Trade N ew s In tern a tio n a l H erald T ribune on CD-ROM Research Publications has recently won the contract to publish the In tern atio n al H erald Tribune on CD-ROM. The first disc will be available in October, allowing libraries, schools and businesses in sta n t access to new spaper reporting from a tru ly global perspective. The International H erald Tribune is a quality new spa per, providing its readers w ith a “window on the world”, and is renow ned for its im partial coverage of world events. M arga Beuth, Research Publications’ Sales Director, is particularly pleased to be able to announce this addition to th eir list of news products. “As RP spans the globe, so does th e International H erald Tribune as it provides im partial inform ation on international events. Never before h as access to unbiased world news been so easy. A m ust for any library interested in con tem porary world events.” The CD-ROM version will have a sophisticated, yet easy to use, index to provide rapid access to the complete text of the new spaper. Contem porary news on everything from politics, economics and business, to the arts, sci ence and sport will be easily available. The International H erald Tribune on CD-ROM will also be the first CD-ROM from Research Publications to use th eir newly developed interface. Improved screen graphics, navigation via a mouse, and a more sophisti cated Help function will all lead to smoother and easier operation. International H erald Tribune on CD-ROM will be avail able on subscription from October 1994 priced a t £750 for a year’s subscription. U pdates will be delivered quarterly, w ith a cum ulative disk a t th e end of the year. A special schools price is also available. An IBM DOS version will be published initially, then a Windows version will be m ade available. Contact: Beth Sim pson, Research Publications International, P.O. Box 45, Reading RG1 8HF Tel: (0734) 583247. Fax: (0734) 591325
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C on d ition for th e n o m in a tio n for IMC A w ards A nnounced. IMC is announcing the annual call for aw ards for indi viduals and organisations th a t have contributed deci sively to the document m anagem ent/im aging industry. These prestigious aw ards will be presented a t th e IMC Document Im aging ‘94 October 12th in Berlin, Germany. The F ellow o f M erit A w a rd will only be presented once a year for an exemplary contribution to the in tern atio n al document-based inform ation system s community. F ellow o f IM C is an aw ard th a t will be given to the three m ost outstanding contributions to th e develop m ent and progress of IMC. The A w a rd o f E xcellen ce is presented to an individual or organisation, th a t has provided outstanding leader ship in the field of document-based inform ation systems. The D .W .M cA rthur P io n e e r A w a rd is bestowed upon a person who is widely recognised internationally, hav ing made long-term significant contributions to advance the document m anagem ent/im aging industry. The recipient shall be an individual whose activities will leave a lasting im pact on this industry. For 31 years IMC has provided, through its activities, an international platform for trends and developm ents on the sector of document m anagem ent. It is th e goal of IMC to be the international centre for co-ordination of inform ation and the late st developm ents of system s and technology as well as to support institutions and research on a national level for th e m anagem ent of documents. It is also very im portant for IMC to give the guidelines in the setting and application of standards worldwide. Contact: Chris Lacy, IMC, 1650 38th Suite 205W, Boulder, C080301 USA T e l: 303 440 7085 Fax : 303 440 7234.
L ea sin g o f office eq u ip m en t fell in 1993 Leasing of com puters and office equipm ent fell by 12% in 1993 to £1,545 million, according to a survey by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA). This figure was m irrored by a 12% drop for hire pur chase which was down to £207 million la st year. Comments Tony Mallin, C hairm an of th e FLA: “These figures reflect the shift away from large scale invest m ent in m ainfram es. Businesses rem ain cautious as they emerge from recession and are relying more and more on netw orking system s to m eet th eir needs. The focus is now on software products which are used to enhance the capabilities of existing system s”
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