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Focuses on the development of customized desktop content in the workplace. Factors that contribute to customized content distribution; Characteristics of the enterprise external content applications; Functions of the customization tool of Comtex News Network.

Presents news briefs related to information technology as of October 2001. Reports on the addition of Knobias.com and TradeSignals.com to the team of the COMTEX News Network, Inc.; Details on the licensing of Vignette Enterprise Application Portal by Vignette Corporation; Acquisition of the assets of TeamToolz by Artesia Technologies.

This section offers news briefs on the information services industry. Bizjournals Community Network, which was launched in September 2008, allows business professionals to connect and communicate about local business news and events. Comtex News Network Inc. has added new content from Al Bawaba, covering Middle East business and the economy throughout the Middle East and North Africa. 10-K Wizard has enhanced its Global Reports with multiple searching capacities for its Exchanges, Index, and Country Industry categories.

This section offers news briefs on the information services industry. HighBeam Research Inc. has released Newser, a tool that can locate and link to news stories, video, audio, and photos from news resources across the Web. Thomson Scientific has launched Enterprise Alert Manager, an integrated Really Simple Syndication (RSS) management and collaboration solution designed for information distribution. Comtex News Network announced that video news content is now available to all Comtex clients via ClipSyndicate.

Reports that NewsDesk, a toolkit application for editors, has been launched by COMTEX News Network, Inc. Creation of the application to enhance specialized filtering, targeting, customization, and content delivery; Outlook for the use of the product by News Solution users.

Reports on the stock performance of Comtex News Network, a company that aggregates business and financial news. Revenue in 1999 and 2000; Reason for the decline of Comtex's share price; Advantage of Comtex over its competitors.

This section offers news briefs in the information technology industry. Google enters the operating system arena with its launch of Google Chrome operating system (OS), an open source OS targeted at netbooks. Comtex News Network, Inc. invested in www.gdgt.com, a privately held social technology website. "Congressional Quarterly (CQ)" has been sold by Times Publishing Co. to Roll Call Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Economist Group.

Profiles the information service provider from the United States, COMTEX News Network, Inc. Services offered; Suppliers of the company; Information on how the news stories are processed.

Reports on the release of real-time news applications from COMTEX News Network, as of December, 2000. Statement that the applications are additions to COMTEX News Solutions, a suite of hosted news applications that delivers the company's complete line of news and information products; Integration of content into Web and intranet sites; Creation of content communities without developing complex Web pages.

This section reports on executive appointments and other personnel changes in the information services and computer software industries as of April 2004. LexisNexis Group has appointed James Peck SVP and COO. Comtex News Network Inc. has announced that C. W. Gilluly has been elected chairman of the board of directors and appointed interim CEO. Authentica Inc., a provider of enterprise DRM software, has appointed Symantec and Counterpane veteran John Bruce as CEO. Brad Ducea will become Napster's president as the corporate functions and senior management teams of Roxio and Napster is consolidated. EasyAsk has appointed Michele Deziel CMO. Nstein Technologies Inc. has appointed Mario Lapointe as VP of business development. Variety Inc. has promoted David T. Langley to VP, North American consulting services.

Provides an update on appointments and personnel changes in the electronic content market as of October 2003. Resignation of Raymond Capece of Comtex; Appointment of Arend Küster at PCG Inc.; Position given to Paul R. Gudonis of Centra Software Inc.; Move of Michael Dunn to join Hearst Interactive Media.

Reports that FluentMedia, a unit of Tribune Media Services and the content-licensing agency of Tribune Co., has announced that it has enhanced its global business coverage through the acquisition of daily economic, political, and market-development reports form the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ViewsWire. Other additions including COMTEX News Network coverage.

Reports that COMTEX News Network, Inc. has announced that its subsidiary nFactory-COMTEX S.L. will offer real-time news products. Acquisition of assets and senior management from nFactory S.L.; Outlook for the performance of the company in European markets.

Announces various personnel changes within the information science industry as of March 1, 2002. The appointment of Randall Marcinko as president and chief operating officer of Nstein Technologies, Inc.; Martin A. Greif as vice-president of sales and marketing at Comtex News Network, Inc.; Appointment of Sally Wilmoth as director of sales and marketing at Brodart Automation; Others.

Reports on the announcement by COMTEX News Network Inc. of the launch of NewsDesk, an editor's toolkit application, which is available as part of the News Solutions line. Features of the application, including hyperlinks and various story organization tools.

Reports that COMTEX News Network, Inc. has announced six new content agreements with providers representing industries such as healthcare, finance, environment, and technology. Partners which include ComputerWire, Datamonitor, Environmental News Service, Hugin AS, PR Line, and Vickers Stock Research Corp.; Content offerings.

Presents information on the expansion of COMTEX News Network, Inc. in the international content market. Opening of a European office and offering of a line of region-specific news products; Enhancement of the regional product line to its CustomWires offering.

Reports on the efforts of COMTEX News Network Inc. to expand its content offering. Announcement that the company has signed a content agreement with 'The Christian Science Monitor,' Inman News Features, and Midnight Trader Inc.; How each will enhance COMTEX's news offering.

Presents news concerning mass media as of November 6, 2000. End of Egyptian cartoonist Essam Hanafy's jail term; Global Information Network's opening of its New York office; Added features of Comtex News Network's news applications.

Reports the announcement by COMTEX News Network, Inc. that it will add World Media Abstracts to its growing network of distributors. Details of the partnership in which COMTEX will aggregate several business journals from World Media; Significance of working with FT.com Information Services, the parent company of World Media Abstracts; Description of COMTEX and a list of some of its content.

Reports on the launching of Newsroom Direct by COMTEX News Network. Description of Newsroom Direct which is a specialized news-delivery application for Web users; Target of Newsroom Direct which is Web sites that have limited technology resources; Products of Newsroom Direct which customers may choose.

Announces an agreement between COMTEX News Network Inc. and Standard & Poor's in which COMTEX is to deliver its Business and Finance CustomWires to Standard & Poor's. Details of the agreement; Benefits of the agreement to consumers; Financial information services provided by Standard & Poor's.

Informs that shareholders of COMTEX Scientific Corp. voted to change the company name to COMTEX News Network Inc. Name change as the first a series of planned strategies for the company; COMTEX as a provider of real-time news for Internet users.