledge Management Award PR Newswire via SV BizInk
25 May 2004  
Study: Online ad sales set record-breaking pace CNET News
Survey: Google's power overstated CNN Money
Four Small Minnesota Colleges Say No to the "Big Deal" from Elsevier Library Journal
World's Largest Single Wireless Operator/Music Content Distribution 3G.co.uk
Plucky start-up adds tools to IE ZDNet
Solcara and LexisNexis unite to launch innovative news monitoring tool Press World
McGraw-Hill Higher Education Offers 900 e-Textbooks at Discount Prices PR Newswire via SV BizInk
Captiva Teams with FCG to Target Life Science Market; FCG Bundling InputAccel with FirstDoc ECM Solution BusinessWire
Verity Ultraseek Plays Vital Role in Success of State of Minnesota's Portal PR Newswire via SV BizInk
PremierGuide Combines Yellow Pages and Newspaper Content for Power Sacramento.com BusinessWire
24 May 2004  
Plaxo: ""The conspiracy theories around us are almost comical." Silicon.com
Yahoo Messenger to get facelift CNET News
Database Nation: The upside of "zero privacy" Reason Online
Ron Meador: Tailoring magazine's content may sell; it won't enlighten Star Tribune
Three New Categories For International Information Industry Awards Managing Information
Content Management: Design for Rule, not Exception CMSWire
Kanoodle and 24/7 Real Media Announce First Behaviorally Targeted Sponsored Links Network BusinessWire
GuruNet Expands Content, Adds Web Access BusinessWire
Elsevier's "FIRST Consult" to be implemented in three of the top medical schools Canada Newswire
Poindexter Selects Mirror Image to Deliver Targeted Advertising BusinessWire
21 May 2004  
Microsoft's Gates Touts Blogging as Business Tool Reuters via The Washington Post
E-Privacy Measures Head to California Senate Internetnews.com
Finland Signs National Deal for BioMed Central Library Journal
Perfect Information Provides Equity Development with Analytical Tool Managing Information
Endeavor Releases Encompass XML Search API EContent Magazine
Nielsen BookData Garnishes eBooks Corporation's 'Pi' PR Newswire via SV BizInk
Information Today, Inc. Acquires Faulkner Information Services BusinessWIre via TMCNet
Thomson MICROMEDEX Partners with Bond Technologies for Intelligent Electronic Health Records PR Newswire via SV BizInk
Vignette releases products for organisational compliance FInextra
THAILAND: M.F.S. offers up content for mobiles Asia Media
20 May 2004  
Entrepreneurs Look for Ways To Exploit Google's Ad System WSJ Online*
New Seattle Library a Cathedral for Books AP via ABC News
Berners-Lee touts next-gen Web Macworld
Sales of Mobile Content Triple through "Browse and Buy" Sites Telephony World.com
A VoiceXML Application for Bus Time-Tables XML Mania.com
Dow Jones & Company Top Winner with Three Codie Awards for Its Electronic Publishing Segment BusinessWire
ECNext to Provide ICON Group with E-commerce Services for Selling Market Research Reports TMCNet
Atomz Wins SIIA Codie Award for Best Enterprise Search Engine BusinessWire
Napster 2.0 Goes Live in the UK Today PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Noetix Wins SIIA Codie Award for Best Business Intelligence or Knowledge Management Solution BusinessWire
19 May 2004  
Google tests waters with terabyte e-mail limit CNET News
Google moves toward clash with Microsoft The New York Times via CNET
System focuses on Chinese credit information China Daily
Sensis plot to whack Google The Australian
Search Engines Turning Trademark Law Upside Down Search Engine Journal
Salam Pax succumbs to unbearable weight of blogging The Australian
24-Hour Library Schedule a Hit with U. Hawaii Students Library Journal
Entrust to Acquire Advanced Content Scanning Capabilities Canada Newswire
Microsoft, University of Virginia, Thomson Collaborate to Design New Instructional Tools PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Makes Available Free Web Marketing Handbook for Law Firms BusinessWire
18 May 2004  
Google's Ethics Committee revealed The Register
Geico sues Google, Overture over trademarks CNET News
Content Life: The Art of Archiving Intranet Journal
Cultural library to gauge how Canadians use technology it business.ca
UK STM Inquiry Oral Evidence Sessions Wrap Up Library Journal
Point, click and swap--digital photos go P2P CNET News
Next Step in Local Search Technology PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
OmniTrust Unveils Protected Browser to Keep Customer Information Private BusinessWire
Peer to Peer File Sharing Leader Lime Wire LLC Announces New Version of LimeWire 4.0 PR Newswire via SV BizInk
ROO Group, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent to Purchase Online Music Content Provider BusinessWire
17 May 2004  
Google's ad plans provoke grumbling CNET News
FCC Regulators Endorse Television-Wireless Plan to Expand Internet Access WSJ Online*
Microsoft Turning Attention to Research AP via Yahoo! News
Embracing Optimism for Special Librarians Library Journal
Opera Eases Mobile Surfing With Content Magic and "Tags" Phone Content.com
Google shows willingness to modify Gmail The Daily Review
Schroeder Publishing Selects Context Media to Power Online Offerings PR Newswire
Six Apart Announces Developer Edition of Movable Type 3.0, for Customizable and Secure Publishing BusinessWire
Documentum to Demonstrate Marketing Content Management for Retail PR Newswire
Webstractor: A Whole New Way of Using the Web MarketWire
14 May 2004  
Return To The Sad Days Of More Than A Search Engine? Search Engine Watch
Net portal wars CNET News
Yahoo, Google Banish WhenU for Search Engine Spamming Search Engine Journal
Canadian Copyright proposal too harsh: Library Association Globe and Mail
Equity Firm Buys Yankee Group Internetnews.com
Yahoo to overhaul its e-mail service The Mercury News*
Microsoft Scales Back Longhorn Features, Enterprise Search Loses DesignTechnica
Thomson Elite Acquires Expert Ease PR Newswire
ProQuest Company Updates Proposal to Amend 2003 ProQuest Strategic Performance Plan PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
RR Donnelley Lauds Congressional Leaders on Taking Action to Keep Commercial Postal Rates Low BusinessWire
13 May 2004  
Search engines take the stand CNET News
UK Parliament's STM Inquiry Continues: Librarians "Wimps"? Library Journal
Google to test images in Web-content ad program Reuters via Forbes
LexisNexis buys e-filing firm Dayton Business Journal
Scholars Discover Weblogs Pass Test as Mode of Communication USC Annenberg OJR
Search Engine Optimized CMS - Site Position and Hot Banana Partner Search Engine Journal
Intelliseek Launches BlogPulse.com to Track Trends, Issues, Personalities in Blogosphere PR Newswire via SV BizInk
xrefer Establishes Library Advisory Board PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Alloy, BusinessWeek Online and iVillage Join ``PointRoll Included'' Network BusinessWire
Business Objects Launches New Global Partner Program, Adds Value to Both Partners and Customers BusinessWire
12 May 2004  
Reuters picks up Web syndication technology CNET News
Google stock auction: IPO revolution or disaster? CNN.com
UK STM Inquiry Hears Library Concerns Over Bundling Library Journal
ProQuest, Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Distribution Agreement Extended EContent Magazine
Canada.com Now Delivers Wireless Content Canada.com
U.S. Consumer Spending for Online Content Totals Nearly $1.6 Billion in 2003: OPA Report BusinessWire
Sony, SCEI and IBM to Develop Digital Content Creation Environment Based on Cell Processor PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
SunGard Launches Archiving Service for Messaging BusinessWire
MusicNow Empowers Artists to Reach Fans Directly and Partners With UltraStar Entertainment PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
RedDot Wares Chosen By InterDoc eBizQ
11 May 2004  
Google's man behind the curtain CNET News
Zeroing in with Contextual Marketing MediaPost
Dissemination, Not Printing, is GPO's Future, Says GAO Study Library Journal
IT Survey: Spending on Customer Information Keeps Rising DM News
Documentum Delivers New Standards-Based Portlet Development Toolset and Portlets CMSWire
Blogging Has Arrived PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
CIGNA Behavioral Health Expands Web-based Access to Behavioral Information and Referrals PR Newswire
Bayer HealthCare to Standardize on the Documentum Enterprise Content Management Platform PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
FaceTime IM Auditor(TM) Integrates With EMC Centera for Storage of Instant Messages PR Newswire via SV BizInk
dtSearch Licenses Text Retrieval Engine to NewHeights Software BC Technology
10 May 2004  
Google preps new ad tool to juice revenue CNET News
Warner Music to Cut Prices of Older Albums WSJ Online*
Google Unveils Redesigned Blogger.com Reuters
Gmail Has Potential As Enterprise Platform ZDNet via Yahoo!News
Some students, professors saving money with e-books Lansing State Journal
Ovid Announces New Service to Build, Host Custom Branded Portal Sites PR Newswire
Captiva Signs Software Licensing Agreement with FileNet, to Bundle ISIS Scanner Drivers BusinessWire
Bayer HealthCare to Standardize on the Documentum Enterprise Content Management Platform PR Newswire
CNET Networks Launches MP3.com; The Universe of Digital Music Content Now Revolves Around the Fan BusinessWire
LexisNexis Selects Siperian to Unify its Critical Customer Data PR Newswire via SV BizInk
7 May 2004  
AOL buyout interest reportedly high CBS MarketWatch*
The essence of Googlism CNET News
Google under closer privacy scrutiny post-IPO Forbes.com
The paperless paradise edges closer VNUNet
Venetica partners with DB2 II and DB2 Content Manager IT Analysis.com
Travel Execs Get A Glimpse Of Their Future InformationWeek
Gannett, Knight Ridder and Tribune Acquire CrossMedia Services PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
LimeWire 4 will out-Kazaa Kazaa, better search P2PNet
How To Whip Unstructured Content Into Shape TechWeb via Yahoo!News
Napster gets ready for UK and gets into bed with Dixons Silicon.com
6 May 2004  
The Internet's Wilder Side The New York Times*
Privacy Concerns Aside, Gmail Offers Handy Features, Lots Of Space IBD via Yahoo!News
DAB for Wireless Multi-Media Content 3g.co.uk
Build an Encyclopedia: Everybody is Invited YaleGlobal Online
Investing in European Digital Content EContent Magazine
China Shuts More Than 8,600 Internet Cafes dailypress.com
HP enters e-mail archiving market ComputerWeekly
RR Donnelley Awarded Multi-Year Contracts With Premier, Inc., Unumprovident and Pan-American Life BusinessWIre
Yahoo, Lycos strike chat, messaging deal Reuters via CNET News
Elsevier Chooses Parity Computing for Text Processing BusinessWIre via TMCnet
5 May 2004  
Blog boys battle in Big Apple CBS MarketWatch*
Reuters.com's Pitch to Consumers [WEBLOG] Editor & Publisher
Bertelsmann Swings to a Profit - Based on Accounting Gambit WSJ Online*
Enterprise Information Architecture: Don’t Do ECM Without It [WEBLOG] EContent Magazine
New technology application: Content Management System for CD-ROMs e-consultancy
OneSource Information Services Accepts Offer From infoUSA Managing Information
Internet Connectivity a Boon? Librarians Tell Times Yes and No Library Journal
Association of Independent Information Professionals Selects Dialog for AIIP President's Award PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine via NewHeights Software to Enable Telephony-Integrated Desktop KM PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Office.com Selects IvolutionCMS Content Management System for its New Website PRWeb
4 May 2004  
Google Plans Foundation to Take Aim at Global Ills Reuters via Yahoo!News
Microsoft bringing Web services home CNET News
DRM and the False Privacy of Email O'Reilly Network
Lawrence Lessig Sees Public Domain Sinking in a Sea of Overregulation UCLA International Inst.
New app lets firms attach ads to publishers’ editorial content Newspapers & Technology
Ilumin's Assentor Discovery Helps Legal Teams Quickly and Efficiently Respond to Litigation Requests The Scotsman
Webster Bank Picks Harte-Hanks DM News
Factiva and IBM to Host First-Ever Reputation Management Event BusinessWire
FinancialContent and Russell Investment Group Launch Strategic Marketing Initiative MarketWIre
Partnership with MatWeb Gives GlobalSpec Access to the World's Largest Materials Properties Database BusinessWire
3 May 2004  
How John Doerr, the Old Prospector, Finally Struck Google The New York Times*
Born with the Chip [WEBLOG] Library Journal
Michael Fleisher, Gartner Chairman and CEO, to Leave Company Following Transition Period Media Relations
Motorola's MPx "Holy Grail" Smart Phone Web Talk Radio
EU Opens Investigation Of Music-Licensing Fees WSJ Online*
CNET launches MP3.com digital music services guide Reuters via Forbes
Microsoft Announces New Version of Windows Media Digital Rights Management Software PR Newswire via SV BizInk
Dialog Offers Improved Platform for Access to Information Services Local TechWire
iVillage and TACODA Landmark Study Proves Effectiveness of Audience Management Targeting PR Newswire
NextLinx Expands Global Trade Content to Reflect 10-Country European Union Expansion BusinessWire

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