IDG.net Launches The IT Informer

IDG. June 23, 1998

Librius Introduces Electronic Publishing System

Librius Inc. June 23, 1998

IEEE Computer Society Appoints Editor-in-Chief

Construx Software Builders, Inc. June 22, 1998

Thomson Financial Services Acquires Tudor House Publications

Thomson Financial Services Europe (TFS) announced that it has acquired Tudor House Publications Limited, a privately owned business specializing in mergers and acquisitions and publisher of Acquisitions Monthly. June 22, 1998

Monument Information Resource Introduces Online Resource for College Faculty

Monument Information Resource announced the launch of MIR's FacultyOnline, a website providing textbook information to college faculty members, as well as college publishers and campus bookstores. June 22, 1998

Wally Lamb's Second Novel Selected as Oprah's Book Club Summer Selection

Oprah Winfrey announced that I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb (ReganBooks) is the Summer 1998 reading selection for Oprah's Book Club. June 22, 1998

Upside Names Richard Brandt Editor In Chief

Upside Media Inc. June 22, 1998

Microsoft and Miller Freeman to Produce Microsoft Interactive Developer

Microsoft and Miller Freeman Inc. June 22, 1998

Broadway's Biggest Night Continues On Tony Awards Online

The American Theatre Wing's 52nd Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards, presented with the League of American Theatres and Producers, was broadcast from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, on both the PBS and CBS television networks. June 19, 1998

Cygnus Publishing Acquires Two Magazines From General Communications

Cygnus Publishing announced that it has acquired Law Enforcement Product News and Public Safety Product News from General Communications, Inc. June 19, 1998

Brannon Braga Named Executive Producer of Star Trek: Voyager

Paramount Network Television's Emmy Award-winning Star Trek: Voyager begins production on its fifth season this week. June 19, 1998

News Index Announces Licensing Arrangement with The McClatchy Company

News Index, a news-only search engine, announced the licensing of its search engine technology to the online daily papers of The McClatchy Company. June 18, 1998

ScamBusters Examines Online Credit Card Fraud

Although the risk to consumers for credit card fraud on the Internet is low, small businesses are taking it on the chin. June 18, 1998

MegaWorld Announces Debut of NYC Magazine

MegaWorld, Inc. June 18, 1998

Tribune Names Kathleen Waltz President, CEO and Publisher of Daily Press

Kathleen Waltz, vice president/general manager of the South Florida-based Sun-Sentinel Company, has been named president, CEO and publisher of the Hampton Roads (Va. June 18, 1998

McGraw-Hill Appoints Vasant Prabhu President of Information and Media Services

The McGraw-Hill Companies announced the appointment of Vasant Prabhu as president of its Information and Media Services business segment. June 18, 1998

Disney and Infoseek Combine Forces on the Internet

The Walt Disney Company has reached an agreement to acquire a 43% stake in Infoseek Corporation in exchange for Disney's ownership position in Starwave plus $70 million in cash, it was announced by Michael D. June 18, 1998

JustGo.com Now in Eleven Real Cities Markets

Knight Ridder New Media's Real Cities' JustGo, a nationwide online arts and entertainment guide, announced the launch of two new sites providing residents of Northeast Ohio and Kentucky with entertainment information. June 17, 1998

CBS.com Launches the Late Show With David Letterman Website

CBS. June 16, 1998

New Editor-in-Chief at Jezebel

GGC Publishing, L. June 16, 1998

America Online Launches Brill's Content

America Online announced the exclusive online launch of Brill's Content (Keyword: Brill's Content). June 16, 1998

Muze to Provide Content For Online Retailers

Muze, a source of digital information about music, books and movies, announced agreements with Amazon. June 16, 1998

Mattel Agrees To Acquire Pleasant Company

Mattel, Inc. June 15, 1998

Page View is a New Show With Author Interviews

Page View, a new daily cable show on ZDTV starting on Monday, June 15, 1998, will offer one-on-one interviews with authors such as former Apple CEO Gil Amelio (On the Firing Line: My 500 Days at Apple Computer) and Rick Smolan (One Digital Day: How the Microchip Is Changing Our World). June 15, 1998

TV Guide To Continue TV Listings

TV Guide will not abandon its television listings, as has been incorrectly reported. June 15, 1998