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Ziff-Davis Acquires Assets of SB Communications

Ziff-Davis announced that its Professional Publishing Group has acquired the assets of SB Communications of Hingham, MA, including CBT Solutions magazine and the CBT Marketplace Report. July 1, 1998

CPG Announces Release of New Publication

Consolidated Publishing Group, Inc. June 30, 1998

Media General Completes Newspaper Acquisition

Media General announced the completion of the acquisition of the Hickory Daily Record (N. June 30, 1998

Northern Light and Billboard Launch Music Search

BPI Communications Inc. June 30, 1998

ZDNet Unveils Technology Portal Design for Home Page

Ziff-Davis unveiled a new "technology portal" design for ZDNet's home page that provides Web users with one-click access to the site's computing channels and services. June 30, 1998

UMI to Create World's Largest Digital Archive of Written Works

UMI, a Bell & Howell Company, announced at the American Library Association Annual Conference its plan to create the world's largest digital collection of printed works when it unlocks the doors to 500 years of information by scanning the contents of its vast microform collection. June 30, 1998

Online Game Vets Launch The Big Network

The Big Network has announced its new entertainment site. June 29, 1998

Webnoize to Present New Music Conference

Webnoize announced the November launch of Webnoize '98, its flagship conference. June 29, 1998

Publisher Of Atlantic Monthly Joining Deja News Executive Team

R. June 29, 1998

The Detroit Free Press Introduces AllDetroit

The Detroit Free Press has launched a new website -- AllDetroit, a comprehensive directory for people looking for information about Michigan. June 29, 1998

Business Start-Ups Creates Website for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

An interactive edition of Business Start-Ups is now available. June 26, 1998

Mayo Clinic Announces Plan to Publish a New Book Series

Mayo Clinic announced that it will publish a series of soft-cover books about specific medical conditions. June 26, 1998

Pollak, American Lawyer Media CEO, Adds Post of Publisher for New York Law Journal

American Lawyer Media, Inc. June 26, 1998

12 Books Nominated for 9th Annual Gleason Awards

Twelve books are finalists for the ninth annual Ralph J. June 26, 1998

Scholastic Acquires Assets of Pages Book Fairs

Scholastic Corporation (announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Scholastic Inc. June 26, 1998

O'Dwyer Co. Opens Web Site For PR Industry

A website with more than 100 pages of articles, PR firm rankings, job listings and other news and information of use to PR professionals and others has been opened by the 30-year-old J. June 25, 1998

Public Safety Product News Teams With Firehouse Magazine

Cygnus Publishing announced plans to join operations of two of its top public safety publications. June 25, 1998

Macmillan Announces Windows 98 Titles

While 100 million individuals became Windows 95 users after its August 1995 release, Windows 98 is expected to boast two times the consumption rate of its predecessor. June 25, 1998

Morgan Kaufmann Acquired by Harcourt General

Harcourt General, Inc. June 25, 1998

Audio Book Club Announces BooksAloud.com Website

Audio Book Club, Inc. June 24, 1998

Hearst New Media's HomeArts Network Becomes Anchor Tenant On AOL

Hearst New Media and AOL Interactive Services, the Internet online services division of America Online Inc. June 24, 1998

Bon Appetit Magazine Announces Annual Awards

Bon Appetit, a food & entertaining magazine, announced its inaugural American Food & Entertaining Awards event is scheduled for Sept. June 24, 1998

Conk Publishes 400th Daily Edition of Online Magazine

CONK!, a daily humor magazine and online community has published the 400th edition of its weekday magazine. June 23, 1998

Consumer Reports Online Reaches 100,000 Paid Subscribers

Consumer Reports Online, the website from Consumer Reports magazine, has 100,000 paid subscribers, making it one of the largest subscription sites on the Web. June 23, 1998

Ziff-Davis Announces WindowsPro Magazine

Ziff-Davis announced that its new Windows NT-focused publication will be titled WindowsPro Magazine - The NT Authority. June 23, 1998