Vista acquires SirsiDynix
A private equity firm has bought library-management-system giant SirsiDynix. The buyer, Vista Equity Partners, focuses solely on investing in software and technology-enabled businesses.
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UK PubMed Central is launched
The UK version of the US National Institutes of Health’s open-access biomedical research archive has now been launched.
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Scirus partners with The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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